Cats or dogs?
 

Yes, a classic question.

I've always been more of a cat person. Not that I hate dogs or anything, but I've liked a bigger amount of cats in my life than dogs. So my vote goes to them. They're also easier to take care of, which is a huge plus.

Yeah, me too. I loves mah kittehs. I just really understand cats, and have always loved their independence and grace, the fact that they are mostly maintenance-free, and easy to clean up after. Dogs are so high maintenance and often excitable. And noisy. Not a good thing when you live in an apartment.

I can't believe I'm doing this but I'm voting for dogs. I used to love cats until my wifes cat. That thing is evil. Plus we never had a dog growing up but now we do. I like her much better than our devil cat.

Yes, I enjoy their independent and low maintenance nature as well. Although I do like long-haired cats and those require more maintenance.

I agree that dogs are way too energetic and loud. Plus having to walk them everyday sounds like a hassle. Unless you have a family and each takes turns walking it.

Believe it or not, many people here keep dogs in small apartments.

Aww, don't let ONE demon-kitty sour you on ALL of them! Most kittehs are cool and snuggly. At least all ours have been. I've met a few bad-cats, but it's usually because they didn't get disciplined properly while young. Some just think they own the world....

Yeah, as long as the dogs are small. Big dogs just shouldn't be kept in a small home. They need room to run, which is why many big dogs in apartments end up ill-mannered and/or destructive. not to mention dogs need more attention.

Turtles.

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Smartass. That wasn't on the list. :tlol::trolleye::trazz::twink:

Well, it should be! :lol:

Sadly it's not uncommon for people to keep fairly big dogs in small apartments here. I personally would not own a big dog if I lived in an apartment. Would need a backyard so that he could spend a lot of time outside.

Between the two, cats all the way. Though the current situation (that has been going on for years) has honestly made me rather tired of cats right now and over them.

Dogs... we used to have one, he was ok, but I wasn't close with him. Just way too noisy, rambunctious, smelly, greasy, if not bathed recently, messy and too "up your ass trailing you around the house" for my taste.


Fish... fish are awesome. At least mine are.

Actually it's two cats. She had a Siamese too that was evil. That one went to go live with her parents because she couldn't get along with my cat.

You know what they say, the common denominator in all your failed relationships...is you.

Cats, but only certain kinds. A lot of cat breeds are ugly.

Dunno man, the only one I can think of that I'd call "ugly" is the Sphynx breed.

Look at my username. You can tell really easily.

Ideally, you can meet somewhere in the middle. I have a Balinese cat and an Oriental Longhair cat and they have super playful and attention-seeking personalities like dogs, but in the cat package.

Dogs. I've had both, but litter boxes are gross and cats are too aloof for me. My dog knows who the boss is, is always happy to see me, and doesn't stink up the house when she has a bowel movement because she is housebroken and we go walking outside to do nasty business.

Also, my cat was the single most destructive animal I have ever had. My dog knows what she is and is not allowed to chew. The cat scratched up carpet and drapes and furniture despite having several very nice cat towers. He scratched those too. And he sprayed. That was super gross. He was fixed and still did it. I've NEVER had an animal that didn't know that you don't pee all over everything. Spray bottles and discipline be damned. He owned the house.

cat had to go.

Ooh, now I'm jealous. I LOVE Balinese. My favorite pure breed, next to Scottish Folds. So adorable! But all our cats have always been total sweethearts, but still with the feline low-maintenance and independent traits. Except Angel. She's got some abandonment issues. Gets clingy when we come home after we've been gone for a while. But she's super sweet, and never scratches, even though she has all claws. Doesn't pee everywhere or chew or anything else, either. Only had one cat that even sprayed, but he wasn't fixed either, so.... Except there was the ONE time our fixed boy Mischief sprayed ME, but he only did it ONCE. He learned the hard way that was a BIG no-no.

Ugh, that's awful. When I lived with my parents we had three extremely dominant cats that would compete for everything in the house. It got so bad that one cat used to pee on my bed at least once a week (and I was working overnights at the time so I would come home half-asleep and climb into bed only to rage a second later). He was destructive too. We had this gorgeous lamb skin rug that he just ripped apart. It got better after we got caps for his nails, but it was clear it wasn't going to work out. So we found him a new home where he was the only kitty and he did fine there.

