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I think this thread was more interesting and when it took the detour about cats and dogs.

I have always been partial to dogs myself since most of the dogs I have known were atheists and were capable of being taught how to be civil and exercise self control.

Cats on the otherhand are entirely different critters. Most of the cats I have known showed no interest in learning and acted as though they thought they were God.

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Setanta wrote:

Bite me Neo . . . and i mean that in only the most Christian, charitable way . . .

I'd look forward to sharing a bite with you, boss. But your person would be off limits. Sheesh!

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Mesquite,

Quite the contrary. Cats can be taught tricks as well as any dog. I have cats here at the shelter that have taught themselves things like opening up the front door all by himself. Cats are rather selective in choosing their human companions, that much I will agree with.

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I will not hog
A cat or a dog
When it comes to a dish
I prefer to eat fish

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Dog has a good flavor, if a little stringy. I've never eaten cat--as i mentioned elsewhere, i have my pride . . .

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To be on topic but at the same time off topic:

My Uncle seems to always end up with pets that don't act like the stereotypical pet.

He once had a cat that sat underneath the table like a dog begging for food.

He currently has a dog that likes to eat fruit, particularly bananas.

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Momma Angel wrote:

Mesquite,

Quite the contrary. Cats can be taught tricks as well as any dog.

There is no way you can support that statement.

Momma Angel wrote:

I have cats here at the shelter that have taught themselves things like opening up the front door all by himself.

The operative phrase here is taught themself. I never said that cats were unintelligent.

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There is a violent disagreement in number of the operative reflexive pronouns in that sentence . . .

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My son is a cat lover. He used to have three, but is now down to two. One of the cats, I have nicknamed, the "dog-cat". He thinks that he is a dog. He is very touchy, feely, and constantly wants to be petted. One time we went up to New Jersey to see my son, and the cat wrapped himself around my husband's neck, and would not let go.

When my son was going away for weekends to see his girlfriend, the cat would have a hissy fit. When he came back, the cat would meow all the time, and would not leave my son's side.

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Actually Mesquite, I have taught many cats here at the shelter tricks. It does take more patience than it does with dogs. That is probably because cats do seem to regard themselves as superior. Laughing

Setanta,

Who's my buddy? Jesus Christ is my buddy, of course. :wink:

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My take on cats, is that basically, except for lions, cats are by nature, loners. Most of them (except for my son's "dog-cat" ) are perfectly happy by themselves, and don't need a human being's approval.

Dogs, on the other hand are social animals, living in packs in the wild. In a social situation, there is always an "alpha" animal, who is literally, "the top dog". To a dog, their human master is the alpha animal. In the wild, the lower level animals attempt to curry the favor of the alpha animal.

Have you noticed that in a family, the dog seems to bond with mostly with one member of the family?

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Phoenix,

Actually, most cats are very social. Not with humans, but with each other. We have many cat colonies in our area. These are what I focus on rescuing. We get them spayed/neutered. Sometimes we just release them back to where they were found and other times we are able to adopt them out. There are some cats that do not do well at all with other cats in the same domain. But, most of them here are okay with it. I had adopted Oreo out to a one cat home (he was the one cat) and he was miserable. He was fine as soon as he got back here with all the other cats.

And there is always an alpha male among the colonies and even at the shelter.

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I see that I picked a poor site for an image link with my earlier post.

Perhaps this one will work better. It illustrates the well behaved doggies and the 'up yours attitude" of the cat.

Actually it is the cat owners that let their cats roam residential areas that bother me the most. The cats that defecate in my flower beds, urinate on my windshield, trot on my roof at night, and leave half eaten birds on my doorstep, are really only acting according to their nature.

Phoenix, there is one of those "dog/cats" in my neighborhood. It will walk right up to a stranger and rub against them. In the human world such a deviation from the norm would most likely be considered a personality disorder. Very Happy

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Mesquite,

To keep cats off your vehicle, try sprinkling some cayenne pepper on the vehicle. The cats get the point very quickly. And, it won't damage the paint on your car.

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Stevepax wrote:

Emily Post, the good manners maven. I have renamed Setenta as Emily, since he thinks running around calling everyone ignorant idiots is proper etiquette. If "Emily" wants to act like a spoiled little child, I'll treat her as such. She accused me of having a "tantrum", but I noticed she was here stamping her little feet as others besides me. It appears it is her way to deal with people that won't tow in to her set of beliefs. I have allowed her to run off and pout.

YAY!!!!

I WIN!!!!!!

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Oh, sorry boss.

Stevepax, shame shame shame

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Should I also pepper all the birds and the flower beds? Actually, as I mentioned, it is the owners of the offending cats that IMO need a well placed pepper. Collars with bells would give the birds a better chance.

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