Cats vs Dogs - Which one do you prefer if you had to choose one

Cats >>> Dogs

Dogs are basically another kid. No thanks.

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Get them young and mold their personality

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I've got nothing against cats but that aint happening. You might luck out and get a cool cat but they are pretty much untrainable and will do whatever the hell the feel like doing.

My mom keeps water spray bottles around the house and sprays her cat whenever it does something bad. She's been doing this for over 10 years. I'm like "mom, have you not figured out the damn cat can't be trained?"

You're right about being able to dump a bag of cat food in a bowl and jet off for the weekend though. That's where dogs become a burden - when you need to travel.

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let her out

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Dog door with a fenced in yard?

Dogs

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My wife and I actually had this discussion last night. We have both and love both but there are pros and cons to each. She was still 50/50 after discussion but I lean toward dogs because I think they are better companions. My example was when you are sick and stay in bed all day dogs will stay right with you and while they aren't very good nurses they won't leave your side. Cats on the other hand will hop up on the bed and give you a whack and "say" dance monkey and when you don't dance they will just scurry off to enjoy their day.

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Sounds like you guys are looking for an orange cat- basically dogs with lower maintenance

Dogs have never liked me and I don't like them. Cats love me.

We have both because of my wife and kid.

The dog is a useless little shite about 10 pounds. She is always up my wife's arse, never more then a few steps away. The dog shits on the rug when you leave her alone and forget to put her in the crate or she gets mad The dog sheds all over the place. The dog doesn't like company and also yaps to much.

The cat is some kind of alpha predator. I think her daddy cat must have been a bobcat. The cat is tough as nails and takes care of herself. The cat will frick up a snake, bird, lizard, mouse you name it the cat will destroy it. The cat loves climbing trees and I see her way up high in some. The cat shits in its litter box which I change once a week. The cat has built her a nice little territory around the neighborhood and patrols it every day. I like watching the cat hunt. The cat likes to be petted but in limited fashion and then she goes and chills on her cat tower. The cat loves to have company over and very friendly with every human that comes around.

We are going out of town for the weekend. So tomorrow I got to drop the bitch dog off at the expensive pet hotel and pay out the arse. For the cat, I'm just leaving a big bowl of food and water and leaving.

I never thought I would say this, but I've become a cat person. They are so much easier to deal with, they do cool shite, and keep critters away from your house.

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Cats all day.

Potty trained at 6 weeks old. Can leave for 4+ days leaving food and water w/o a pet sitter. I like dogs, but cats are way more convenient IMHO.

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This. Plus they clean themselves and don't stink.
You don't have to walk them and pick up their crap from the neighbors yard.
They don't make a mess while eating or drinking.
If company comes usually they will go hide under a bed instead of spazzing out jumping all over people and sniffing people's crotches.
They are funny as hell to play with and can entertain themselves with just a bag/box or anything that has fallen to the floor.
Plus they don't bark at all hours of the night.
I could go on but these facts will get enough down votes.