• tiramichu@lemm.ee
    4·
    4 months ago

    Owning a dog is the intersection between thinking dogs are the best, and actually having the time, energy and headspace to look after one.

    If dogs looked after themselves like cats do, I’d be inclined. But then they wouldn’t be dogs, I suppose.

    • OozingPositron@feddit.cl
      2·
      4 months ago

      Dogs are so loving and in my case have always been obedient, but the first two years they behave like a dinosaur on meth. And then cats are so calm but they just ignore me except for when they want food.

      • VelvetStorm@lemmy.world
        01·
        4 months ago

        Do you try to play with your cats? If you don’t try to need any of their needs other than food, water, and litter, why would they care about you beyond that? I have 3 cats and a rescue kitten I’m fostering, and all 4 of them seek me and my wife out for attention every single day. Play with your cats and respect their boundaries, and they will come to you for their emotional needs as well.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
          1·
          4 months ago

          I have two cats and one of them is motivated exclusively by food and the opportunity to rip cardboard boxes apart and spread to the contents over the floor. He’s not interested in anything else.

          The other one is perfectly friendly.

          Sometimes you just have to have the right kind of cat.

    • TheHarpyEagle@lemmy.world
      1·
      4 months ago

      I like my dog’s energy because she motivates me to move at least a little bit each day. Of course I’m not gonna get a husky because no amount of motivation would let me keep up with them, but a good energy match in a dog is heaven to me.

      I like cats too, but I feel like I just don’t “get” them as intuitively.

  • Ibaudia@lemmy.world
    1·
    4 months ago

    Straight man (cis) here. I prefer cats because having a dog is like having a stupid, stubborn kid that shits everywhere and screams constantly. Doesn’t even come with the benefit of being able to witness their beautiful, growing mind. They’re just dumb and annoying forever.

    I expect this to be my most disliked comment lol

  • nikaaa@lemmy.world
    0·
    4 months ago

    I think it depends on your stance towards authoritarianism. Dogs follow commands, cats do not.

  • CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world
    01·
    4 months ago

    What happened to white women fuckin’ their dogs?

    That used to be a thing among that list, so you’d think they end up on the “prefers dogs” part.