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OpheliaLoved · 07-21-2007, 09:35 PM

Honestly, I am more of a cat person than a dog person.When I divorced, my ex got our two cats (both of whom *I'd* rescued after they were abandoned) after a lengthy fight over them. The reason was mostly due to housing situations. My mom suggested that since I am allergic to cats, that maybe I should get a dog instead. That is how I ended up with a yorkie!

IMO dogs are a LOT more work than cats. Pottying, for example. You take the cat to the litterbox, drop him in it, he knows where to go from then on (for the most part, although my Misty was so young when I found her in a dumpster that I had to train her a little bit, but nothing like what I have to do with Paddington!) Also, in my situation anyway, the cats were so much more loving than Paddington! They would sit in my lap and purr when I came home from a hard day... but Paddington just wants me to run around and play with him, even when I'm physically exhausted. Also, I could leave my cats alone for the weekend, with enough food and water, and someone to check on them every once in a while; I could never leave Paddington like that, even when he's grown!

Don't get me wrong, I love my bear, and wouldnt' trade him for anything! I am just saying that cat people tend to be independent themselves, and don't want/need an animal that requires every ounce of their attention all the time. That is why dogs seem so needy to us. I think though, that there are many different kind of people who have dogs, and many different kinds of people who have cats, and so it's hard to make a generalization like that. The difference, I think, is how people view their pets.
-O

07-21-2007, 09:35 PM	#5
OpheliaLoved YT Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 385	Honestly, I am more of a cat person than a dog person.When I divorced, my ex got our two cats (both of whom I'd rescued after they were abandoned) after a lengthy fight over them. The reason was mostly due to housing situations. My mom suggested that since I am allergic to cats, that maybe I should get a dog instead. That is how I ended up with a yorkie! IMO dogs are a LOT more work than cats. Pottying, for example. You take the cat to the litterbox, drop him in it, he knows where to go from then on (for the most part, although my Misty was so young when I found her in a dumpster that I had to train her a little bit, but nothing like what I have to do with Paddington!) Also, in my situation anyway, the cats were so much more loving than Paddington! They would sit in my lap and purr when I came home from a hard day... but Paddington just wants me to run around and play with him, even when I'm physically exhausted. Also, I could leave my cats alone for the weekend, with enough food and water, and someone to check on them every once in a while; I could never leave Paddington like that, even when he's grown! Don't get me wrong, I love my bear, and wouldnt' trade him for anything! I am just saying that cat people tend to be independent themselves, and don't want/need an animal that requires every ounce of their attention all the time. That is why dogs seem so needy to us. I think though, that there are many different kind of people who have dogs, and many different kinds of people who have cats, and so it's hard to make a generalization like that. The difference, I think, is how people view their pets. -O __________________ "It aint what you sing, it's the way that you sing it" http://www.dogster.com/dogs/579953 Last edited by OpheliaLoved; 07-21-2007 at 09:38 PM.