Posted on 04/05/2019 12:30:40 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
The well-respected survey that’s been a barometer of American politics, culture and behavior for more than four decades finally got around to the question that has bedeviled many a household.
Dog or cat?
In 2018, the General Social Survey for the first time included a battery of questions on pet ownership. The findings not only quantified the nation’s pet population — nearly 6 in 10 households have at least one —they made it possible to see how pet ownership overlaps with all sorts of factors of interest to social scientists.
Like happiness.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
I tend to agree with that. It kinda reminds me of rabid (fourth wave) feminists vs MGTOW (Men going their own way) men. Both tend to have a lot of animosity toward the opposite sex, but one side seems to be in a constant state of anger while the other just thinks the other side is funny, and then gets back to their video games, pr0n, etc.
They should post the percentage of people who are upset said owners got a dog. - I am talking about the tons of dog owners who are very irresponsible doing stuff like letting them pee and crap on neighbor’s lawns, letting the dog bark constantly, dog is always getting loose, etc...
And none of them are as happy as bird owners...
Fake pet nees?
So I think the survey is more of a reflection of owners than cats vs. dogs. My wife and I like both four legged friends but have a lifestyle where low maintenance pets just work better for us, so we have a cat.
Fake pet neWs?
Oh, I definitely can believe that. I can’t count the number of moody, unhappy people I’ve met who said they had a cat or two. (Majority have been libs, too.) That doesn’t mean all cat owners are like that, but it’s really quite something how you can tell that certain people are ‘cat people’.
My cats, for over 40 years of having cats, have always been affectionate loving pets. I never had a bad cat in my life. It’s too bad that some peoples’ bad experiences have come to form a stereotype of cats as being nasty.
Last night, for example, I couldn’t even hold a phone conversation with a friend but that little Zizu first, bopped me on the behind with her paw as I stood to write an appointment on my calendar. Then she oozed onto my shoulder to nuzzle my cheek as I continue my phone conversation. Then she made her way into my lap and rolled over for a belly rub-—all while I’m trying to talk on the phone. She didn’t want to share the attention. Little imp!
And snake lovers?
I hear they are miserable and depressed all the time.
/sarc
Let’s see...hmmm...wanna be a dog’s companion or a cat’s servant?
DUH
Double DUH.
After years of not being able to due to having to travel often for work, I finally got a dog 2 years ago. Just as my sister warned me, my black lab puppy was indeed a life altering pain in the ass. Also just like she said he’d be, he is SO worth it. My buddy Blackjack brings so much joy, I couldn’t imagine ever not having a dog again.
There’s no such thing as a cat owner.
Cats poo in their box or outside and cover it up. Dogs dig through the cat box to eat cat poo and drag it across the house. No, the dog is in big time trouble these days.
Just got in from doing some yard work and watching my newly rescued Rottweiler cavort around the yard, roll with a big grin on his face, and demand to get loved on for a break. I can’t imagine a cat feeling or giving this much joy.
Go through a severe brain injury where your aunt is calling the morgues while your mom and fiance are out looking for a cat because “he’s gonna live and he’ll need company”
FIVE years recovery and my ONLY buddy day AND night?
Spaghetti.
I love my little cat buddy and I hope i’m not speaking out of line, but I WOULD punch to the point of near death someone who purposefully hurt my little pal.
He’s a barrel laughs, he doesn’t give a #### that i’m fat lol.
Or forgetful or not what I was before the injury.
He walks on my not scared, even though i’m 25 times his size, and he make me laugh still :)
I NEVER thought I would say this, but I will be crushed when his time comes.
Man was using dogs as a beast of burden and source of food long AFTER cats captured our hearts.
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