Posted on 10/30/2015 7:21:09 PM PDT by BulletBobCo
The ancient Egyptians and everyone on the internet may worship cats, but the feeling is less than mutual. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh worked with the Bronx Zoo on a study comparing the behavioral patterns of house cats with their much larger cousins. By rating them in the “Big Five†personality traits — Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion/Introversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism — researchers uncovered quite a bit about your “devoted†companions.
With this feline Meyers Briggs test, they found that your fuzzy roommates had basically the same personalities as African lions, being dominant, impulsive and neurotic. Sure, they’re also playful, clever and inquisitive, but their findings show that the only thing keeping them from murdering in you in your sleep is their size. Cats are no dummies, so as long as you’re ten times bigger than them, you’re probably ok.
According to psychologist Dr. Max Wachtel, understanding is the key to a symbiotic relationship with your cat.
“It is good to understand the personality characteristics of our pets. Different cats have different personalities. But as a species, there are a lot of commonalities. They’re cute and furry and cuddly, but we need to remember when we have cats as pets, we are inviting little predators into our house. For a lot of people, it is worth it. Cats can be fantastic, sweet companions. Until they turn on you.â€
Dogs will always pay attention to you, no matter what. Cats, on the other hand ignore you most of the time. If a cat pays attention to you, that cat genuinely cares about you and loves you unconditionally. Either that or you’re holding a tuna fish sandwich.
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“Grabbed”.
Ridiculous.
JRs (or better yet the similar rat terrier) are fantastic for critters, but snakes get them. I have a ecosystem of tomcats, some kind of terrier, and larger bird dog types to round out the ranch. They work well together.
Did you see the news story about the lady who died at home, where she kept a number of cats? They ate her.
I have a friend who happened upon an automobile accident and found a bunch of cats eating a man's brains.
Cats are just waiting for the opportunity.
Well, I want to kill my cats, so we're even.
I actually am kidding. I don't want to kill my cats.
Waterboard them for a while, but not kill them.
My wife’s cat was named Target. He is gone now.
Progressives want to rob and kill you too. They are generally much weaker than conservatives, so they hire the government to rob you or kill you if you will not submit to the robberies.
I dunno, my kitteh is laying here on my desk upside down wanting some pettins to the tummy. LOL
NEVER bring sticks to a catfight!
Cats ARE neurotic - and they're probably also trying to work out how to kill you, say researchers
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You certainly are a one-trick pony. Why don’t you fill out more
information about the things that you claim.
Oh. Perhaps you don’t have the language and vocabulary skills
to elucidate exactly what it is that you mean. N00b.
So... You hate and kill cats, and you love pit bulls because
they kill cats. You know what? Nobody cares about sick, evil
little twerps like you. You’re going to end up on a wanted
poster some day.
You’re fifteen?
That explains the posts I’ve seen you make.
Cats are micro-aggressors, lol.
He also claims to have a truck...
Well, now I'm impressed.
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