My sister has a big stupid German Shepherd
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It poops in the yard, which keeps the bears and cougars away, but unfortunately also the deer. When I say the dog is stupid, I'm speaking relative to dogs. Thick as a brick, that one. The derp is fierce. Sis can't even get a cat, because the dog is so stupid she'd kill it. Very friendly to people though. I try to be nice to the dog - she can't help that she's a dog. But my god, I am so a cat person. [I redacted something that I typed in this space that the dog did that was so gross that on reflection I don't want to repeat so as not to ruin anyone's lunch. I gagged when I saw it though. Let's just say that. ] I don't know how people deal with dogs. I get that they're friendly, and even useful sometimes, but the ick factor is just off the scale.
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My German Shepherd is the smartest dog I have ever known . I trained her to walk without a lead in 3 days.
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honey the codewitch wrote:
I don't know how people deal with dogs.
WHO'S A GOOD BOY? YOU ARE A GOOD BOY! YES YOU ARE! *HAPPY NOISES* :D:D:D I'm also more of a cat person though :laugh: Dogs are fun when they're someone else's. As for grossness, I have the following scale: children > dogs > cats I have a cat and she's not gross at all (well, except her breath X|). Kids are definitely worse than dogs, they both drool, poop and vomit, but dogs are cleaner eaters and don't touch everything with their filthy little paws. Unfortunately, my friends aren't getting dogs :sigh:
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Sander Rossel wrote:
grossness: children > dogs > cats
Agreed. But the challenge of raising children, and the joy of seeing them overcome challenges on their way from babyhood to adulthood make it all worth while. YMMV. For me, one of my most treasured memories is the joy and pride on my eldest daughter's face when as a baby she stood up unsupported for the first time.
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It poops in the yard, which keeps the bears and cougars away, but unfortunately also the deer. When I say the dog is stupid, I'm speaking relative to dogs. Thick as a brick, that one. The derp is fierce. Sis can't even get a cat, because the dog is so stupid she'd kill it. Very friendly to people though. I try to be nice to the dog - she can't help that she's a dog. But my god, I am so a cat person. [I redacted something that I typed in this space that the dog did that was so gross that on reflection I don't want to repeat so as not to ruin anyone's lunch. I gagged when I saw it though. Let's just say that. ] I don't know how people deal with dogs. I get that they're friendly, and even useful sometimes, but the ick factor is just off the scale.
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I like dogs, but I can't keep one because I cannot stand the dog smell. I'm sure there are other people with a similar aversion but dog smell makes me gag. It disappoints me. There's a feral cat family(? I suspect that it's one of the daughters now) where the mom comes to my house and lays her litter every year. 2-3 kittens for 3 weeks every year to play with. I love this arrangement.
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I like dogs, but I can't keep one because I cannot stand the dog smell. I'm sure there are other people with a similar aversion but dog smell makes me gag. It disappoints me. There's a feral cat family(? I suspect that it's one of the daughters now) where the mom comes to my house and lays her litter every year. 2-3 kittens for 3 weeks every year to play with. I love this arrangement.
GKP1992 wrote:
I love this arrangement.
I can't figure out if you're being sarcastic or not. I once lived with 11 cats. It was a similar situation to yours. I like cats, but they're mean. Their brain uses 25% of its resources in the prefrontal cortex. A dog uses 33% of its brain dedicated to the prefrontal cortex. What does this mean? It means that cats are mean and lack the ability to reason properly. If a dog drank two beers and went all belligerent, it might as well be a cat. :-D
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GKP1992 wrote:
I love this arrangement.
I can't figure out if you're being sarcastic or not. I once lived with 11 cats. It was a similar situation to yours. I like cats, but they're mean. Their brain uses 25% of its resources in the prefrontal cortex. A dog uses 33% of its brain dedicated to the prefrontal cortex. What does this mean? It means that cats are mean and lack the ability to reason properly. If a dog drank two beers and went all belligerent, it might as well be a cat. :-D
Steve Raw wrote:
I can't figure out if you're being sarcastic or not.
No I am not being sarcastic. It's a temporary dose of dopamine every year. While most of the time they mind their own business, create a little mess which I don't really mind, and I get to play with them when I want. And as they start to get too energetic the mama cat takes them away. :laugh: The disappointment of not being able to get a dog is also real, I like both cats and dogs.
