Urm...

[ksmith]

Seen in another LJ, the following:

"Every dog is the same dog, but all cats are unique."**

Written, I assume, by a Cat Person. Originated by one, as well.

I should admit right off the bat that I am not a Cat Person. I like cats, but I'm also allergic as hell to them, as in "within a few minutes I'm a wheezing, hacking mess/cat dander raises welts" allergic. I'm also allergic to dogs, but not to that degree, although Mickey makes me itch more than does King.

I'm not going to get into a 'which is better' battle because it's all very subjective. Dogs are more labor-intensive than cats--yup. They need more exercise, litter boxes aren't (usually) an option, and they bark at night. But anyone who puts forth the monolithic canine personality argument is going to get the same look from me that King gives me when I scold him.

It's an irritating look.

Kinda dismissive.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever."

Gonna stop there because I haven't had coffee yet, there's much to do, and I'm feeling a mite touchy.


**should I cite? I don't know the poster, and I've read the saying before, so I'm not really quoting...

Comments

[planetalyx.livejournal.com]

A friend with Pomeranians suggested to me, a couple years ago, that the Cat Person / Dog Person divide is primarily about values, that dog people are more pack-ish and collectivist, and cat people are more individualist and ... well, I'd say lone wolfish if I was feeling ironic.

It was a generalization, of course, and as useful as most generalizations are. But I did find it interesting.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I'm not particularly social, and I'm a born Individual Contributor, but I prefer the greater interaction I get with a dog--it's nice to be greeted by two barking, romping pups when I get home from work.

Cat People have interaction as well. It's just different.

[planetalyx.livejournal.com]

Ours wait at the door too, especially Rumble. Sometimes he tries to pretend he wasn't asleep on guard duty, which is especially endearing.

[barbarienne.livejournal.com]

Cats also greet you at the door--or at least mine always have--but it's not the same as with dogs. Mine would hassle me in that "I'm walking under your feet and meowing at you until you pay attention to me" way. They're just not likely to leap on their people like dogs are, and people generally discourage them from trying, since cat-leaps are usually pointy and painful.

In the two years between my previous cats and Random, I keenly missed being greeted at the door.

I would love a dog, but as I have very irregular hours and a small 1BR apartment, it would be a cruelty. Sometimes I think about a pocket-sized dog, but I would have to be one of those Paris Hilton types who brings the dog around with her in a little bag, since I can't depend on being home in time to take it walkies.