what's on your mind, right now?

Jogill said:

wondering if 'cat' people are cat people because they like the wildness of cats while dog people like the domestication of a dog. Cats do pretty much what they want while a dog can be trained and people like that about them. They are very different animals and people are pretty polarised as to which they prefer. Just wondering.....

I have always owned a cat. Losing the last one was tough and it took me a few years to get back on the horse so to speak. However you bring up a great point. Maybe I'm somewhere in between b/c I have owned dogs also. As anyone who has owned a Siamese knows they demand a lot of attention. Fen is always meowing out the window when my car pulls in then he runs over and meets me at the door. He follows me around, loves to play catch and I walk him on a harness. I live in a city so roaming about is a no no...He is also a beggar for food. Cook any kind of meat or chicken and he's all over it. So a cat he is...but sometime he thinks he thinks he's a dog and I love that about him.

Sprunkn7 said:

Jogill said:

wondering if 'cat' people are cat people because they like the wildness of cats while dog people like the domestication of a dog. Cats do pretty much what they want while a dog can be trained and people like that about them. They are very different animals and people are pretty polarised as to which they prefer. Just wondering.....

I have always owned a cat. Losing the last one was tough and it took me a few years to get back on the horse so to speak. However you bring up a great point. Maybe I'm somewhere in between b/c I have owned dogs also. As anyone who has owned a Siamese knows they demand a lot of attention. Fen is always meowing out the window when my car pulls in then he runs over and meets me at the door. He follows me around, loves to play catch and I walk him on a harness. I live in a city so roaming about is a no no...He is also a beggar for food. Cook any kind of meat or chicken and he's all over it. So a cat he is...but sometime he thinks he thinks he's a dog and I love that about him.

I love dogs and cats. Dogs are great and I would love to have one. But cats are so much easier. Dogs are simply too high maintenance care-wise for me (and much more expensive too). But as for cats being more standoffish or independent... yes, as far as being able to leave them for longer, but other than that, my cat is super needy. She is totally obsessed with me and would never turn her asshole at me, lol. She is all over me all the time, to the point where it's annoying. But i still don't have to rush home and walk her, and that is why I choose a cat. When I retire I might consider a dog... even then, I'm not sure i like the idea of being as tied down as a dog would make me. Actually, I don't know if I'll even have another cat after my current one. I have had cats for most of my life, and love them as pets, but honestly, the cat hair is driving me nuts, and it would be nice to not have to ever worry about paying vet bills. I might try going without a pet. But I'm not sure how long I would last because of the positives, since there are several of those too. But man, it would be amazing to be able to sit down in black clothing.... or even wear 'outside clothes' in my home, lol. As it is, I change and hang up my clothes the second I get in the door, always, and change into my 'cat hair clothes'. It's kind of a drag, lol. It would also be nice to not have to Swiffer the floor every damn day.
(On the other hand.... she is lying right by head this very second, purring and licking my cheek and kneading my shoulder, and it's fucking adorable - who doesn't love the love and companionship of a good pet, cat or dog (and once I even had an amazing, loving rabbit)? It can feel almost irresistable).

PJ_Soul said:

Sprunkn7 said:

Jogill said:

wondering if 'cat' people are cat people because they like the wildness of cats while dog people like the domestication of a dog. Cats do pretty much what they want while a dog can be trained and people like that about them. They are very different animals and people are pretty polarised as to which they prefer. Just wondering.....

I have always owned a cat. Losing the last one was tough and it took me a few years to get back on the horse so to speak. However you bring up a great point. Maybe I'm somewhere in between b/c I have owned dogs also. As anyone who has owned a Siamese knows they demand a lot of attention. Fen is always meowing out the window when my car pulls in then he runs over and meets me at the door. He follows me around, loves to play catch and I walk him on a harness. I live in a city so roaming about is a no no...He is also a beggar for food. Cook any kind of meat or chicken and he's all over it. So a cat he is...but sometime he thinks he thinks he's a dog and I love that about him.

I love dogs and cats. Dogs are great and I would love to have one. But cats are so much easier. Dogs are simply too high maintenance care-wise for me (and much more expensive too). But as for cats being more standoffish or independent... yes, as far as being able to leave them for longer, but other than that, my cat is super needy. She is totally obsessed with me and would never turn her asshole at me, lol. She is all over me all the time, to the point where it's annoying. But i still don't have to rush home and walk her, and that is why I choose a cat. When I retire I might consider a dog... even then, I'm not sure i like the idea of being as tied down as a dog would make me. Actually, I don't know if I'll even have another cat after my current one. I have had cats for most of my life, and love them as pets, but honestly, the cat hair is driving me nuts, and it would be nice to not have to ever worry about paying vet bills. I might try going without a pet. But I'm not sure how long I would last because of the positives, since there are several of those too. But man, it would be amazing to be able to sit down in black clothing.... or even wear 'outside clothes' in my home, lol. As it is, I change and hang up my clothes the second I get in the door, always, and change into my 'cat hair clothes'. It's kind of a drag, lol. It would also be nice to not have to Swiffer the floor every damn day.
(On the other hand.... she is lying right by head this very second, purring and licking my cheek and kneading my shoulder, and it's fucking adorable - who doesn't love the love and companionship of a good pet, cat or dog (and once I even had an amazing, loving rabbit)? It can feel almost irresistable).

I thought I was the only one who does this!! Nothing is worse than when I'm changing and he comes and rubs against my legs. It's like, you couldn't wait five freaking minutes? It's something I've developed a habit of since we have two cats in the house all the time, about 5 years now. I have a ginger cat who requires a lot of attention, he likes to play fetch. He used to be a part time outdoor cat so he brings me his toys (or drops them in his food dish) as though they were "presents". The other one is a fatty & I have to groom her cuz she can't reach her backside. Both are very vocal. I get yelled at a lot lol!

I didn't know that short hair dogs don't need haircuts. I would love to have a dog I just don't think I'd be a very good dog owner since I've no experience, and that's not really fair on the dog. Maybe in another life.

just got back from Seattle and Portland...go if you can! My flight was $330 round trip...and the edibles that are legal are amaze balls....

That it's unfair when people want to visit family and good friends but can't afford to do it. Family is very important and being far away from them sux!

I really ate Monday mornings. Once get moving I'm ok, but getting out of bed is the pits

JWPearl said:

think i may go to bed with earphones lol

How much I hate the website on my phone. I will click on a thread, but then the screen shifts, so then it suddenly thinks I want to read a thread about something boring....like the yankees. I have never clicked on that thread until last night...now I'm going to keep getting stupid updates on how many new posts are in a thread I don't care about.

^^Isnt that gif from Water on the Road?