Cats or dogs?

[Prowler]

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.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

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.

[Zak The Neutrino]

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.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

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.

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.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

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....

[MsMarvelDuckie]

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.

[Commenter 42]

Turtles.

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[MsMarvelDuckie]

Smartass. That wasn't on the list.

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Smartass. That wasn't on the list.

Well, it should be!

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

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.

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.

[IndigoErth]

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.

[Zak The Neutrino]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

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....

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.

[plastroncafe]

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

[CyberCubed]

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

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

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.

[Mew]

Look at my username. You can tell really easily.

[PangolinFeets]

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.

[Katie]

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.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by PangolinFeets

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.

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.

[PangolinFeets]

Originally Posted by Katie

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.

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