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Do you have pets

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Okay, the This is my Cat thread got 31 replies and This is my Dog only got 25.

I'm certain there is a mistake here somewhere. One guy even posted his DOG on the CAT thread. Must be an FBI type trying to rig the results, right?

Anyway, we all need to practice voting to be ready for tomorrow, so here it is!
 
All the above to include horses, provided chickens can be birds in this instance.

Wife's hobby, not mine.
 
I think @Timbeck2 should have responded "Yes - Anything that will stay" I meant "Stay in my yard"
 
Dunno why, but we always seemed to have cats when I was a kid. After getting married and a house, a cat just seemed like the next logical step. That cat, and the one we got a few years later, both lived about 20-21 years. Then we took a break until "Hey, look what I got today!" And that one's been around nearly 7 years now. I have no idea how old it really is, it came from a shelter. I didn't want to get attached, so we never did give it a name. Whenever I take it to the vet for shots, the girls at the counter can't believe we have a pet with no name.
 
Yeah, that cat thread is kind of distressing. Usually the only time I hear dudes talk about cats is if they're flight attendants.

What's next, a thread about the Gilmore Girls reboot? Sheesh. ;)
 
The poll doesn't let you make multiple selections... We've had dogs, cats, birds, fish and lizards, all at the same time.
 
I grew up in a house with at least four or five cats, so I'm predisposed to like these little critters. I've had dogs before (a Pembroke Welsh Corgi and an Australian Shepard) and loved them to death, but cats fit my lifestyle better. Before I retired, I'd go on three to five day business trips, and the cats would be fine left alone with full bowls of kibble and water, and a clean cat box. I've always had two, so they can keep each other company when I'm away.

What's that joke about why dogs don't survive ship wrecks? "We should ration the food in the lifeboat. Naw, bad idea...let's eat it all now!!!"
 
One dog, two guinea pigs, one inside fish, at least three outside fish. (last time I saw them, they're very adept at hiding)
 
We have two (female) cats. We may get a dog or two once we are retired - many years from now. For now we are happy with the two girls and we try not to get tempted by those critters we fly for Pilots N Paws... :D
 
kayoh190 said:
Yeah, that cat thread is kind of distressing. Usually the only time I hear dudes talk about cats is if they're flight attendants.

What's next, a thread about the Gilmore Girls reboot? Sheesh. ;)
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Nice one. Bashing cat people and gays at the same time. I think I know who you're voting for. ;)
 
SoCal RV Flyer said:
Nice one. Bashing cat people and gays at the same time. I think I know who you're voting for. ;)
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Agreed, bunching a large number of Americans together, as if to figuratively toss them all on a basket or something, and disrespecting them, yeah sounds like a fan of the pantsuit ;)
 
SoCal RV Flyer said:
Nice one. Bashing cat people and gays at the same time. I think I know who you're voting for. ;)
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Gay bashing? Sheesh - lighten up, Francis. I'm joking about masculinity, not sexuality. The most masculine guy I know is gay. And guess what, he doesn't own a ****ing cat. :) :)
 
Yikes...tough crowd. I kind of figured this was a high wing/low wing kind of thing - apparently not. :(
 
kayoh190 said:
Gay bashing? Sheesh - lighten up, Francis. I'm joking about masculinity, not sexuality. The most masculine guy I know is gay. And guess what, he doesn't own a ****ing cat. :) :)
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It just came off as unfunny and mean-spirited, that's all.

It hit a nerve, and perhaps I over-reacted, so sorry for that.

Back to the thread!!
 
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SoCal RV Flyer said:
It just came off as unfunny and mean-spirited, that's all.

It hit a nerve, and perhaps I over-reacted, so sorry for that.
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I'm sorry too man - it was entirely meant as a joke. Sometimes things don't play out online the way you imagine them to in your head. As Timbeck2 said, I'll stop joking about the kitties! :)
 
I was a woman with two cats who married a man with two dogs. We merged the brady bunch together. First year or so, the dogs tried to eat the cats every chance they got and we had to keep all parties separated by one of those child gates. The dogs were big enough to jump the gate and definitely strong enough to knock it down, but they were too stupid to realize either of those things. Seriously, I could lay a stick across their path and they honestly wouldn't know that they could cross it. Dumb as rocks. Anyway, after a while, the cats got sick of fkin around and started jumping the gate themselves - most likely to exhibit their obvious superiority to their lessor canine counterparts. That's when the dogs - 80 lb Weimaraners, bred to hunt - became the cat's *******. Now the dogs are terrified of the cats and cower/whimper upon their arrival on the scene.

