Cats or dogs?

[Azerane]

As much as I would love to say, both. I know that deep down in my heart I'm a cat person. I absolutely love dogs and I just dream of owning a border collie, but having grown up in a house with 3 cats I can't help but be so attached to them. My cat was my best friend. Pat wants a German Shepherd, so by the time we have those two dogs, my Somali cat, Pat's Bengal cat, my bunnies, our Eclectus Dory, Pat's bearded dragon or blue-tongue skink and my Spinifex Hopping mice, we'll be a very full household :P

ETA: As a side note, I think from the get go this pole is a bit bias, given we're on a TLK forum... you know... big cats and all

[XoX]

There's no option for both!?

When I was little I definitely considered myself a dog person. My biggest wish was to get a dog and I nagged and nagged. My parents weren't too fond of the idea, since they're not really interested in keeping pets and decided a dog would be too much work, but after a few years they decided on a compromise - for my 11th birthday, I would get a rabbit! Only, I was given a cat instead My great-aunt's cat just happened to have kittens that summer, around the same time as my birthday, so we picked up one of them instead. He was a beautiful Norwegian forest cat mix, with all white fur and so much fluff, and he was so very loved. But he passed away only a year later We soon picked up another kitten though and he is still going strong, turning 15 next year.

Soo, coming to the question of this thread, I consider myself a cat person now. I feel like I just... get along very well with cats compared to dogs. One day I will get a dog though. Preferably a German Shepherd or a setter or something along those lines <3

Also Great Danes are awesome


It would be great if you did though

As a young child, I'd definitely have considered myself a dog person.
However, the internet helped me get into cats

Like, c'mon, nothing beats that!

I'm sorry about your little kitty though. But I'm glad the other one is doing just fine! ^-^

I love German Shepherds! I can't attest to the 'trainability' and personality of Gemsheps, but I've found bigger dogs are generally a little easier to train and take care of. :>

I hope that whenever you get a dog, you'll be happy with your choice!

(Great danes are bae <3 )

"Mmm yeah, I play fetch with my fish"

Although, let's not forget that this is a thing!

As much as I would love to say, both. I know that deep down in my heart I'm a cat person. I absolutely love dogs and I just dream of owning a border collie, but having grown up in a house with 3 cats I can't help but be so attached to them. My cat was my best friend. Pat wants a German Shepherd, so by the time we have those two dogs, my Somali cat, Pat's Bengal cat, my bunnies, our Eclectus Dory, Pat's bearded dragon or blue-tongue skink and my Spinifex Hopping mice, we'll be a very full household :P

ETA: As a side note, I think from the get go this pole is a bit bias, given we're on a TLK forum... you know... big cats and all

Hey, a full house is a fun house!

One of my pups is a border collie mix, and while it has probably more to do with her age and personality than her breed, she's so active >p<
I prefer laid-back and "couch-potato" dogs over "HYPER HYPER RUN RUN RUN OH A FOOD NOM NOM NOM WHATS THIS WOW OH LOOK MORE FOOD NOM NOM HELLO DOG HELLO FRIENDS HELLO EVERYTHING YE YES", which is also partly why I prefer cats over dogs...
But luckily she knows where she's allowed to go and where not, so I'm not forced to keep her on a leash. I usually let her tire herself out, then walk the other small pup

(Shh, don't tell the dogs about my skewed poll! >p> )

[Leorgathar]

As a young child, I'd definitely have considered myself a dog person.
However, the internet helped me get into cats

Like, c'mon, nothing beats that!

Exactly!

Naw, same as the others above, I love both dogs and cats, with a slight more preference for cats
At the moment I have two dogs: a Miniature Pinscher, and a Yorkshire Terrier. I love both of them to bits but I do miss having a cat. Maybe in a future I'll consider it, when it's adequate.
If I lived in a house with a bigger backyard I'd love to have a big dog as well, either a German Shepherd or a Huskie would be a dream, I like wolf-looking dogs x3

[XoX]

Exactly!

Naw, same as the others above, I love both dogs and cats, with a slight more preference for cats
At the moment I have two dogs: a Miniature Pinscher, and a Yorkshire Terrier. I love both of them to bits but I do miss having a cat. Maybe in a future I'll consider it, when it's adequate.
If I lived in a house with a bigger backyard I'd love to have a big dog as well, either a German Shepherd or a Huskie would be a dream, I like wolf-looking dogs x3

Oh goodness, I know someone who used to have a MinPin
Most unruly dog I've ever seen or dealt with...

It was literally all over the place, and when it wasn't busy being everywhere, running and jumping al over the place, it was eating whatever it could get in its mouth

How do you manage to keep your minpin in line?

[King Simba]

At the moment I have two dogs: a Miniature Pinscher, and a Yorkshire Terrier. I love both of them to bits

Aww, I love Yorkshire Terriers. <3 A new playmate for Matilda.

As for the poll, I would say dogs. I currently have a Jack Russell terrier, and he's awesome. At 7 years old he still has bundles of energy. He tires us all out at times. I would like a dog of my own at some point too (my kid if I don't have kids. ) I like cats too though. My sister has one and he's lovely. Cats are better for those who go out to work, dogs however need more attention and IMO you can bond with them more.

So yes, dogs. <3

[Azerane]

Cats are better for those who go out to work, dogs however need more attention and IMO you can bond with them more.

I always hear this, time and time again. You can bond more with dogs, it's just not the same with cats to me it just means that you've never bonded fully with a cat IMO. My childhood cat and I were super close, as close as any dog/human bond and I can't wait to have that bond again with a cat. People could say exactly the same thing about birds or rabbits, but you can have very strong bonds with both of those too. I really miss having a cat, and can't wait to have that connection again with one.

All that being said, I'm the kind of person who likes to fully invest into any pet I have, I need to know them and their personality and form a bond with them. I can't have an animal as a pet that's just there to interact with at times and be fed (I know some people like cats because that CAN be done with them) but that's just not how I work. Once I get a glimpse of that personality, my heart is fully invested.

[King Simba]

I always hear this, time and time again. You can bond more with dogs, it's just not the same with cats to me it just means that you've never bonded fully with a cat IMO.

Well, I've never had a cat as a pet so haven't bonded with one that way, but I have felt somewhat connected with various cats in the past. A while ago some of my neighbours cats came round during the day to be fed and played with. One cat in particular came round for years and we developed a close bond with her (even before I had a dog). When she was about to be taken to the vet to be put to sleep I was that upset I couldn't bare to see her before she was taken there. And as I said, my sister has a cat now too, and while she is away my mum and I go to her house to feed and let him in/out, and also play with him for a while. He knows who we are because we go to her house every week for dinner.

So yeah, while personally I feel I can bond more with dogs (purely because I haven't had the chance to own a cat as a pet. The reason for that is that my mum doesn't want cats in her house ) I do still think you can develop a deep connection with a cat.

[KanuTGL]

ETA: As a side note, I think from the get go this pole is a bit bias, given we're on a TLK forum... you know... big cats and all

Haha, I thought of that too. And looking at the results we can see a definite trend on this forum... I thought it would be a bit more even, actually!

Also fish football. That is fantastic