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Specmaster wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 8:07 am
Dogs are needy creatures, need to be taken for walks etc and need to be bossed and they see their keepers as their masters, whereas cats are the opposite, cats stay with you because they want to, they love you, they don't need to have a boss in their life, they think they are your boss
Specmaster wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 8:07 am
Dogs are needy creatures, need to be taken for walks etc and need to be bossed and they see their keepers as their masters, whereas cats are the opposite, cats stay with you because they want to, they love you, they don't need to have a boss in their life, they think they are your boss
Specmaster wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 8:07 am
Dogs are needy creatures, need to be taken for walks etc and need to be bossed and they see their keepers as their masters, whereas cats are the opposite, cats stay with you because they want to, they love you, they don't need to have a boss in their life, they think they are your boss
Cats stay with you because you feed them.
Nah, most cats are very capable hunters and killers, so are more than capable of feeding themselves.
Specmaster wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 8:07 am
Dogs are needy creatures, need to be taken for walks etc and need to be bossed and they see their keepers as their masters, whereas cats are the opposite, cats stay with you because they want to, they love you, they don't need to have a boss in their life, they think they are your boss
Specmaster wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 8:07 am
Dogs are needy creatures, need to be taken for walks etc and need to be bossed and they see their keepers as their masters, whereas cats are the opposite, cats stay with you because they want to, they love you, they don't need to have a boss in their life, they think they are your boss
Cats stay with you because you feed them.
Nah, most cats are very capable hunters and killers, so are more than capable of feeding themselves.
... and vomiting the results up on the sofa next to where you're sitting
Cats will normally eat food from whoever provides it, and only resort to hunting for "sport", i.e. fun and games.
Specmaster wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 8:07 am
Dogs are needy creatures, need to be taken for walks etc and need to be bossed and they see their keepers as their masters, whereas cats are the opposite, cats stay with you because they want to, they love you, they don't need to have a boss in their life, they think they are your boss
Cats stay with you because you feed them.
Nah, most cats are very capable hunters and killers, so are more than capable of feeding themselves.
Why hunt when they usually have some sucker who will provide them with regular meals for nothing? Some cats do hunt for the fun of it. "Love" in this case equates to "associates with food".
Some cats I've noticed have two homes, the main one and a neighbour who feeds them along with their cats, so when they've polished off one meal they are off to their other gaff to be fed again. I worked with someone who fed a couple of tatty looking stray cats. She was off on holiday for a fortnight and was worried they'd starve to death. I laughed. She phoned the vet and said she was worried about these cats starving to death if she wasn't there to feed them. They laughed. I told her she'd be one of half a dozen soft touches on their rounds.
tggzzz wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 10:52 am
... and vomiting the results up on the sofa next to where you're sitting
Cats will normally eat food from whoever provides it, and only resort to hunting for "sport", i.e. fun and games.
The other thing is hiding the bag, or parts of it, somewhere, such as behind a sofa. Attention is drawn to it by the smell of something dead and noticing a lot of bluebottles flying around the room. Then you have to track it down and dispose of it.
Part of the sport is crippling the unfortunate creature and tormenting it for hours.
Yep, cats and dogs that you have from young should be handled all over, belly and back rubs, feet/legs gently pulled and stroked to build trust with your new friend.
A little time and effort when they are young pays off.
tautech wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 7:17 am
Yep, cats and dogs that you have from young should be handled all over, belly and back rubs, feet/legs gently pulled and stroked to build trust with your new friend.
A little time and effort when they are young pays off.
Yes.
Daughter's dog's story is ... strange.
Girl in flat got a dog, about a year old.
6 weeks later girl leaves flat and dog. (WTF? It is a good counterexample to anybody wittering on about "men lacking commitment", or similar sexist nonsense)
Other denizen does his best, even though it isn't his responsibility and he is out at work all day
A month later daughter arrives, with a hamster in tow.
6 months later the other denizen leaves to get married in San Diego, and fortunately leaves the dog. Daughter was seriously worried he would take the dog.
And before that there would have been the breeder and first owner
So daughter is probably the 5th and last owner in 12/18 months.
Very intelligent animal, with strong opinions that he communicates quite effectively. E.g. touch his paws and his teeth let you know he really doesn't want that. He does bite, but in a very calibrated way. The only time he draws blood is accidentally when I'm play fighting with him; daughter accurately points out that I deserve it :0
Regarding one point there, interesting statistics from a friend of mine who runs a meetup group with paid and free events. We were literally discussing this yesterday so it's a handy copy and paste
men who paid cancellation before event -> 6%
women who paid cancellation before event -> 23%
men who didn't pay cancellation before event -> 11%
women who didn't pay cancellation before event -> 44%
men no show on day -> 3%
women no show on day -> 12%
Back from my dinner date with neighbors feeling sorry for me being home alone. Wife's Bday and all. Coco turned up to say hi and grabbed the warm seat just before I left.
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I found a picture of my family's cat Ginger from when I was a kid. I only have a few that I took using the 110 format film camera I had and this is the best one. Her three favourite spots to lay down and enjoy heat coming off a running appliance was on top of the stereo receiver, the TV set or on top of the clothes dryer.
This friendly cat came around while I was cleaning the barbecue up the other night. I first heard the shrubs at the end of the yard rustling and ignored it. All kinds of wildlife, squirrels, raccoons, skunks, sometimes possums pass through along the fence and shrubs at the end of the yard and I leave them alone and let them do their thing and they usually leave me alone so I let it be and carried on with the barbecue. A minute or two later I heard some rustling noises next to the side fence a lot closer to me followed by a bunch of meowing. This sweetheart of a cat wanted attention. It's the second time it's come up to me in the back yard and I've seen it on the sidewalk on the next street over so it's local, has a collar and is well kept so it's definitely someone's pet and not a stray. We had a nice visit for a few minutes and it reminded me how much I miss having a cat.
