Posted on 03/10/2012 5:18:38 AM PST by Zakeet
Get a Jack Russell ‘Puddin’. They are shorter and squatter than a standard JRT. Technically, they’re not show quality because of their shortened stature.
We have one and he is sure a cuddly little guy. He’s around 15 pounds and sleep is his favorite hobby. When it comes time to walk or go in the car though, he is a ball of energy. Puddin’s are kind of the best of both worlds between a dog and a cat. We’ve had everything from a Newfoundland to a Russian blue cat. I’ve loved them all, but our pint-sized guy has really stolen my heart.
A good dog is a member of the family...You are at best a convenience for a cat. A dog will comfort you when you’re down...A cat will simply find something less depressing to focus on. A dog makes every entrance after a long work day a red carpet one. A cat just doesn’t care unless it’s hungry. My dog doesn’t like liberals, and makes them uncomfortable with growling and pointed looks. My cat IS a liberal. If there’s a zombie apocalypse, my dog will be right there with me by my side as I try to survive...My cat will just say I’m on my own.
Our little seal point siamese loves to fetch foam rubber earplugs, over and over and over... most mornings I find two or three left on the bed near my pillow.
A former girlfriend had a canary.learning to call the cat was the bird’s downfall.
Bless you for adopting a mutt! (I’m a mutt; with one exception, all of my dogs were mutts. Most of them were strays. We have a little stray that looks like a cross between a Chihuahua and a corgi.) Mixed breeds are like a box of chocolates....
My daughter has the most annoying Chihuahua, yips constantly and loudly. High strung. But another daughter has an Austrailian Blue Merl sheepdog and I love that dog to pieces.
Like cats, too, ‘cause they aren’t needy and neither am I.
Cats are just cool. Smart, graceful, clean, dependent, silly, quiet, intelligent, sweet and all of mine fetch. Dogs are so annoying and need to be kept outside. They are always smelly and love to roll in dirt, they are needy, clingy and need to be let out all the time...not to mention they are slobs. My friend got a Jack Russel to compliment her other dog and when the new dog at the poop of the other dog, she puked and took it back. LOL. I HATE going to someones house and their stupid dogs jump up on you and they think you want to pet it. One dog scratched up my legs and the owner thought nothing about it. They drool and are stupid....unless trained like puppets. I have had dogs growing up and loved them, but they weren’t mine...and i would only get one to keep outside in a fenced yard all the time as a guard animal...period. Give me the quiet, small, soft lovable kitty any day.
Birds are by far the most intelligent pets. When was the last time anyone’s dog greeted them by name and asked them how their day was, in English?
Never.
Too much dumb generalization in this article, IMO. I’ve always been a big animal lover, including dogs and cats, but cats have the edge with me. And I consider myself pretty outgoing-—not at all aloof.
My wife and I have cats and dogs,Our German Shepherds get along just fine with the cats.I think that the key to success with dogs is training and also temperment.We also have 7 horses,who get along fine with the cats,but don’t think much of the dogs.A couple of the mares would love to kill the dogs if they got a chance.
My wife and I have cats and dogs,Our German Shepherds get along just fine with the cats.I think that the key to success with dogs is training and also temperment.We also have 7 horses,who get along fine with the cats,but don’t think much of the dogs.A couple of the mares would love to kill the dogs if they got a chance.
Not if you take the time to really train them from kittenhood. My last cat, a big tough tom, was so good. If he started giving the table or the countertops the eye, all I had to do was make eye contact with him and say firmly, but not loudly, "No." And he would cease and desist.
BTW, it's also obvious that all this neediness is the Liberal trait and the cool cat people who are 'aloof' are obviously Conservative.
Cats are every bit as much family members as dogs. Every one I’ve ever had was extremely loving. And I’ve had them sit at the door and wait for me to come home-—and no, not for food, LOL.
Are you sure that you have them and not the other way around?
Dogs have owners, cats have staff.
A dog says my owner feeds me, shelters me, pets me, plays with me, and loves me; he must be a God.
A cat says my owner feeds me, shelters me, pets me, plays with me, and loves me; I must be a God.
Mainecoons are friendly and will "hang out" with you. Mine greets me at the door when I get home.
We have always had both until a few years ago when our last cat passed on. We decided to add a dog, but no more cats.
The reason no more cats:litter box, they run from and hide if they get outside, they get on tables and counters if you aren’t home to tell them no, they scratch furniture, rugs, etc.
For a few years we only had cats, they don’t replace a dog. Granted, dogs are more trouble for sure. You can leave a cat for a weekend with a huge bowl of food and water and they are fine. A dog, I don’t think so unless you can train them to a litter box or leave them outside which I would never do.
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