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MasterCaneman -> RE: cats or dogs- pick one (6/16/2013 3:02:45 PM)
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Dogs have their place, no doubt. I will always miss Tyson (my Doberman) and Max (my Golden Retriever), but like all domesticated animals, they have their upsides and downsides. Live in a rough part of town or out in the sticks? I'm a dog lover all the way-hands down, their senses and loyalty are why we domesticated them. But they are a labor-intensive choice-ensuring they have proper nutrition, exercise, and training so they don't become a weight around your neck.
Cats are the better choice for a pet for the pure joy of owning a pet (although a cat may argue who owns who). Aside from the litterbox and proper feeding issue, they're a low-stress animal to possess. I had a cat for 17 years, and I never regretted it. When I got Tyson, they became best buds-used to chase each other through the house playing tag), and until he died, Highway though he was a Dobie- he'd go to the door whenever anyone came over and would've have barked if he could.
At this moment in time, in the unlikely chance I choose to get another pet, it'd be a cat. Mainly for the independence as well as vermin control. And in the words of Amy Farrah Fowler: "They're delightfully indifferent".
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