One of our cats brought us a few presents

[Vincent]

Yeah, but any wild cat could take on any wild dog :-P

[X-ray]

Exactly.
And if you throw all the cats and dogs in the world into one big bag, shake the bag vigorously and wait for the fur to settle, I guarantee you the winners will be the ones with the whiskers  :-)

@ Karlos

"..they are called big cats for a reason.."

I know, my good man, and those are very big dogs you posted  :-P

[odin]

@T-Bone's fluff:
Aaaaaw! GIMME!  :-P.

@Thread:
:roflmao:

Cats will win over a dog any day!

[Karlos]

X-ray wrote:
Exactly.
And if you throw all the cats and dogs in the world into one big bag, shake the bag vigorously and wait for the fur to settle, I guarantee you the winners will be the ones with the whiskers  :-)

Of course. But that doesn't say which ones, given cats and dogs have whiskers!

Of course it will be dogs. Period.

The flaw in your reasoning is that you have to invoke wild cats; which in all honesty are feck all like domestic cats save a few vestigial behavioural patterns, in order to win the cat v dog battle.

Put all the *domestic* canines and felines together and it's bye bye to cats, forever.

:-P

(not that I would ever actually advocate setting one animal on another unless the latter was a chav an the former.. well something big, nasty and grudge bearing)

@ Karlos

"..they are called big cats for a reason.."

I know, my good man, and those are very big dogs you posted  :-P

Big, yes. Wild, no.

All cats are scum. EOD.

[Speelgoedmannetje]

mdma wrote:
All cats are scum. EOD.

/Completely ignores this point because of looking at the kitten pics
aaaaawwwww... sweety sweety kitten!

Speelgoedmannetje wrote:

mdma wrote:
All cats are scum. EOD.

/Completely ignores this point because of looking at the kitten pics
aaaaawwwww... sweety sweety kitten!

No no no, thats how they draw you in with their cute little kitten face. Then you get attatched to it, then it turns into a cat!

/note to self - Must get bulldog to pester next doors cat!

[X-ray]

@ Karlos

"...Of course. But that doesn't say which ones, given cats and dogs have whiskers!"

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I know, I was onto a winner there from the start
 :-D

Now look, I've stroked little lion cubs in South Africa, and they are just little kitties. So what if they grow up all big and gruff-like, they're just pussy-cats inside  :-P
But they are still cats. Like Vincent says, bring your biggest dog, and we'll bring our biggest cat...we'll see which one is licking its 'whiskers' afterwards.

@ all those canine collaborators:

Here are a few points to ponder:

1) A dog will lick its balls solely for the purpose of immediately thereafter licking your face.
2) Dogs are known for leaving crap-mines on the lawn, living-room rug, or anywhere else where it is inconvenient. Edit: actually I would say that leaving a turd anywhere exposed to the atmosphere and possibly the shoe of an owner is inconvenient, that is why the cat has the dignity to bury it.
3) Slobbering and bad breath. I'm not saying a cat's breath is like jasmine, but it sure beats a dog.
4) General cleanliness. A house that has dogs in it always stinks whereas you need never realise there's a cat around until it brushes up against your legs.
5) Noise factor. I don't have to explain that one any further...
6) Cats don't hump human legs or shoes. They generally have visitor-friendly behaviour. You never visit somebody and hear them say 'honey, please take the cats outside/round the back'

It's simple, gents.
Cats rule.

[gizz72]

Greetings,

@X-ray

Go X-Ray! Go X-ray!

She's proud of you!
@T-Bone
I see you've change your Avatar. How Cuuute!! :-D

Regards,

GiZz72

[T_Bone]

Vincent wrote:
I like the new avatar T-Bone, looks like blacky is gobsmacked that he's getting a kiss from whitey :-D

:-P

[X-ray]

@ T-Bone

I must say that avatar of yours is really nice and I am toying with the idea of giving in and having a kitty avatar too. We can have a feline resurgence here...

@ Gizz

Yup, cats are cool, even in cartoons.

[Karlos]

@X-Ray

I don't care if you have handled lion cubs. They simply don't count. Only a nutter keeps them as pets :-P

The points you make about a dog's less savoury characteristics are fair enough. Most of these, however, are bad training.

Even if we allow your bad points to stand, their plus points so far outweigh anything a cat can offer it isn't even funny.

1) A dog can be trained. A cat will always do what the feck it likes.

2) A cat has never deterred an intruder (sole exception of above mentioned game cat keeping nutters) or a would be assailant.

When I was younger, some chavs tried it on whilst I was walking the dog (he was behind the bush at that precise moment, laying a few camines). They fecked off pretty quick when this large black & tan mass appeared and raised its hackles.

3) A cat has never rescued its owner.
4) A cat has never rescued a complete stranger or brought attention to someone in distress.

That old dog saw off a few unsavoury chav types pestering an old lady wating at the bus stop outside our house. I found him growling under the front door, put his leash on and walked into the garden. Said chavs again fecked off immediately, old lady makes fuss of large beast that was a moment ago straining at the lead.

5) Cats have never been used to sniff out drugs, explosives or do anything else which is of use to people in general.

6) Cats are lazy uncaring fat leeches that regard you solely as a source of food and shelter. For all his faults, a dog is a true companion and will willingly work for everything he gets.

In summary, cats are convenience pets that you don't have to make any effort towards (save food and shelter) and they give nothing (other than their tactile softness) in return.

Dogs can be every bit as fluffy, clean and cute as felines and still be useful too.

It's simple.

Dogs rule.

[odin]

@Karlos

Pah! I have always considered you to be a cool person but now I know you truly are a very nasty and unfriendly person!

:-P

[bloodline]

@Karlos

If I wanted an animal that pesters me for attention, that's excited to see me, slobbers in my crotch, costs a lot of money, makes a lot of noise for no reason, leaves hair everywhere, pretends to understand what I say and demands that I take it out all the time... I'd get a girl friend.

Cats rule :-P

[Vincent]

:lol:

And winner of thread of the month goes to... this one :-D

I don't care what reasons cats are better than dogs, or dogs are better than cats, the one thing that over rules everything for me...

We don't have to get up first thing in the morning in the pissing rain/snow/crap weather to take the dog for a walk.  Return a few hours later to repeat.  Return another few hours later to repeat again, then finally repeat again before going to bed.

:-P

[Speelgoedmannetje]

ppl, let us come together Polder-Model-wise:
Cats and dogs are just different