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New Scientist study finds dogs are better than cats
Herald Sun ^ | December 10, 2009 | Daily Mail

Posted on 04/12/2013 8:53:24 PM PDT by Altariel

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To: Altariel

81 posted on 04/13/2013 1:54:48 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, IÂ’m a conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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To: BigCinBigD

“Dog’s are morons. My neighbors dog barks at rocks. I hate him.”

Good Lord. You must have gone to public school. “Dogs” should be the plural, not “dog’s.” And it should be “neighbor’s dog” not “neighbors dog.”

Were you sick that day in the 1st grade when most of us had this?


82 posted on 04/13/2013 2:18:14 AM PDT by gemoftheocean (...geez, this all seems so straight forward and logical to me...)
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To: yorkiemom

Agreed. I have two cats and a dog. I could not choose between them. This is a stupid study. Who funded it?


83 posted on 04/13/2013 2:48:58 AM PDT by Explorer89 (And now, let the wild rumpus start!!)
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To: gemoftheocean

Have you always been a dog loving putz or did you have to take classes?


84 posted on 04/13/2013 3:09:47 AM PDT by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Your point was well made but I don’t think hyenas are dogs. They seem to be something between a canine and a feline.


85 posted on 04/13/2013 3:41:24 AM PDT by luvbach1 (We are finished.)
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To: All
>>> A STUDY into character, intelligence and usefulness shows dogs are better pets than cats

If no one has mentioned it before (I haven't read all the comments yet) here it is -

That's because dogs want to please while cats just playing with ‘study scientists’ (messing with the researchers brains), you know.

86 posted on 04/13/2013 4:14:04 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: Altariel

“Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine.” This about sums it up as recollected by Tom T. Hall.


87 posted on 04/13/2013 4:36:46 AM PDT by iontheball
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To: Altariel
"Cats are relative newcomers to our homes."

"And in a conclusion bound to set tongues wagging, it adds: "Cats are good if you have an infestation of rodents."

Yup, cats joined the human community when farming (and grain storage) was invented..........when farmers found out that "rodents" love stored grain.

Most of the "story" is garbage. Cats can do pretty much anything a dog can.....it just takes more time to train them to do it.

Creation story....when God made man, he was attempting to get himself the equivalent of a dog. What he got was the equivalent of a cat..... :^)

88 posted on 04/13/2013 4:41:41 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog
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To: Altariel

As a professional vocal coach, I would say that the husky has better technique, but the elk-hound is more original and understated in his phrasing.

Together, they demonstrate the traditional “Call and Response” format so typical of both High Church Antiphony and the Blues.

I actually trained my Border Collie(RIP) to sing Opera.

:-)

Kitteh Vocalization is another thing altogether!


89 posted on 04/13/2013 4:45:22 AM PDT by left that other site (Worry is the darkroom that developes negatives.)
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To: Altariel

If another black plague comes, via a terrorist attack, cats will be highly regarded as rat killers. During the middle ages people with cats seemed to not catch the plague and cats gained much respect. Having said that I have 2 dogs, which serve as my home security system. I don’t need a high tech monitoring system.


90 posted on 04/13/2013 4:54:26 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: luvbach1

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Hyaenidae
Gray, 1821


91 posted on 04/13/2013 5:30:23 AM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: left that other site
The husky is "screaming" (not strictly howling).

The elkhound is howling.

Siberean Husky

Norwegian Elkhound

92 posted on 04/13/2013 5:33:35 AM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: Altariel

I just wasted 30 minutes perusing Mishka’s Videos!

LOLOLOL!


93 posted on 04/13/2013 5:40:51 AM PDT by left that other site (Worry is the darkroom that developes negatives.)
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To: digger48

You’re right, sorry. ALWAYS assume some sarcasm.


94 posted on 04/13/2013 6:09:39 AM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: digger48

A dog will work for his food. The cat thinks he is entitled to it.


95 posted on 04/13/2013 6:10:09 AM PDT by BubbaBasher ("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
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To: SkyDancer

LMAO!


96 posted on 04/13/2013 7:12:23 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon (Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization)
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To: Forty-Niner; luvbach1; Greetings_Puny_Humans

Nope, hyenas aren’t canine (although they resemble dogs), and they most certainly aren’t feline. They belong to their own family.

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-striped_hyena.html


97 posted on 04/13/2013 7:23:25 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon (Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization)
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To: Altariel
"Killings Maulings and Escapes by Big Cats by 2011"

That's what they do! They're nature's perfect little killers, and we love them for it.

98 posted on 04/13/2013 7:24:34 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon (Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization)
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To: Altariel
I would post something, but my cat is watching.

5.56mm

99 posted on 04/13/2013 7:27:33 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: CatherineofAragon

And that’s exactly what Fluffy or “Grumpy Cat” would do to you, were they lion or tiger sized.

;)


100 posted on 04/13/2013 7:33:21 AM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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