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Why You Shouldn't Trust Your Cat
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| 13 Nov 2014
| GWYNN GUILFORD
Posted on 12/08/2014 12:07:41 PM PST by shove_it
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To: boatbums
I think dog owners don't understand how important it is to earn trust, love and devotion from kittehs - they automatically expect it in dogs because that's a dog's nature to be devoted in spite of how they are treated. Those of us who are long time cat lovers know that our relationships with them are cultivated and we KNOW that this approach works because we SEE the results every day. It is SO worth it!
One of my present cats is very highly strung! When she came home at about 5 months, I could not imagine getting close to her, although her sister quickly warmed to me.
But I did not give up. I kept talking to her, played with her, was careful not to frighten her...and it all worked. She now sits in the floor knowing I will step over her! She cuddles with me and sleeps by my head.
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posted on
12/08/2014 1:48:03 PM PST
by
Nepeta
To: shove_it
This must be the reason one mourns when he has to put down his dog...and when he puts down his cat he wonders why he waited so long.
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posted on
12/08/2014 1:53:33 PM PST
by
Squeako
(The radicals are the wolves. The moderates are the wolves in sheep's clothing.)
To: AppyPappy
If cats were the size of dogs, we would be food.
____________________
And if dogs were the size of elephants, I’d be
um... “uncomfortable” ;0)
To: PROCON
Dogs come when they are called; cats take a message and get back to you.
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posted on
12/08/2014 1:58:03 PM PST
by
Jean2
(ox)
To: don-o
A dog will save your life.
Not before sniffing your crotch then licking his privates. You really want a dog doing CPR on you after that sequence of events?.....LOL!
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posted on
12/08/2014 2:17:54 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(“We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.”)
To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
My sister trained her cat to sit up, roll over, play dead, speak, etc...
My cat trained me to forget about all that crap, she doesn't do anything........
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posted on
12/08/2014 2:19:37 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(“We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.”)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
12/08/2014 2:26:09 PM PST
by
caww
To: shove_it
Dog lovers will find it baffling that cats are the worlds most popular pet. After all, theyre passive-aggressive, emotionally unavailable, and known for their chilly independencetraits that at most qualify felines for the role of mans best frenemy.I'm so freaking sick and tired of hearing how emotionally distant and aloof cats are. I've never had a cat that didn't love me just as much as any dog.
To: Hot Tabasco
LOL! I have never trained a cat either. But my sister’s cat was amazing — just like a dog. In fact, I have never been able to train a dog to speak. The rest of the tricks I have been successful training with dogs.
The think was, my sister’s cat was CRAZY about Pounce. She would do ANYTHING for a Pounce. My cat hated Pounce.
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posted on
12/08/2014 2:44:45 PM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: Slyfox
Big Kitty was rescued off my deck one icy cold night....he'd been long on his own as the vet said....now he rules here! Very patient cat and never meows unless I ignore his plea to go outside and even then it's a quiet meow you can't hardly hear.... Very relaxed cat and likes to cuddle on my lap when I'm on the computer.
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posted on
12/08/2014 2:52:07 PM PST
by
caww
To: caww
You have a very lucky cat!
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posted on
12/08/2014 2:59:05 PM PST
by
Slyfox
(To put on the mind of George Washington read ALL of Deuteronomy 28, then read his Farewell Address)
To: caww
This is like Little Kitty that Big Kitty brought home one sunny day this past summer. Very didn't personality.....likes to tear things up! Slides across kitchen carpet til she and the rug are in a heap! And one night the fica tree ended up in my face while sleeping as she tried to climb it!
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posted on
12/08/2014 3:00:26 PM PST
by
caww
To: Slyfox
Yes...he was in rough shape when I found him...loaded with fleas and ill with a resperatory infection....so was in the vets office the next day with him.
My landlord said the cat thinks he won the lottery coming here! I do spoil him a lot because he had it rough for so long.
Then he brought home a kitten one day...pictured just before this post....remarkably surprised he would do so as he was very territorial here and chased off any who even thought of coming on the deck.
So I kept the little kitty too...
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posted on
12/08/2014 3:05:00 PM PST
by
caww
To: Slyfox
He could fetch and come when I called him
I had a Tuxedo like that too until my apartment complex found out and I had to get rid of Boots........
She too would fetch spongy balls over and over and over again..........
Fortunately a good friend and his wife took her in and had her for 17 years until she finally died in Marilyn's lap while on the way to the vet............I loved that cat and cried when I found out of her passing..........
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posted on
12/08/2014 3:28:32 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(“We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.”)
To: Himyar
Charlie is a rescue But I believe he was raised with dogs. That’s great, you never have to use those plastic bags.
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posted on
12/08/2014 3:35:29 PM PST
by
longfellow
(Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
To: shove_it
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posted on
12/08/2014 3:47:48 PM PST
by
Oatka
(This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
To: thackney
Ahem, based on you pic, the dog sounds an awful lot like an Øbama supporter.
Sorry.
Still I love my cainine and feline critters. Well, except when the canine sticks his cold wet nose in my face at 3am to ask out cause he spent too much time on coon watch before bed to bother with bodily functions. But then again, he is rather volcal about strangers passing by his house without permission. So I cut him some slack on the 3 am stuff.
As for the feline, I must say the the yard and garden is free, or at least sparse of moles, voles, mice and chipmunks. Just wish my little hunter didn’t feel the need to leave the remnants at the back door.
To: boatbums
LOL! I have a cat in that exact same position as I type.
To: don-o
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posted on
12/08/2014 6:06:43 PM PST
by
boatbums
(God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
To: shove_it
I thought it was generally accepted that cats self domesticated?
People that think cats are unloving and distant have never had a head bonk.
It’s pretty clear that God gave cats and dogs the ability to feel and show love.
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posted on
12/08/2014 6:09:42 PM PST
by
Lx
(Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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