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The Truth About Cat and Dog Owners
ABC News via Yahoo! ^ | 6/14/13 | Gillian Mohney

Posted on 06/15/2013 1:08:55 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows

There are plenty of divisions in a nation of over 300 million people, from Democrats versus Republicans to Pepsi versus Coke. But most importantly is the one between cat lovers and dog lovers.

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Dogs are still America's pet of choice with approximately 43.3 million households owning one or more dogs. Although the state with the highest percentage of dog owners is Arizona, with 47.9 percent or approximately 1.7 million households including a dog, the state mammal is the ringtail cat.

Cats are America's second favorite pet, with more than 36 million households having at least one feline resident. The state with the highest percentage of cat owners is Vermont with nearly half of all households including at least one cat. Their state mammal is the Morgan horse.

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(Excerpt) Read more at gma.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cats; doggieping; dogs; kittyping
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To: srmorton

How much does your Maine Coon weigh? The biggest one I know weighs 22 lbs. I thought they got bigger.


41 posted on 06/15/2013 6:08:28 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: When do we get liberated?

My first thought was Hollywood.


42 posted on 06/15/2013 6:09:47 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: 3Fingas

“I also had a favorite cat a few years ago that behaved in many ways like a dog.”

We have a female orange tabby who is quite dog-like in some respects. She’s a bit of an attention-seeker, fortunately not in a destructive way, and she drinks from the toilet. :)


43 posted on 06/15/2013 7:04:25 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (The average American voter is an idiot. Which is how the Dems want it.)
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To: IbJensen

Mitt Romney put a dog on the roof of his car. Obama put one on the roof of his mouth.


44 posted on 06/15/2013 7:05:18 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (The average American voter is an idiot. Which is how the Dems want it.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Right. The Sunni Kenyan lustily ate his dog.

Woof, woof.

How lucky are we to have a phony, mystery, dog-eating, America-hating running dog for a president?

He and his henchmen objective to insure that all Christians and Jews living in Muslim countries are massacred. Further, they work towards enslaving all Americans, keeping them under the thumb of their spy organizations.


45 posted on 06/15/2013 7:13:06 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: Hetty_Fauxvert

yes- the head bump! You’re hers now...I love it when they challenge you-want more food, scratching something up/ causing trouble etc. and they stare at you; once they blink slowly/close their eyes-they have submitted and you win!

I like both cats and dogs-I also love Muscovy ducks-they are like dogs to me!


46 posted on 06/15/2013 7:58:30 AM PDT by homegroan (Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option....)
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To: dagogo redux

Dohmer? Is that you?


47 posted on 06/15/2013 8:06:22 AM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: muir_redwoods

Ha, same here but worse....subprime auto finance lol


48 posted on 06/15/2013 8:19:51 AM PDT by When do we get liberated? (A socialist is a communist who realizes he must suck at the tit of Capitalism.)
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To: Gefn

Amen.


49 posted on 06/15/2013 9:55:17 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein)
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To: muir_redwoods

Thank you for your compassion for hard-to-place animals. All my cats are former strays.


50 posted on 06/15/2013 9:56:17 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein)
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To: BigCinBigD

Maybe you should have them shampooed and groomed every once in a while.

How would you smell if you went months without a shower or combing your hair?


51 posted on 06/15/2013 10:07:24 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Silentgypsy

My vet in California had a 28-pound Maine Coon. Tragically, he killed the cat by accident. It could not tolerate the anesthetic he used for its surgery.

The poor man was devastated for a long time.


52 posted on 06/15/2013 10:15:54 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Slings and Arrows

We went to see Dodger, the abused dog I mentioned this morning. Animal Control has him at the vet’s right now and it looks pretty dicey. He has a swollen abdomen which might be liver disease. He may need to be put down. Wish me well


53 posted on 06/15/2013 10:41:39 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: srmorton

“It’s my cat’s world. I’m just here to open cans.”

I know what you mean. I have 3 Siamese, one Chocolate Point, one Snowshoe and an Oriental. They have certain foods they like. If I try to give them something different, the three walk away from the food and look back at me as if to say, ‘You expect me to eat that?’. You need to be a cat lover to appreciate their response!


54 posted on 06/15/2013 11:05:40 AM PDT by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
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To: muir_redwoods

I do wish you well. May Dodger recover and live a long and happy life.


55 posted on 06/15/2013 11:12:51 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein)
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To: duckman

My Siamese, and the one before hime (peace be on him) make their dipleasure with food very obvious:,P>

They “cover” it like something in the litter box. They are not the least bit shy in announcing opinions.


56 posted on 06/15/2013 1:13:43 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: TheOldLady

I dont own a dog. And not in the habit of shampooing random dogs.


57 posted on 06/15/2013 3:09:26 PM PDT by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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To: duckman
My female Siamese prefers dry food which I keep out all the time, but the other three wake me up every morning asking for their breakfast. I give them all three different flavors of wet food, but sometimes I have to switch them around before they are satisfied. The Main Coon is particularly “finicky”. The oldest Siamese is 15 now and eats a little more slowly. The other one is only a little over a year old and eats so fast that he will try to steal the older ones food so I have to watch him! They sound like children, don't they?:)
58 posted on 06/15/2013 4:32:10 PM PDT by srmorton (Deut. 30 19: "..I have set before you life and death,....therefore, choose life..")
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To: Silentgypsy

The last time Bubba was at the vet, he weighed around 15 lbs. I would not be surprised if he weighs over 16 now.


59 posted on 06/15/2013 4:36:05 PM PDT by srmorton (Deut. 30 19: "..I have set before you life and death,....therefore, choose life..")
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To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!

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60 posted on 06/15/2013 5:14:06 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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