Posted on 11/28/2008 9:27:11 AM PST by EveningStar
All those pundits who were forecasting the November election, busily analyzing blue states, red states and those all-important purple swing states, were spinning their wheels. At the risk of sounding even more presumptuous than usual, I contend that they were wasting their time and yours.
If you ever want to know who’s going to win an election, all you really need to do is find out how many people have cats living with them and how many have dogs.
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I have cats.
Oprah has dogs.
Argument over.
I have both.
I always thought the correct response was that the ‘cat had you!’
The entire premise is silly.
“Cats are finicky... Dogs are honest, friendly and loyal. Just looking at them makes people feel good.”
Cats are independent and curious.
Dogs seem to be just like the Dems who voted for someone who made them feel good just by looking at them.
I’ve only had one.
Dogs will work for their meal. They can contribute to the home. A cat would NEVER lower themselves to do work for others, or even for their own benefit. They are the ultimate spoiled brats.
Before you throw flames, I like dogs and cats, and live with one of each.
“A cat would NEVER lower themselves to do work for others, or even for their own benefit. They are the ultimate spoiled brats.”
I’m sorry, but our cats regularly contribute the results of their hunting excursions to the house-hold. That doesn’t mean I accept their generous donations, but they are making an effort! :-)
Rush made the statement to the effect that “dogs have owners, cats have a staff!” From what I’ve seen as a vet tech, I would say that it’s pretty close to the truth! :)
What about people with snakes?
Ya gotta see this.
Tail wagging dogs are so dependent it's true, the difference is, they reciprocate with loyalty they live by a code. When was the last time a cat scared off a burgle,saved a life or died trying to protect a child?
If a call for volunteers was held for cats and dogs to come to the aid of the country they live in, 95% of the volunteers would be dogs, independent,”better then thou” cats having fled to Canada. The remaining 5% would be cats....who acted like dogs.
And of all those dogs who volunteered, 50% or more would be small terrier types. Dogs especially small dogs, are all heart.....a 4 pound Yorkie will walk right up to a Doberman without blinking, while a “it's all about me cat” will spend all day torturing a crippled mouse.
I like cats, they are fun to watch, but I wouldn't want to pull guard duty one block from John's Hopkins Hospital in North East Baltimore with one.
As a kid I had a dog (which I loved) and swore I’d never get a cat. I did, however, get a cat after I got married, initially to please my wife.
Some observations:
— Both are good for companionship. Dogs are more friendly, but cats are less needy. Cats pay attention to you when they feel like it.
— Cats are (seemingly) much cleaner and require less maintainance. Dogs, even trained ones, might still piss and crap all over the house. Cats might still piss all over the house, but are more discrete about how they do it.
— You need to walk a dog regularly, not so a cat (which you can mostly just let out). You don’t have to worry about cats biting people.
— Dogs can be loud and obnoxious. Depending on where you live (and why you got a dog), this may or may not be a good thing.
— Cats are great if you have mice or other pests. Dogs can’t compete as far as household hunting skills.
— A cat will never deter an intruder
— Dogs can really stink and will definitely leave your house dirtier
— In short, dogs and cats are like apples and oranges. It all depends on what you want and how much your willing to put up with.
“dogs have owners, cats have a staff!”
And sometimes, you run in to that one cat that runs against the rule.
3 weeks ago I buried my best little friend, an orange furball that had been with me for 9 years.
He was part of a litter of feral cats born under a neighbors barn. I happened to be home the day that momma first brought them out, and this little orange kitten came up to me to figure out what I was, climbed up my leg into my lap, fell asleep, and had been there ever since.
If I came out in the yard, within seconds this kitten was bounding out of the barn, scurrying under the fence, and was at my feet, meowing to be picked up.
When we moved, he came with us. And it soon became clear, even with 2 other cats in the house, and my wife, daughter, that I was HIS human, not the other way around.
Over the years, I have traveled extensively for business, and if I was gone overnight, this cat would sit on the steps and mope, not eat, and sometimes howl until I came home. Then he would be all excited, and want immediate attention.
When I was at home, or working in my office, he would often never be more than a few feet away, and always within eyesight. If he wasn’t, all I had to do was call his name and he would come running from whatever corner he had found. Never demanding, and unusual for a cat, trusted me completely. More of an eternal puppy, than a cat, it seemed.
I came home one night to find him in deep distress, and after a couple of days with the vet, it was decided that he had a stroke. Putting him to sleep was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do.
I’ve had many animals die over the years, but none ever affected me like Tigger’s death has.
(he was named Tigger by my wife, as he would stand at my feet and bounce until I picked him up as a kitten.)
And I know i’ll never find another like him.
No, nor North Ave. west of Charles.
Cats don't want or need anyone to save their ass, but it cuts both ways -- they assume you don't either.
The first cat we had loved to ride. We would just call his name and in the vehicle he would go. He would ride for hours.
The second cat was a kitten I found in a hop yard. She turned out to be a beautiful, medium haired, chocolate color. But, she had a cantankerous personality. At the vets she would growl, hiss and scare every other animal there, even the vet.
The four kittens I found in a cherry orchard are really special. We fed them with bottles and watched them grow up. Even trained them to come to a whistle.
The rescued one has been somewhat difficult. Pretty thing, but we had to retrain her because she was just one step from being feral.
“And I know i’ll never find another like him.”
Tigger can never be replaced.....but you fill the void.....in time.
That’s just silly.
Well, I read in the news at least once a month about a dog who has mauled someone to death.
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