Posted on 06/15/2015 6:53:56 PM PDT by Morgana
Doing the rounds on social media is a picture that explains the difference between dogs and cats. A dog is shown looking desperate to please, over the words: ‘These people feed me, shelter me and love me . . . They must be gods.’
Next to him is a cat with the comment: ‘These people feed me, shelter me and love me . . . I must be a god.’
And there, in a nutshell, is everything you need to know about the two species. Dogs are pack animals, eager to please and desperate to be adored. Cats are not.
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Like most cat owners, I’ve often puzzled over the strange relationships we have with our pets. We claim we admire the cool indifference of a cat and respect their sense of independence. But deep down, most cat owners are suspicious that their cats are just in it for the food.
Is all that purring, licking and being available for stroking just an elaborate — and effective — ruse for getting food and a warm place to sleep? Are human beings being conned? Are cats secretly laughing at us?
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Mine do not demand much, just half of my bed and pillows.
That chart is off a little. My cat lets me rub his belly. Just not all the time.
Our cat is sitting here with me right now. He likes getting a lot of love. (His late sister liked it even more.)
One of our kitties brings my wife flowers from a flowering tree. No reason other than praise as far as we can tell. He will howl to let her know it is there for the asking. He will munch on it if not accepted.
I thought our Merlin was the only kitty in the world that brought my wife flowers. He somehow gets roses from our rose garden and drops them in the living room. Sometimes he plays She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not and leaves behind a pile of rose petals.
Me? I usually get the live lizard in the house to pick up.
Custom thoughtful gifts for both of us.
Last week I got a live lizard, a HUGE grasshopper, and two birds. I am special.
Cats actually remind me a lot of toddlers:
“I LOVE you, Mommy! Hold me! Entertain me! Feed me! No, not that, no not that not that, yes, yummy! Love you Mommy! I AM THE MOST AMAZING AND IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE UNIVERSE! Feed me good stuff! Okay, nap time.”
I found having cats very good training for having kids. ;o)
Mine run about 50/50 for/against on the whole belly thing.
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I for one welcome our feline overlords.
That’s actually very good!
All she has to do is change the lyrics a little, and she’ll be rich :-)
-JT
She is covering this Songify video (derived from an eharmony video bio): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP4NMoJcFd4
As I said, the girl doing the cover is very talented.
It’s not my style of music; I’ve never gotten the breathy/choppy thing (I’m old) but I follow what’s being done when I can.
The cover shows a very talented young lady - and not just talented at ‘singing’ :-)
-JT
Greatest laugh I’ve had all day ;-) But, our cats do like some belly-rubs - though one of them keeps a hind leg on the husband’s forearm, to make sure hubby doesn’t go ‘too far’ :-)
They’re also pretty good when it comes to feet-handling; they fall asleep in his lap, and don’t care if he plays with their claws. That will come in handy at claw-snipping time...
-JT
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