But I had a similar experience with a dog. My dad impromptu adopted a terrier mix from a lady who was going to let him go in the park. Turns out he had major behavior problems (big surprise): he wasn't housebroken, he would steal food from anywhere or anyone, jumping all over people, ripping up furniture and the carpets (destroyed a bunch of antique chairs), etc. And he was having a really tough time learning house rules and actually started to become aggressive when we would stop him from stealing food. So we had to find him a new home.


I would love to have a dog, but my boyfriend isn't a fan and my landlord said no pets over shin-height. So we have the puppy-cats instead. I had one initially and I thought he'd be fine alone while I was at work but the poor baby got so stressed out being home alone that I would come home to a crying, snuggly mess of a cat (I would have to carry him around like an infant when I got home). In pairs, they're great. And they're a pretty good puppy compromise if you can't have a dog: They play fetch, they come when called, they greet me at the door when I come home, they love strangers, they only scratch their scratching posts and never go to the bathroom outside the litter box.


It's a hard choice, really. I'm a big sucker for animals. I've had almost everything you would have as a pet at some point in my life. Lol

I like both, but prefer small dogs (have a shitzu back home). I even had a dog and a cat at the same time at one point. So it's about equal to me, although house training is easier to do with cats.

I love Scottish Folds!! At $1200 a pop I never had the chance to own one, but they are quote adorable. I adopted my babies from breeders that my Aunt (she is a Sphynx breeder) is friends with.
Usually fixing cats fixes spraying, but sometimes if there's something else going on, usually issues with other cats, it'll pop up again. I'm so glad I've only had to deal with that once.

Here's a vid summarizing my mushy boy, Atreides.

Dogs, obviously. I like both but people that prefer cats are incorrect.

There's no such thing. There's no wrong answer here, it's just that people look for different things in a pet. I for example, don't want or need an animal that slavishly fawns on me or jumps up and down, is big and/or loud, etc. Don't want some 70 lb hound trying to climb up in my lap thinking it is a lapdog, either. I'm only 96 lbs myself, for me, that's practically a HORSE! Cats just fit better in my life.

Fan of both but I prefer dogs now. Grew up with cats but got a dog after I graduated from college. Nothing against cats but I had no idea what I was missing out on. I'm pretty damn obsessed with my pug.

Sphynxes are awesome, they look like little goblins! :D

I like cats and dogs, but in terms of what I'm best suited to own, I'mma say cats because dogs are too high maintenance for my lifestyle and energy level.

"What?! If I fits, I sits!" :lol:

I like both cats and dogs, but prefer cats more. Maybe they just seem lower maintenance, and cats more fit my style. Not had either as a pet (parents were never hugely keen on either), but I become "surrogate dad" to the pets of the girlfriends I've dated.

A couple of folks my ex on Long Island knows have got Sphinx cats, maybe they got them from your aunt, Steph. I know they can creep a lot of folks out, but I've always thought they were adorably mopey, as they look at you thinking they've got 99 problems but fur ain't one...

How can someone not want an animal that fawns over them though

Cats are cute and soft and small but most of them don't really care about YOU

Like when I called my brother's old cat he'd just look at me like "I ain't going over there" well **** u I just wanted to pet your poofy fur

Cat breeds I like... I've always liked Birmans.

Oh, cats can be just as attention seeking as dogs, but they do it on THEIR terms, and still manage to keep some dignity in the process. Dog fall all over thenselves when they want your attention. A cat makes YOU work for the "honor" of their affection. They also are less likely to stick with an owner who is abusive or neglectful. Dogs have the pack mentality of taking whatever treatment they are given as simply their place in the group. Cats dont put up with that crap.

And this is dumb. It's like. You're a ****ing cat, not an expensive plush rug.

This is true, though.

Not saying this is the case for anyone in this thread, but I think a lot of people expect cats to be like dogs. Hell, a lot of times when I see someone asking for cat breed recommendations, there's always some people who tell them "get one that's the most similar to a dog". Which is absurd. That's like me asking what the best type of apple out there is, and people telling me "buy one that tastes like orange". :lol:

There are dog breeds that act like cats [Shiba Inu] so I'd think it'd be reasonable for someone to think there's a cat breed that acts like a dog. I don't know of one, though.

