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Scientists say dogs over cats
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Pets are all awesome, fuck off science.
my pet monkey which I will one WONDEROUS day own, will kick the shit out of dogs and cats then do science homework for my children.
my pet monkey which I will one WONDEROUS day own, will kick the shit out of dogs and cats then do science homework for my children.
Fox the Sly
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GSG Flash said:
Did I miss something? If there's uncertainty then "may" sounds valid.
BobFromPikeCreek
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Oh, so you don't have a cat then?DR2K said:
PowersOfTen
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ZephyrFate said:
Cats have horrid breath son.
Tenkai Star
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Don't you get it!! It's all part of their plan! They are trying to lure us into a false sense of safety. This just means they are closer to growing opposable thumbs and when that happens we are doomed!!
British Monsoon
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Uh, so can my cat - granted, most cats will just look at your finger when you point, but mine looks where i'm pointing. She also understands mirrors while a lot of cats don't, so stick that in your pipe 'New Scientist'.
Hmm.
Aha.
So what you're saying, New Scientist, is that dogs are willing to become de facto slaves out of some misplaced need for affection from their owner, whereas cats don't give a shit and still get the same affection that dogs crave? Now who's the smart one
silverbullet1080
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Science once again telling us the fucking obvious.
Bootaaay said:Uh, so can my cat - granted, most cats will just look at your finger when you point, but mine looks where i'm pointing. She also understands mirrors while a lot of cats don't, so stick that in your pipe 'New Scientist'.
Hmm.
Aha.
So what you're saying, New Scientist, is that dogs are willing to become de facto slaves out of some misplaced need for affection from their owner, whereas cats don't give a shit and still get the same affection that dogs crave? Now who's the smart one
The dog owner I'd imagine. Has a more useful pet.
PflargBlarg
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ZephyrFate said:
More fun to play with, what have you been smoking?
Jamesfrom818
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silverbullet1080 said:
Next thing you know scientists will be telling us bros really do come before hoes.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Daigoro said:
Well they got a cure for everything now so its time to get onto the important stuff.
Always-honest
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dogs are horrible.... they are for insecure people.
Cold-Steel
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Now all we need is for Religion to say cats over dogs.
Always-honest
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i think they will say otherwise tbh.. we wanna spread the genes... need hoes for thatJamesfrom818 said:
Red Scarlet
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I'll love them both.
Study seems to have missed the part about demands on the owner's time. I can leave my cat for a couple days while I go somewhere for the weekend and she'll be perfectly fine. I have friends who can never even grab a quick drink after work because they have to rush home to let the dogs out before they shit all over the living room or explode from holding it in.
I do like dogs, I would just never want to own one. Not solo, at least.
Self-sufficient > utterly dependent
I do like dogs, I would just never want to own one. Not solo, at least.
Self-sufficient > utterly dependent
Red Scarlet
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Scrow said:
I've always had both at all times. Growing up, cats were my favorite. She died though, and now my middle aged puppy is who is the closest to me now.
MattKeil said:
Pet doors work pretty well. Except when it's really cold for an old dog..
Unknown One
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Dog man's bitch *Rans out of thread before dog people get me*
pizzaguysrevenge
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Dogs suck.
Cats aren't much better.
Fuck pets.
Cats aren't much better.
Fuck pets.
timetokill
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Bootaaay said:
Wow, really? In all seriousness, I've never seen a cat that can do this. Can it follow a head nod as well? Every dog I've had, I've played catch with or whatever, and I simply do a subtle head nod, and the dog is able to follow where the nod is pointing to a direction. It's actually a pretty remarkable ability, to follow that "imaginary" line through space to a direction.
Tried it with cats (girlfriend's cats, friends of the family, etc.) and never found one that could follow it. but a stranger's dog can get it pretty much immediately.
So what you're saying, New Scientist, is that dogs are willing to become de facto slaves out of some misplaced need for affection from their owner, whereas cats don't give a shit and still get the same affection that dogs crave? Now who's the smart one
Obviously the dog owner, who got the affectionate, trainable, and useful pet
Tornado Condor
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Well it was common sense. Dogs rule.
if you're going to correct someone, try to be right.GSG Flash said:
domesticated dog species descendant out of asia existed in north America prior to European arrival, this alone would push the domestication of dog species back to +14,000 years. the cited 130k figure is most likely an average out between archeological evidence of interaction between human and wolf species and the predicted speciation event between dogs and wolves.
My mom brought home a dog the other week. Since then, between the barking, the whining to be let out, the constant neediness, and the, "I'm going to sit in your lap even though I'm way too big to do so and not even all that soft," I've been continually reminded of why cats are way more awesome.
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