Cats and Dogs
So the Love Is theme sparked quite a lot of comment. That was grand indeed. Thanks to all that came by. Please extend the conversation as you see fit and several folks already have.
My wife's Godmother passed away over the weekend. I’ll be off line later today until Thursday morning, doing the funeral thing out of town.
But this post came to me starting last week and I need to get it out. Cats and Dogs, some descriptions follow, please add in your own in the comments section.
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Cats really don’t know what to do with their paws when the sleep. They try immeasurable ways to put them somewhere but they end up looking silly or so cute, it makes you laugh. Cats practice sleeping all day long and never seem to be completely satisfied.
Most dogs have a few basic positions when they sleep. While sleep is important, dreams are far more important. I wish I had as vivid a dream state as my dogs did.
My cat rubs me every morning when he wants food. Then he gives the curio cabinet an even better rub. Every day he does this. I feel so cheap, so used but I pour the food anyway. So who serves who?
Dogs usually just want the food and are so happy is out or is coming. No pickiness here. Kind of like that phase where you could do cheeseburgers and Kraft Mac and Cheese 6 days a week and be happy. Dogs have larger mission in life than food. Not that they don’t enjoy it but keep the menu simple.
My cat would send wine back at Tavern on the Green
Dogs could easily drink Ripple or beer. And they could even care less about the issue of tastes great vs. less filling, they just want the suds man.
Cats would join a sorority, if it was the right one.
Dogs are frat beasts. Just need a couple of Greek letters and some dudes to hang out with.
Cats prefer self locomotion if at all possible. Transportation is for chumps. Unless it was a proper limo. And then, only if you opened the door for them. And then, only if the finest food was freshly available inside. Maybe then, cats would use transportation. Maybe.
Dogs love cars, well known, no dispute. Campers, hell yes, hey it is a super road trip. Saw a dog on a public bus once. He was happy as all get out. The window was down and his head was out. Dogs will go anywhere as long as the window is down. Fact.
Cats would never use a TV remote. Not sure most cats know TV exists. Guaranteed they do not care. There are much more important things to do like flicking one’s tail or pretending to think you actually matter to them.
Dogs would own cable and a satellite dish and surf all day long, more is better, most is best. I actually showed a dog how to use the next channel button. She loved it. The Doc said she cannot make out the image. Yeah, right.
Cats would only shop at the finest stores, buy the best things, if they were inclined to shop at all. Have you really ever seen an interested cat at a pet store. Go there now, you will see three dogs out of their mind with joy. Dogs don’t mall, cats mall, unless they can get to Rodeo Drive, now we are talking.
Dogs just want clothes. The Gap, whatever. Jeans are cool. Just so the window is down when we go.
Cats can sleep anywhere. They don’t need you, they need nothing. They are the Sgt. Shultz of Sleeping. Very Zen.
Dogs need to sleep as close to the people as possible. On floor in bedroom is good. On bed is even better. Push one human out of bed to get proper position, priceless. And do not tell me you have not let your dog in your bed. I shall not hear of it.
Cats prefer to start their own business. I am never sure what it is, it seems, it is none of my own business. But many cats are successful businessanimals. Just look at them, would they move like that if they were considering bankruptcy?
Dogs live in cubeland. They get their voice mail right away, they answer all email in a jiffy and hear all the office gossip. I loved it when my dog came home and I got all the juice. The cats in the boardroom never spoke, of course. No need, they’ll change their minds again tomorrow.
Cats would only drive Formula One, imagine David Niven with whiskers.
Dogs do Nascar, even the truck series, especially if the window is down.
Despite all that, cats actually care. They are just here to keep us on our toes and make sure life’s serving of kibble is always fresh.
Dogs just want us to know that we matter. Not just to them, but to everyone.
My wife's Godmother passed away over the weekend. I’ll be off line later today until Thursday morning, doing the funeral thing out of town.
But this post came to me starting last week and I need to get it out. Cats and Dogs, some descriptions follow, please add in your own in the comments section.
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Cats really don’t know what to do with their paws when the sleep. They try immeasurable ways to put them somewhere but they end up looking silly or so cute, it makes you laugh. Cats practice sleeping all day long and never seem to be completely satisfied.
Most dogs have a few basic positions when they sleep. While sleep is important, dreams are far more important. I wish I had as vivid a dream state as my dogs did.
My cat rubs me every morning when he wants food. Then he gives the curio cabinet an even better rub. Every day he does this. I feel so cheap, so used but I pour the food anyway. So who serves who?
Dogs usually just want the food and are so happy is out or is coming. No pickiness here. Kind of like that phase where you could do cheeseburgers and Kraft Mac and Cheese 6 days a week and be happy. Dogs have larger mission in life than food. Not that they don’t enjoy it but keep the menu simple.
My cat would send wine back at Tavern on the Green
Dogs could easily drink Ripple or beer. And they could even care less about the issue of tastes great vs. less filling, they just want the suds man.
Cats would join a sorority, if it was the right one.
Dogs are frat beasts. Just need a couple of Greek letters and some dudes to hang out with.
Cats prefer self locomotion if at all possible. Transportation is for chumps. Unless it was a proper limo. And then, only if you opened the door for them. And then, only if the finest food was freshly available inside. Maybe then, cats would use transportation. Maybe.
Dogs love cars, well known, no dispute. Campers, hell yes, hey it is a super road trip. Saw a dog on a public bus once. He was happy as all get out. The window was down and his head was out. Dogs will go anywhere as long as the window is down. Fact.
Cats would never use a TV remote. Not sure most cats know TV exists. Guaranteed they do not care. There are much more important things to do like flicking one’s tail or pretending to think you actually matter to them.
Dogs would own cable and a satellite dish and surf all day long, more is better, most is best. I actually showed a dog how to use the next channel button. She loved it. The Doc said she cannot make out the image. Yeah, right.
Cats would only shop at the finest stores, buy the best things, if they were inclined to shop at all. Have you really ever seen an interested cat at a pet store. Go there now, you will see three dogs out of their mind with joy. Dogs don’t mall, cats mall, unless they can get to Rodeo Drive, now we are talking.
Dogs just want clothes. The Gap, whatever. Jeans are cool. Just so the window is down when we go.
Cats can sleep anywhere. They don’t need you, they need nothing. They are the Sgt. Shultz of Sleeping. Very Zen.
Dogs need to sleep as close to the people as possible. On floor in bedroom is good. On bed is even better. Push one human out of bed to get proper position, priceless. And do not tell me you have not let your dog in your bed. I shall not hear of it.
Cats prefer to start their own business. I am never sure what it is, it seems, it is none of my own business. But many cats are successful businessanimals. Just look at them, would they move like that if they were considering bankruptcy?
Dogs live in cubeland. They get their voice mail right away, they answer all email in a jiffy and hear all the office gossip. I loved it when my dog came home and I got all the juice. The cats in the boardroom never spoke, of course. No need, they’ll change their minds again tomorrow.
Cats would only drive Formula One, imagine David Niven with whiskers.
Dogs do Nascar, even the truck series, especially if the window is down.
Despite all that, cats actually care. They are just here to keep us on our toes and make sure life’s serving of kibble is always fresh.
Dogs just want us to know that we matter. Not just to them, but to everyone.
posted by Senior Thinking at 10:48 AM
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