Are you a Cat or Dog person? - Page 8

montsnmags · 10-29-2008, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SaraD

I am very much a cat person and managed to marry a guy who is also a cat person. We have a pair of Bengals, one brown and one silver, which is a breed known for being very outgoing the "golden retriever" of cats.

I just googled "Bengal cats" and they're...well, they're just AWESOME!

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I like dogs and have a very soft spot for Dingo also called Blue Heeler dogs
...

I'm not sure what this bit means, Sara. The Dingo is a species of wild dog in Australian (made infamous through one particular dog's infanticidal actions), while the Blue Heeler is a domesticated, working breed of dog...well, a subset of the Australian Cattle Dog (there's also a Red Heeler, or they're all called Queensland Heelers too). They're a very smart, tough, hard-working breed, with enormous stamina (and sense of humour). I've a soft spot for them too, though they're not the breed for me (I'm none of the above...well, maybe the "sense of humour" bit

)..

Cheers,
Marc

Slite · 10-29-2008, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

I just googled "Bengal cats" and they're...well, they're just AWESOME!

I'm not sure what this bit means, Sara. The Dingo is a species of wild dog in Australian (made infamous through one particular dog's infanticidal actions), while the Blue Heeler is a domesticated, working breed of dog...well, a subset of the Australian Cattle Dog (there's also a Red Heeler, or they're all called Queensland Heelers too). They're a very smart, tough, hard-working breed, with enormous stamina (and sense of humour). I've a soft spot for them too, though they're not the breed for me (I'm none of the above...well, maybe the "sense of humour" bit

)..

Cheers,
Marc

If I was to buy a cat, it would be either a Bengal, or a Norwegian Forest Cat (which are basicly miniature Lynxes). But as stated earlier, I'm not a cat persone, and neither is wifey, so no kittehs here.

As for the Aussie cattle dogs, they are a breed I really like. And we actually chose between getting a Blue Heeler and the Bernese that we now have. Choice fell on the Bernese due to the fact that we only have like 2 registered breeders of Blue Heelers in Sweden, and the waiting list is like ridicilous.

mjh215 · 10-29-2008, 05:46 AM

Sara, any chance of seeing pics of the Bengals? They are beautiful cats.

-MJ

Tattncat · 10-29-2008, 05:21 PM

Mostly I am a cat person. I like waking to paw bats in the face by my 3 cats. Although we have had dogs, in the past. Our old Aussie was my fav.

desertgrandma · 10-29-2008, 05:30 PM

Have waited a long time for a new kitty. Had it narrowed down to a Calico or Bengal......those cats are awesome indeed, even as expensive as they are. Swore this time I was going to get the cat I wanted.

Then my grown daughter found a piece of fur on the sidewalk, decided to adopt it, found she couldn't care for it.....so we took it.

Its not a Calico, its not a Bengal It has the most uneven markings on a black and white I've ever seen. Looks like someone threw paint at it. Its parents were feral, took a lot of 'humanizing' but now is almost loveable. It growls at strangers, and loves to wake me at 5:30 by standing on my chest and just STARING at me.

We've spent almost $700 on shots, neutering, etc. This is NOT the cat I wanted.

But I wouldn't trade him for the world.

RickyMaveety · 10-29-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Have waited a long time for a new kitty. Had it narrowed down to a Calico or Bengal......those cats are awesome indeed, even as expensive as they are. Swore this time I was going to get the cat I wanted.

Then my grown daughter found a piece of fur on the sidewalk, decided to adopt it, found she couldn't care for it.....so we took it.

Its not a Calico, its not a Bengal It has the most uneven markings on a black and white I've ever seen. Looks like someone threw paint at it. Its parents were feral, took a lot of 'humanizing' but now is almost loveable. It growls at strangers, and loves to wake me at 5:30 by standing on my chest and just STARING at me.

We've spent almost $700 on shots, neutering, etc. This is NOT the cat I wanted.

But I wouldn't trade him for the world.

Like we ever get the cat we "want." You know perfectly well that the cat is the one that makes the choice. We just go along for the ride.

zelda_pinwheel · 10-29-2008, 05:54 PM

i didn't technically want a cat at all, and i've got two of them now.

RickyMaveety · 10-29-2008, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i didn't technically want a cat at all, and i've got two of them now.

Just proves my point ....

zelda_pinwheel · 10-29-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Just proves my point ....

i was agreeing with you.

mjh215 · 10-29-2008, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Its not a Calico, its not a Bengal It has the most uneven markings on a black and white I've ever seen.

It doesn't look like one of these kittens does it?

http://deesinbox.com/2007/12/15/the-kittens/

And for anyone who completely trusts their canine companion go watch the French movie Baxter.

-MJ

desertgrandma · 10-29-2008, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mjh215

It doesn't look like one of these kittens does it?

http://deesinbox.com/2007/12/15/the-kittens/

And for anyone who completely trusts their canine companion go watch the French movie Baxter.

-MJ

NO!!!

RickyMaveety · 10-29-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i was agreeing with you.

I know .... didn't sound like that, though .... did it??

zelda_pinwheel · 10-29-2008, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

I know .... didn't sound like that, though .... did it??

i don't know... i thought it did.

RickyMaveety · 10-29-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i don't know... i thought it did.

No no no ... I mean what I said didn't sound like I was acknowledging your agreement. Not that what you said didn't sound like ... oh .... nevermind, I'll never get this straight. I am incapable of rational communication tonight. Too much time with my head spent in the guts of a computer today.

Love you, Queen Zeep. My best to your kitties.

zelda_pinwheel · 10-29-2008, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

No no no ... I mean what I said didn't sound like I was acknowledging your agreement. Not that what you said didn't sound like ... oh .... nevermind, I'll never get this straight. I am incapable of rational communication tonight. Too much time with my head spent in the guts of a computer today.

Love you, Queen Zeep. My best to your kitties.

heh. so actually we were agreeing about agreeing. communication is hard sometimes, huh !

10-29-2008, 05:46 AM	#108
mjh215 Guru Posts: 988 Karma: 12653 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: None of your business	Sara, any chance of seeing pics of the Bengals? They are beautiful cats. -MJ Last edited by mjh215; 10-29-2008 at 06:24 AM. Reason: Edited to avoid advertising for a possible fraudulent breeder

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Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	Mostly I am a cat person. I like waking to paw bats in the face by my 3 cats. Although we have had dogs, in the past. Our old Aussie was my fav.

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desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Have waited a long time for a new kitty. Had it narrowed down to a Calico or Bengal......those cats are awesome indeed, even as expensive as they are. Swore this time I was going to get the cat I wanted. Then my grown daughter found a piece of fur on the sidewalk, decided to adopt it, found she couldn't care for it.....so we took it. Its not a Calico, its not a Bengal It has the most uneven markings on a black and white I've ever seen. Looks like someone threw paint at it. Its parents were feral, took a lot of 'humanizing' but now is almost loveable. It growls at strangers, and loves to wake me at 5:30 by standing on my chest and just STARING at me. We've spent almost $700 on shots, neutering, etc. This is NOT the cat I wanted. But I wouldn't trade him for the world.

10-29-2008, 05:54 PM	#112
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i didn't technically want a cat at all, and i've got two of them now.