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Sander Rossel wrote:
grossness: children > dogs > cats
Agreed. But the challenge of raising children, and the joy of seeing them overcome challenges on their way from babyhood to adulthood make it all worth while. YMMV. For me, one of my most treasured memories is the joy and pride on my eldest daughter's face when as a baby she stood up unsupported for the first time.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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Steve Raw wrote:
I can't figure out if you're being sarcastic or not.
No I am not being sarcastic. It's a temporary dose of dopamine every year. While most of the time they mind their own business, create a little mess which I don't really mind, and I get to play with them when I want. And as they start to get too energetic the mama cat takes them away. :laugh: The disappointment of not being able to get a dog is also real, I like both cats and dogs.
GKP1992 wrote:
No I am not being sarcastic. It's a temporary dose of dopamine every year.
Ah, thank you for clarifying that. Having 11 cats living in my house when I was a kid was an interesting experience. We took in a stray cat from a neighbor, and it multiplied from there. I had a favorite cat, but he would escape the house and go who-knows-where for a day or more before returning for food.
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Cat vomit is definitely a grossness about cats, but at least they don't eat it.
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honey the codewitch wrote:
Cat vomit is definitely a grossness about cats, but at least they don't eat it
The dog that doesn't eat a vomit is not a real dog. This rule can be extended to several other unpleasant things, that real dogs like.
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Sander Rossel wrote:
grossness: children > dogs > cats
Agreed. But the challenge of raising children, and the joy of seeing them overcome challenges on their way from babyhood to adulthood make it all worth while. YMMV. For me, one of my most treasured memories is the joy and pride on my eldest daughter's face when as a baby she stood up unsupported for the first time.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
I've got zero children and I got a vasectomy earlier this year, so that's how I think about it. And since I've got no male relatives to carry on the family name it'll die with me. Not only do I not want kids, I really dislike them, but all my friends are getting them :sigh: I'm learning to cope, mainly by ignoring them the best I can. I still like dogs a lot more than kids :laugh:
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I like dogs, but I can't keep one because I cannot stand the dog smell. I'm sure there are other people with a similar aversion but dog smell makes me gag. It disappoints me. There's a feral cat family(? I suspect that it's one of the daughters now) where the mom comes to my house and lays her litter every year. 2-3 kittens for 3 weeks every year to play with. I love this arrangement.
The dog smell is very off putting to me too. Ugh. There was only one dog that didn't smell like that that I've encountered and it's because its human bathed it twice a week.
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It poops in the yard, which keeps the bears and cougars away, but unfortunately also the deer. When I say the dog is stupid, I'm speaking relative to dogs. Thick as a brick, that one. The derp is fierce. Sis can't even get a cat, because the dog is so stupid she'd kill it. Very friendly to people though. I try to be nice to the dog - she can't help that she's a dog. But my god, I am so a cat person. [I redacted something that I typed in this space that the dog did that was so gross that on reflection I don't want to repeat so as not to ruin anyone's lunch. I gagged when I saw it though. Let's just say that. ] I don't know how people deal with dogs. I get that they're friendly, and even useful sometimes, but the ick factor is just off the scale.
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Having had both, I know now I prefer dogs.The cat ... well, anyone who saw my comment to charlie about biscuits and gravy will understand. The current dog is a mix. Border collie (pretty smart, gets bored easily), whippet (fast), husky (obstinate, high endurance, no recall). It's an interesting combination of character traits. She is very affectionate, though, loves to jump up for a hug. And being part husky, very "operatic".
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I have to take a stand for the dogs. We have two Landseer, Landseer dog - Wikipedia[^] and also two cats, they are living without a problem together (the two little cats enjoy the two big dogs;)). They are both very intelligent herding dogs (protectors) and make their own decisions in an emergency. I experienced this myself when one of them saw a drowning person in the lake and he went into the water on his own initiative and 'saved' the person. OK, but I also have to admit: The person was a well-trained swimmer and was not in danger. The dog misinterpreted this a little bit. Better to save once too often than once too little ;) My lesson from this incident is: Always take care of your animals, dog or cat. Have them under control.
They use newfies as water rescue dogs (seen them in the UK, anyway) so it doesn't really surprise me that your landseer would have the same instincts.
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I've got zero children and I got a vasectomy earlier this year, so that's how I think about it. And since I've got no male relatives to carry on the family name it'll die with me. Not only do I not want kids, I really dislike them, but all my friends are getting them :sigh: I'm learning to cope, mainly by ignoring them the best I can. I still like dogs a lot more than kids :laugh:
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As I wrote, YMMV.
