| Author | Message | ||
     Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 109.151.148.89 |
http://www.wimp.com/throwstick/ | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 82.4.19.77 |
That is one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen!  And has increased my preference for dogs over cats a hundredfold!!!! | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.66.23.11 |
A cat would have known the difference. You won't see a cat demanding attention from an inamimate object like that. Anyone who claims cats aren't affectionate has clearly never kept one (you own a dog, you can't claim ownership of our feline companions). You have to earn the respect and affection of a cat. Dogs are sluts in comparison. | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.178.152.145 |
Was it someone on here who quoted "dogs have owners; cats have staff"? Very true - having had a few cats over the years I agree they can be very affectionate, but also, at times, very standoff-ish, which you usually can't say about dogs. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.66.23.11 |
Yes, cats can be standoffish - that makes the shows of affection so much more worthwhile off a cat. In comparison a show of affection from a dog is equivalent to a cheap snog at a drunken party as compared to the more rarified genuine loving encounter that's been worked on and properly earned. I'm trying to make this analogy work without turniing this into a bestialty thread but it's not working | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.178.152.145 |
 - as a 'cat person' I wholeheartedly agree! | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.24.1.217 |
I have two very affectionate cats. Occasionally quite insistently affectionate... Weber's analogies are spot on. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 82.4.19.77 |
The dog was trying to teach this strange undemonstrative lonely man how to interact and have fun. Note the repeated pointing out of the stick, illustrated with encouraging whines and barks i.e. clear and highly intelligent attempts at physical and vocal communication, followed by charitable attempts to give the stick and show what was expected - demonstrating empathy and concern. A cat would have curled up in the blokes lap and moved on once it realised it wasn't getting any warmer. And I say that as a cat lover - but a dog lover more! | ||
| Kate (Kathleen) Username: Kathleen Registered: 09-2009 Posted From: 86.142.242.104 |
Absolutely, Stevie. Having at some time or other owned nearly every kind of pet you can imagine (including both dogs AND cats - usually at the same time) my personal preference is for the unconditional love, loyalty and protection of a dog. (And I mean a big dog - none of your yappy terriers or chihuahuas for me, please.)  | ||
| Hubert (Hubert) Username: Hubert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 178.116.51.105 |
I prefer cats. Compared to dogs they're the epitome of cleanliness, they're genuinely sensitive, patient, efficient, . . . That doesn't mean I dislike dogs, in fact I'm quite fond of boxers and German shepherds. My only other pet is a tarantula. I can't say it's very affectionate, but it is my belief that all living things deserve proper treatment, care and love. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.26.114.108 |
>>>In comparison a show of affection from a dog is equivalent to a cheap snog at a drunken party as compared to the more rarified genuine loving encounter that's been worked on and properly earned. That says more about the owner than the animal, I reckon. Sartre talked about this emotional issue. Perhaps he should have written, "L'infer, c'est les chats." | ||
| Matthew Fryer (Matthew_fryer) Username: Matthew_fryer Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 90.195.182.56 |
What Stevie said. I'm a cat person, but I think that video is a great advertisement for dogs. |