I had to go to a workshop about the Americans with Disabilities Act for my job. The most interesting thing I learned was that snakes, potbellied pigs, and cats can be service animals. Yes, snakes. Basically any pet can be an "emotional support animal." Anything that will fit in the building. So, no elephants.

I think this is pretty dumb. But cats now have opportunities to serve the emotionally disabled. Salut, cats!

johnnyshape wrote:Dogs: Loyal. Fun. Will give and receive boundless love. Give human owners daily fresh air exercise. Can be trained to do all sorts of clever stuff.

Cats: Couldn't ultimately give a fuck about anything other than themselves, but cuter.

I like some cats, and I know why people have and like cats, but in a comparative test - dogs.

Also, I used to own a dog. I have never owned a cat. Advantage: dogs.

I have known plenty of dogs. I have had friends/roommates/acquaintances who have had dogs. There are many things to admire about them, but in the end I will have to give it to cats. There are so many differences I've noticed that lean in favor to cats, among them are:

Dogs don't purr. Dogs cant groom themselves like cats can. As a result, dogs often smell like crap and have to be bathed, usually every month or more. You have to take a dog outside so he/she can crap. Dogs have to be trained/given obedience lessons. When you first get a puppy, they'll usually piss and shit all over the place until they figure out that they have to do their business outside. Cats don't take long to figure out the litterbox.

Dogs are always up in your face wanting attention. Cats will let you know when they need love. Cats are intelligent, scavengers/hunters, they are extremely independent and alright on their own. It seems that once dogs are taken home, they couldn't possibly live without you.

For evidence, I submit the following pictures to show why cats are the awesomest. My cat, Liza:











And to end the debate....



Take that, fuck!



Nah, still don't like you.

they're both attention whoring assholes.

who wants a pet fly?

that damned fly wrote:they're both attention whoring assholes.

who wants a pet fly?

This makes no damned sense, damned fly.

so mattw and protoolio... what you're really saying is that you both like cats more because you are lazy and don't know any better.

STF wrote:

that damned fly wrote:they're both attention whoring assholes.

who wants a pet fly?

This makes no damned sense, damned fly.

allow me to explain:

cats and dogs both like attention (some more than others.) i called them both attention whores.

then, referring to myself, i asked if anyone wanted a pet fly. attempting to imply that i too am an attention whore.

"Whores" is a bit strong of a word, but sometimes they can be annoying. One of my cats, Tina, was a stray. When I moved to CO she was hanging around my apartment every night. She started waiting at the door for me. I was still waiting for my cat to arrive from Maine. Tina seemed cool so I let her in. She was all over me. In the mornings before work I put her outside. Every night when I got home, she'd be there waiting for me with a dead mouse. She tried really hard to win me over. She vanished one day and I eventually tracked her down to shelter where I adopted her.

She's a little too attached to me now and it does get annoying, but I think it's kind of sweet, too.