Honestly, now that we've had kids, I really just can't wait until all the pets are gone. So over it.
 
Cajun, get yourself a Yorkshire Terrier. They will put every animal in the house in their place in short order and bigger the animal is the quicker they will do it! We usually have three of them running around all trying to the the Alpha dog at the same time.
 
Cajun_Flyer said:
. . . Dumb as rocks. Anyway, after a while, the cats got sick of fkin around and started jumping the gate themselves - most likely to exhibit their obvious superiority to their lessor canine counterparts. That's when the dogs - 80 lb Weimaraners, bred to hunt - became the cat's *******. Now the dogs are terrified of the cats and cower/whimper upon their arrival on the scene..
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My wife had two Weiner-meyers prior to our getting married. We still have them, but I don't prefer the breed at all. They are constantly wired-up and will chase every squirrel/cat/bird that comes into the yard, but will roll over at the slightest confrontation and hate being wet/rained on/thunder/etc. They also inhale their food so fast that they choke on it half of the time. It's just their personality that I can't ever seem to accept. My golden retriever is as calm and docile as can be, but will definitely get after it with the warning barks when cats/unknown humans are near the yard borders. Grey dogs have to sleep in a dog crate every night and can't be let out of the yard or they'll be gone, golden sleeps where he wants and I can let him roam around the house/outdoors as he pleases because he stays within a few houses and always comes back.
 
The results are sort of what I suspected. There are more dog owners than cat owners, but the results in the pool seem to show a wider spread than nationally.

Another question to ask though is How many dogs do you own; How many cats do you own.
Nationally, cat owners have more cats per household giving the edge to total number of pet cats.
 
SoonerAviator said:
My wife had two Weiner-meyers prior to our getting married. We still have them, but I don't prefer the breed at all. They are constantly wired-up and will chase every squirrel/cat/bird that comes into the yard, but will roll over at the slightest confrontation and hate being wet/rained on/thunder/etc. They also inhale their food so fast that they choke on it half of the time. It's just their personality that I can't ever seem to accept. My golden retriever is as calm and docile as can be, but will definitely get after it with the warning barks when cats/unknown humans are near the yard borders. Grey dogs have to sleep in a dog crate every night and can't be let out of the yard or they'll be gone, golden sleeps where he wants and I can let him roam around the house/outdoors as he pleases because he stays within a few houses and always comes back.
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They are extremely neurotic and exhausting. If they were a calmer breed, maybe I'd feel differently, but they are just too much chaos. They eat EVERYTHING... some items that they have eaten from the house - computer power cable, entire chocolate cake, a broken wine glass, bag of razor blades, scissors (4 pairs), etc. Some of that had to be surgically removed. None of it killed them. They are 12 yrs old now and haven't calmed down at all.
 
kayoh190 said:
I'm sorry too man - it was entirely meant as a joke. Sometimes things don't play out online the way you imagine them to in your head. As Timbeck2 said, I'll stop joking about the kitties! :)
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It's all good. Bottom line is that we get a lot of positive energy and joy from our pets. :)
 
kayoh190 said:
Yeah, that cat thread is kind of distressing. Usually the only time I hear dudes talk about cats is if they're flight attendants.

What's next, a thread about the Gilmore Girls reboot? Sheesh. ;)
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I have a cat because I am single and sometimes work long hours. No one home to de-**** or de-poop a dog every few hours. Cats are less maintenance and give back just as much affection, or more. I like dogs but dogs aren't for some of us.

Edited to add: DId not see your post about joking. Its ok, not offended.

David
 
Hmmm . . . I voted for my dog (sleeping in my lap right now), but couldn't also vote for the fish in my pond or the birds my wife feeds in the yard. The spilled food attracts varmints, and the sights in my old ?Daisy aren't all that they could be . . . May have to break out the .22 soon.
 
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