Cat Person or Dog Person?

[Thirteen]

If it can be a pet (or come to think of it, even if it really can't) I have at some time wanted to have one.

My dream is to convince my urban DH to move to a farm, where I can have LOADS of animals. Let's just say that when he's being a pain, he calls me Elmira on purpose.

[GrayMatterWife]

I really don't care for cats. (I mean, I don't drop kick them or anything like that, but I just find them to be aloof and I can't stand the hair everywhere.)

We have a sweet, and REALLY DUMB--I mean, sack of stones stupid--cocker spaniel named Zoe. She's so dumb that when she needs to go out, she sits under the front window and whimpers. Not by the door, by the window. We live on the 4th floor. Never once have we opened the window and plummeted four stories down, to take her out. Yet, that's where she sits. It's no where NEAR the front door.

I guess I am also a "bug" person. We have a tarantula and a praying mantis. Well, yesterday morning, we had two mantises. DH found one early yesterday morning and put it in the tank with the other one. The other one is a female. So, about a half-an-hour later, we were back down to one praying mantis...who's now fertilized (yuck)...and a headless carcass of a male praying mantis.

And we have a fish named "Dinosaur." And a leopard gecko named "CiCi."

Oh my husband and I are most definitely DOG people! Although, to be fair he loves any and every sort of animal. So, I guess I should speak for myself. I have an odd sort of fear of cats. Their tails really freak me out! lol I do love kittens, but not so much full grown cats. They are just so fast and sneaky. I don't know. Can't explain it, I guess. But I certainly see us with lots of dogs in our future.

[mommax3]

Cats, cats, cats a thousand times over. We have a dog, and he is a constant source of annoyance to me, although on a certain level I feel sorry for him. SO NEEDY! I don't need more neediness in my life. I love the independent attitude of cats.

[BonBon]

Cats, cats, cats a thousand times over. We have a dog, and he is a constant source of annoyance to me, although on a certain level I feel sorry for him. SO NEEDY! I don't need more neediness in my life. I love the independent attitude of cats.

My thoughts exactly! I love other people's dogs, and can pet them endlessly and play...and then go home.

I'm very impatiently waiting for my house to be done so I can get a bearded dragon, emerald tree boa and SOMEDAY a huge tropical fish tank. And a chameleon if I can find a nice one. I currently have three kitties, and a bunny who I'm holding hostage from the kids' school. I love him and do not want to give him back!

[poky]

Where are these "aloof" and "independent" cats you all speak of? If I sit down on the couch, I have one walking all over me. They rub against my legs and try to trip me when I'm in the kitchen. The entire time I'm at my computer working (all day every workday), they're in my face, walking on the keyboard, sitting in front of the monitor. They are *always* demanding attention and love (and giving it!). I've never had a truly aloof cat, and I've lived with 9 of them so far. There's absolutely nothing better than a warm fuzzy ball of purring cat lying on top of you. I do like dogs, but I like them the same way I like kids; they're awesome when they're other people's.

[Vanquisher]

I choose neither. I am not a pet person. I know, you are all shocked. If my life depended on it, I would choose cat.

I was wondering if you would respond, Heidi. I love the disclaimer.

I like our cats but if I had to choose, I would have a dog. Don't tell my family though as I am the hold-out on getting one.

[oceanchild]

I am not a pet person either, although I suspect less vehemently than you, Heidi.

We have two rabbits. They are truly terrible pets. My husband wants a dog, which is all well and good when he actually has the time to care for one.

[Sheherezade]

Both here, too. We've got two dogs and three cats (and a fish tank - which hardly seems like a "pet" tank).

They both have their purposes. When I feel overwhelmed by pet duties, I remind myself that the dogs help me avoid crime and give me my exercise and the cats keep our house rodent and bug free. I'm not sure it's true....but it makes the kennel bill easier to take sometimes.

[MrsC]

I pretty much grew up in a zoo... Throughout my childhood, we had dogs, cats, horses, cows, rabbits, chickens, fish, birds, hampsters, mice, a donkey, a hedgehog, a pig, a goat, and a lamb. So I can honestly say I don't have a preference, as long as there are critters around!

That sounds like my house growing up, minus the donkey and pig and add a flock of sheep with pet lambs, gerbils and a guinea pig. Oh, I can't wait to have my own farm one day!!

I am definitely a cat person. I love their independence. I do like dogs and we'll get one once we have a yard but I find them to be very needy and annoying at times. My IL's have ruined it for me, they have a hyper Yorkie who just jumps everywhere and licks everything and a giant Weimaraner who tries to knock me over every time he sees me, he's the same height as me when he jumps up.

[DCJenn]

Growing up I was 100% a cat person. Now I'm both. We have two dogs- Petey and Honey and the geezer kitties, Darla and Trouble. Petey and Honey are horrible shedders and it's a pain, that is true.

I don't like rodents of any sort and I don't like the whole lizard family either. We have geckos in the house occasionally and I don't mind them because they eat roaches and other bugs.

and the reason why I don't sleep is because I have Petey glommed onto one side, Trouble on the other and sometimes Darla on my head.

Jenn

[rainbabies]

My thoughts exactly! I love other people's dogs, and can pet them endlessly and play...and then go home.

I'm very impatiently waiting for my house to be done so I can get a bearded dragon, emerald tree boa and SOMEDAY a huge tropical fish tank. And a chameleon if I can find a nice one. I currently have three kitties, and a bunny who I'm holding hostage from the kids' school. I love him and do not want to give him back!

dude. I'm so not coming over if you get lizzards and shit. Salmonella. Hello. And they'll eat you. The snake that is. And your cats. And the borrowed bunny. (have you seen the pics on my FB of amy's bun bun? We watch him while she's away)

um...anyhow...dog person all the way. We have Bailey the wonder dog. An 80 lb golden retriever who puts up with any and all. And Lucy the yorkie who is the great vicious protector. In her own mind.

and don't even get me started on the mad shitter cat. But the other cat, I like.

[Vishenka69]

Never had any pets growing up (my mom is in Heidi camp), but totally a cat person. I don't have anything against dogs and we'll probably have one one day but I generally prefer cats. Ours thinks she's a cat-dog mix anyway, so I think it worked out well. She definitely has a cat personality but hates being alone and will do anything to get attention.

[L.Jane]

100% Dog person. I have been volunteering with humane societies since I was 16, have been a foster parent for dogs and currently work part time at a doggy day care. I love dogs. I will spend all day with the dogs at an adoption event and then go out to dinner with J that night. At dinner I will see a dog, and start getting googly eyes. J always comments, didn't you get enough at the event this afternoon? NEVER!