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I've got zero children and I got a vasectomy earlier this year, so that's how I think about it. And since I've got no male relatives to carry on the family name it'll die with me. Not only do I not want kids, I really dislike them, but all my friends are getting them :sigh: I'm learning to cope, mainly by ignoring them the best I can. I still like dogs a lot more than kids :laugh:
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They're good with hot sauce.
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I've got zero children and I got a vasectomy earlier this year, so that's how I think about it. And since I've got no male relatives to carry on the family name it'll die with me. Not only do I not want kids, I really dislike them, but all my friends are getting them :sigh: I'm learning to cope, mainly by ignoring them the best I can. I still like dogs a lot more than kids :laugh:
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Sander Rossel wrote:
Not only do I not want kids, I really dislike them,
I never wanted kids - something I decided when my own age still consisted of a single digit - but "dislike" is a bit of a strong word. Some kids I feel like I could have all the patience in the world with. Others I go out of my way to avoid. But *my own*? Nope. I'm certainly not gonna change my mind in my fifties.
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I like dogs, but I can't keep one because I cannot stand the dog smell. I'm sure there are other people with a similar aversion but dog smell makes me gag. It disappoints me. There's a feral cat family(? I suspect that it's one of the daughters now) where the mom comes to my house and lays her litter every year. 2-3 kittens for 3 weeks every year to play with. I love this arrangement.
GKP1992 wrote:
I like dogs, but I can't keep one because I cannot stand the dog smell. I'm sure there are other people with a similar aversion but dog smell makes me gag.
A smelly dog has a neglectful owner. And it's actually easier to give a dog a bath than a cat. Although it's always more entertaining to watch someone try to wash a cat. :-)
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Cat vomit is definitely a grossness about cats, but at least they don't eat it.
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The problem with cat vomit is that they usually vomit in the middle of the night in our bedroom or the hallway, and I step in it in my bare feet while letting the dog out before I'm awake enough to turn on the lights. :sigh:
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Sander Rossel wrote:
Not only do I not want kids, I really dislike them,
I never wanted kids - something I decided when my own age still consisted of a single digit - but "dislike" is a bit of a strong word. Some kids I feel like I could have all the patience in the world with. Others I go out of my way to avoid. But *my own*? Nope. I'm certainly not gonna change my mind in my fifties.
dandy72 wrote:
I never wanted kids - something I decided when my own age still consisted of a single digit
Same here. I'm now mid-30. People still tell me "you just haven't met the right person yet." The "I thought the same when I was your age" has stopped, most people already had kids at my age, so I hope not :laugh: Now I can tell them "I had a vasectomy, so I couldn't even if I wanted to :D" That ends the discussion rather quickly. Kids and I generally don't go well together. They don't like me and I don't like them. I imagine they don't like me because I don't act like other people when they are around them. Of course there are exceptions, and I'm a decent adult (or so I'd like to think) so if some kid comes to show me its really ugly drawing or some such I'll be like "Wow, that's beautiful! Did you make that? :omg:" And believe it or not, but I'm even pretty patient with kids, maybe because I always had younger cousins around. I was at a friend's wedding party a few months back and one of his friends had a really funny baby. She triggered on me fiddling with a coaster and loved it when I pulled it away just as she wanted to grab it or when I put the coaster on her head. She then tried to put the coasters on her own head and nearly fell off the table laughing when the coaster fell :laugh: Ah well, all part of life. I'm happy for my friends and that all their babies are healthy and doing well :D
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They use newfies as water rescue dogs (seen them in the UK, anyway) so it doesn't really surprise me that your landseer would have the same instincts.
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It poops in the yard, which keeps the bears and cougars away, but unfortunately also the deer. When I say the dog is stupid, I'm speaking relative to dogs. Thick as a brick, that one. The derp is fierce. Sis can't even get a cat, because the dog is so stupid she'd kill it. Very friendly to people though. I try to be nice to the dog - she can't help that she's a dog. But my god, I am so a cat person. [I redacted something that I typed in this space that the dog did that was so gross that on reflection I don't want to repeat so as not to ruin anyone's lunch. I gagged when I saw it though. Let's just say that. ] I don't know how people deal with dogs. I get that they're friendly, and even useful sometimes, but the ick factor is just off the scale.
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And there's nothing "ick" about letting a cat crap in a box in the house? That you then have to empty yourself? I'm a dog person. :)
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