Posted on 02/25/2013 10:05:10 AM PST by SeekAndFind
I had a dog that if you yelled at it, the barking would increase. They just think you are joining in the barking. So, they're happy 'cause you are doing something with them, and they love their people.
For many people, the dog also provides a level of security, both as defensive action as well as alarm system. That factor is significant in many situations.
I grew up in a very rural setting. Our home was broken into three times, all times between loosing and replacing a large dog.
Worth looking up.
Stoneham MA about ten years ago. Cops did a Welfare check on an old lady. First cop came running out of the house with a bunch of cats on him. They ate the old lady and had a acquired a taste for Human Blood which made them insane. All 90 cats had to be destroyed.
My Corgi eats my cat’s poo. Even when kitty-litter encrusted.
Just keep on letting that dog lick you in the face. LOL!
No that isn’t your cat. That’s my cat! What’s he doing in your kitchen sink?
No that isn’t your cat. That’s my cat! What’s he doing in your kitchen sink?
That’s funny. I appreciate the insight into their thinking.
Over to you Slings And Arrows. :)=^..^=
Our cat does the same thing. He watches for us from the bedroom window and when the car pulls into the driveway he jumps down and runs for the garage door.
He thought it was a warm air vent?
My dogs would start barking when I parked in front of the house and walked to the front door. They would stop when the were assured it was me. Often, I would get up close to the window and bark back at them for both our entertainment.
My barking at the house has also cut down on the time-wasting chit-chat from the neighbors.
Sounds like they had to drive stakes through their hearts to kill them.
It’s an old wives tale from medieval times when cats were nearly wiped out as familiars of the devil. Cats had the last laugh when a third of the population of Europed died of plague brought by rats that were not controlled by the decimated cat population. I’ve had my cats put their paws on my nose or flop down directly against my face, but unless you are stone drunk or already dead you quickly move; when you quickly move the cat also quickly moves. Our cats were also extremely protective of our kids when they were young. They’d hiss and claw at any stranger who tried to touch them when they were asleep. As far as protection, most dogs can be bought off with a slab of meat. Cats rule, dogs drool.
Yes. The guard dog/watch dog duty can be important. When I was little, my parents had a dog that guarded me. I guess I was his little sheep, until I got to the point that I could open the back gate and go visit the neighbors by myself.
I honestly think that people who say that their cats aren't friendly didn't raise them right.
This was funny.
I adore dogs, but cats, even more so.
I never had a cat that didn’t come running to greet me. When I was a kid, we had a tomcat that LOVED my dad. Every evening, about ten minutes before my dad was due home from work, that cat would park himself at the storm door and watch, occasionally getting up on his hind legs for a better look. When the car came into sight, he would start meowing, and when Daddy came in, he just went crazy, purring and winding around my father’s legs.
There’s nothing like cat love!
I was startled awake with his mouth over my nose.
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Maybe he was sick of your snoring. :)
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