personally, cats. I don't mind people who like dogs more, but people who say they hate cats scare me.
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I mostly prefer cats because they are quiet and chill, tend to be cleaner in my experience.
I walk by the dark park in my neighborhood and daily someone's "harmless sweet dog" barks at me insanely loud every time I pass.
Nobody's cat is doing that to me 🤣
I'm aware that not all dogs are like that, when I'm in Europe for example I notice the bar for dog behavior is much higher and I am rarely barked at.
But on the other hand - most cats either mind their own business or are sweet to me. Rarely I'll have one scratch or bite me but in my opinion, I'm jumped on or barked at by dogs 10x more than I have bad experiences with cats.
Still love them both! But it just annoys me when people don't understand how annoying dogs can be.
I'm an auncle to two beautiful children. I like dogs the same way I like my niece and nephew: I want to spoil them and play with them and give them back to their families at the end of the day!
I'm definitely more of a cat person, although even my current cat is a little demanding for me. She meows and meows anytime she's not out on a leash.
dog need more space than cat
This is a tricky question for me. I have a dog but I resisted it and it was mainly my wife. On the surface dog totally. They are awesome. But that is if you disregard the cost and work involved. Dogs are like sportscars or trucks or suvs. More fun but more expensive. Cats are like a nice fuel efficient car. They get ya what you need and don't cost to much and if you find one you like its really great. If I am young and healthy and my financials are good enough and stable enough to pay some heavy bet bills if needed, then give me a big ole golden retriever all the way. Might even try a newfie. Getting older and heading to retirement and not sure if I will have enough to keep my wife and I housed. Well no pet given that last part but if the finances are not so dire then cat.
Chinchillas.
Honestly both but I'm afraid my cat might wanna kill me sometime lmfao
Both; they're so great.
WHY CHOOSE BOTH ARE BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR OWN WAY !
Excellent point!
Cat = independent
Dog = co dependent
Choose your flavor
My cat would do just fine in a zombie apocalypse (she probably would be the one who started it too)
Cats. If I wanted to clean up someone else's bodily fluids, I'd have another kid.
Do I not know how dogs work? I have no idea what you're talking about here lmao what bodily fluids? 💀
drool, poos, urine
Cat. I never get attacked unprovoked by cat but i get sent death threat by dog merely cycling past them.
I never get attacked unprovoked by cat
You're lucky
This is the only unprovoked attack i ever got. It paralysed my legs every time.
Both for me. I love my cats, but I also love the big golden labrador that my neighbour has. He's a lovely boy.
I too much prefer cats. But most cats I interact with are drawn to me, and cats I've owned act kinda like dogs. I've been called the cat whisperer many times. I like dogs too, but cats are kinda magical to me
I prefer cats. Dogs are too obsessive and intrusive.
I'm catsitting at the moment. Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of cleaning a trail of blood, listening to the deathscream of a mouse, to then listen to the cracking of bones as the cat ate the whole carcass.
This is a feature not a glitch hahaha
Did they leave the feet on your pillow? That means they love you.
Dogs, all day long. But have to be proper dogs, not little yappy-type dogs.
Got both.
4 dogs 3 cats
Had to choose? Keep both
Dogs are a world ahead in terms of emotions and interactive brain. Cats are just overlords, they own the world and you exist for them.
What not to love from both?
I’m a sucker for just about everything non-human that moves.
I will probably die trying to pet something I shouldn’t.
Casually petting a slime mould
I really want to argue against that point but you may be right lmao
Wikipedia’s photo of them look like cute lil balloons but also says most are microscopic.
I would totally pet a tardigrade though if there was a way to do so.
Dogs - cats make me sneeze
Cats every day. I love dogs but specifically I love other people's dogs that I'm not responsible for
Yep that's one of the things that puts me off they're a lot of work
I love looking after my sister's dog, a big dumb lurcher, shes easy so far as dogs go, very lazy and not motivated by walks but 2 weeks was enough to verify I don't want to own one. My two feline girls suit me just right.
Cats.
Dogs
Both. My father had dogs. I had cats. I got along with both; I just think cats are better for city life.
Dogs. I live by a busy road, and cats tend to die prematurely because of this.
They die because you let them outside lol
Unless you live on a farm, cats should stay indoors
Cats, no matter what. Though i'm biased since dogs are viewed as dirty here, and i've never met a pet dog 🙃
Both. I mean I'm more of a cat person but actually I love cats and dogs equally. They both bring magic and fulfillment to your life (as do animals in general) but in different ways. If I choose one or the other, I'd choose a cat. But I can totally get why people would choose goofy, loveable, funny dogs.
I think I have an admiration for cats though. Like, to go beyond what this is asking, if I had a choice between being turned into or reincarnated as a dog or a cat, I'd choose to be a cat for sure.
My cat is like a dog. Follows me everywhere!
Can confirm._
Cats, very much so, for most of my life. I've enjoyed dogs, but cats have been my heart. While I was working at a shelter one of the dogs that arrived to us from a southern transport was a quiet, shy, but very sweet German Shepherd. It was love at first sight, and she never hit the adoption floor.
We were nervous to bring her home, because we didn't know how she would react to the cats. It was seamless, and now she enjoys fussing over foster kittens when I have them. She's opened my heart to dogs in a way I didn't think was possible. We're thankful for Ferda every day.
I do still categorize myself as a cat person, though.
I used to be fully a cat person, but through my sister being a dog person and her having had multiple dogs over the years I've come to enjoy dogs too. At least medium-to-large sized ones. I really love playing with and playwrestling with dogs in a way you can't with a cat.
I really have a hard time (near phobia) of dealing with poop though so I don't think I'd be able to handle having either personally.
Both are good. Cats are definitely less effort than a dog (as someone who's never owned a cat at least) as they don't need walking or training particularly, if you don't train a dog it will be a menace, cats just do their own thing. I've got a dog and wouldn't change that for anything, the love and entertainment they give and the fact you have to go outside with them and exercise is great for your mental health. If I couldn't have a dog, due to not being able to exercise them properly cuz of work etc, I'd happily have cats.
I'd also like to recommend rats as alternatives, they are super sweet pets, very clever and social critters. The only downside is they don't live very long.
Super fair points!
It depends on the breed.
None. Just food-demanding noise-mess-shit generators.
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