I'll live with any cat but if I ever had one for myself it'd have to be either a Tuxedo [iirc, known to be affectionate] or a Maine Coon because they're huge. I wish cats got as big as even beagle-sized dogs, wtf.

I'm no expert, but I believe persians are among the most docile cat breeds out there according to many. And Birmans are considered quite playful and active, and that they might follow their owner around the house even. I guess you could say there's some dog similarities there?

I really like both. Cats for their eyes and their often hilarious curiosity, and dogs for their loyalty and their overall cuteness (but both are cute).

I prefer dogs though. It's also nice to see not a single person picked the last three options. Maybe Humanity has hope after all :lol::P

I like both, but I've always been a huge cat lover. I prefer small dogs to big ones though. I bonded really well with Toby who was my sister's dog and I thought he was the best dog ever. I also had a cat named Socks who was black and white. He was my baby.

So far, cats are leading.

It is rare to find people who dislike both cats and dogs, yes.

I don't like small dogs. They're the most annoying ones, from my experience. And usually owned as accessory rats by posh women who spoil them to death. The only small dog breed I like are basset hounds.

I also dislike those dangerous dog breeds such as pitbulls, etc. And most owners of those dogs tend to be thugs and use their dogs as weapons.

You must have misunderstood what I was getting at. I like cats because they have enough self-respect to behave as the human's equal, and not a subservient doormat. They will come to you when and if they feel like it, and not just because you're the "alpha" of the house. If they DO come to you, it means they think well enough of you to actually respond to being called. I'd rather have a pet that doesn't act like I'm "God", but just like I'm another member of the family on equal footing.

That said, all of our cats have been VERY affectionate and people-oriented, and in a couple of cases, actually slept with us. My favorite cat ever was also super-smart, and played games of fetch, tag, and even hide and seek with us, much like a dog! (And he "invented" all of those games on his own.) But only if HE wanted to play, of course- otherwise, he'd just give you "that look" as if to say "what, NOW?! You must be joking....". But he was also a ham- he LOVED having his picture taken, LOL!



See, that the thing, though- cats and dogs are NOT alike. There are cat breeds that are more affectionate and people-oriented, more docile and cuddly, or just more social, but that doesn't mean they are more like dogs- just that they are not as aloof and distant as some cats. Just as there are dogs that are quieter and more calm and dignified than others.



Yeah, I'm not a fan of certain dog breeds, either. Not so much because they are dangerous, but they are also often not too bright, either. That's a bad combination in a dog, but more so when it is a large breed that was CREATED to fight. A big, dumb, and often unpredictable dog is the worst kind of pet, and what's worse is many people don't know how to deal with them or raise them properly. They either treat them like huge babies, or ignore any bad behavior until it becomes difficult or even impossible to un-train. Incidentally, most of the pit owners I've known aren't thugs, but they DO forget that the dogs are big and strong, and often spoil them, so the dogs tend to be bad-mannered and dominating- which is exactly the WORST thing you want in a breed that is known for being vicious!

And small breeds are often just as bad in their own way. They are hyper, nervous, and often pee when excited, and that's just annoying and gross. They also tend to act bigger and more threatening than they are, which ends up being loud and irritating.

When it comes to dogs, give me a Lab, Rottie, or a Dalmatian any day. Shetlands are nice, too, as are most mid-sized terriers. Bostons are especially great! I've had a Dalmatian (great dog!), a Sheltie, three different terrier breeds, and my grandmother had a Black Lab, a Rottweiler, and several mutts. The Rottie was an absolute sweetheart, but she and the Lab were great at keeping away coyotes.

Actually, a tuxedo is not a "breed" per se, it's a coat color. Tuxedos are found in many breeds. Just like a Calico or Tortoiseshell. (Our Angel is a Tortie! And she loves boxes- which sort of makes her my box-turtle kitty, LOL!)

1. Pit bulls are not dangerous.
2. Most pit bull owners are not thugs and do not use their dogs as weapons.
3. Pit bulls are so, so sweet. They do not deserve the bad rap that they get. They are loyal and adorable little buttheads.

Well **** idk what kind of cat my cousin had then that'd give me kisses and beg for my food and sit in my lap all the time. That cat kicked ass.