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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2009 17:28:51 GMT
I loved the title of this thread on another forum, and there were numerous interesting anecdotes.
Do you have any that confirm or deny this statement?
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Post by spindrift on Aug 24, 2009 21:15:31 GMT
I have no idea. But I do know that animals have the same feelings of love and fear just like we do. They return love for love given and no doubt would defend themselves if attacked.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 24, 2009 23:31:22 GMT
And dogs are better than anyone's mother at instilling guilt.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2009 0:21:43 GMT
No kidding, if I go anywhere without her my dog whines like anything. Makes me feel guilty every time.
Cats on the other hand, as long as they have food, a warm place to sleep and an occasional stoke/pet, they're happy.
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Post by lagatta on Aug 25, 2009 1:35:57 GMT
Ha! You've never had a Siamese, or part-Siamese, cat.
Renzo is a sleek black cat with green eyes, part-Siamese. Siamese meow (like a rusty gate, or someone being murdered). Utterly attached to me and more than a bit dependent, though he'd deny it. When I'd take off to travel, Renzo would cry and cry, though he knows his catsitters well. (He has improved with age, and in particular since he was lost and starving for 5 weeks).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2009 12:58:34 GMT
It's lucky that you found him again, lagatta. It's amazing how every cat has a different personality. I have four of them, and they are all very different. One is very aloof, one is extremely cuddly, one is quiet and very friendly, the other one is so hyper and fast, I sometimes miss him whizzing past me! It's like one second he's there and the next he's vanished!
Do you find that the fluffier cats (maybe with Persian in them) are more laid back and the Siamese are more intense? I have found that to be true.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2009 13:43:53 GMT
I once heard someone say: "Dogs have masters, Cats have staff." Pretty much sums up the C. household,3 cats,1 dog,2 staff,1 master.
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Post by lagatta on Aug 25, 2009 14:36:14 GMT
deyana, of course it depends on the individual, but I tend to find that difference in personality between the fluffier cats (Persian or part-Persian) and the "Oriental" breeds and their mongrels. Siamese, Burmese, Oriental shorthair, and Siamese etc mix (which is what Renzo is; he is a beautiful cat but by no means a purebred). Some overly inbred Siamese can be very neurotic.
Yes, we were BOTH very lucky that he found his way home on the first truly frigid day, and that I happened to be at home and hear his faint cry.
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Post by spindrift on Aug 25, 2009 22:22:07 GMT
'Pretty much sums up the C. household,3 cats,1 dog,2 staff,1 master' ...made me laugh, Casimira ;D
Lagatta - I love the name 'Renzo'...
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Post by lagatta on Aug 26, 2009 1:04:02 GMT
Renzo thanks you from his haughty perch. Although it evokes Lorenzo il Magnifico, he is actually named for Renzo, the male half of "I Promessi sposi", a rather picaresque novel by Alessandro Manzoni. I thought the character's wanderings and his good heart would be apt for a black tomkitten who had lived in the not-very-mean streets of Outremont, an elegant district of Montréal (beforehand, it was one of the rich enclaves that remained independent cities).
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Post by traveler63 on Aug 26, 2009 1:49:16 GMT
Dogs are too needy. On the other hand, cats are independent, smart, can be very friendly, are good companions. Dogs can retaliate too. We have had 3 cats and they all have been great.  Brandi  Beau |
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 26, 2009 3:41:12 GMT
 Dogs are proof that there is love in the world.
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Post by happytraveller on Aug 26, 2009 7:57:45 GMT
Dogs are proof that there is love in the world. If I could, I would exalt you for this ! ;D |
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 26, 2009 8:07:06 GMT
A simple curtsy when I pass by will be sufficient, Happy.
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Post by happytraveller on Aug 26, 2009 8:36:47 GMT
Hehehe...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2009 8:57:42 GMT
Here are a couple of anecdotes that I saw elsewhere and found amusing: When you punish a dog for a misdemeanor, they will lick you up and down and try to get back in your good graces.
Cats wait for the perfect time to get you back.
Case in point: Our cat is an inside cat and has never been allowed outside. He darted out of our back door 2 nights ago and off our deck where my husband chased, caught, and then firmly but gently swatted him on the behind and admonished him.
One hour later as I walked down our hallway barefoot, I stepped in a very fresh deposit left by our cat. This spot was literally less than 3 feet away from his litter box. Arghhhhh!
Cats are smart and they are mean. And they will win every single time. You've got cats completely figured out! However, our dog does the same thing. If she is admonished for something, she will rush into our bedroom and leave a dump right on the carpet next to our bed. Which side she craps on depends on who fussed at her. |
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Post by tigronette on Aug 26, 2009 11:34:00 GMT
Cats try and make you feel guilty (usually about not sharing your dinner with them) but their try on the poor dog face looks amusingly contrived. I usually have a good laugh at my cats when they do this and they absolutely hate having the mick taken out of them.
I have a sort-of siamese (a samiose as I call her) and she is much too dog-like for me but then I'm not really objective on this topic (who wants dog-like devotion anyway...)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2009 11:41:46 GMT
Anybody who saw the Puss in Boots character in Shrek knows how pathetic a cat can temporarily try to appear.
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Post by lagatta on Aug 26, 2009 11:50:15 GMT
I don't feel the need to put down any form of life. I'm very much a catperson, but agree with bixa too.
Dogs are wolves. Wolves hunt and live in a pack. Most felines are solitary hunters, and since our little house cats are small hunters (if not we would scarcely keep them, as they'd eat our own young) they are scrupulously clean. Larger felines wash themselves carefully as well, but can be known to roll in the spoor of their herbivorous prey to cover their own scent. The differences in feline and canine behaviour derive from their evolutionary niche, the reasons they and humans adapted to each other (or "domesticated" each other).
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Post by imec on Aug 26, 2009 19:20:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2010 17:26:40 GMT
My colleague was telling me the other day about how her dog got sick in the house and then came to their bedroom to lie on his back and expose his throat.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2010 17:38:31 GMT
Cats are incredibly grateful creatures though...in a different way of course. My husband's cat Grazie, brings him dead mice, rats,every once in a while, leaves me one. It's where they're placed that tells us who they are for. Offerings...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2010 17:59:02 GMT
I was reading recently there there is something about dogs that proves how genetically they are linked to humans now. Dogs will look where you point. No other animal will.
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