On a more fun topic, I just noticed all the cat bashing. I’ve never gotten that cats were “feminine” pets. I’ve always like them because they’re the ultimate killing machines. Dogs have to work together to get a kill and they frequently scavenge and even eat trash. Cats are stealthy solo hunters and if the meat’s not very fresh they’ll turn their noses up at it. Dogs smell bad and poop and pee all over. Cats are toilet trained automatically! You don’t even have to do anything. And they have absolutely no smell whatsoever. You can take a housecat, put your nose right in its fur and sniff deeply. It smells like air. Try that with a lab. As a solo hunter they can’t have any smell or they wouldn’t get any mice. Dogs use their body odor to drive prey; the upwind dogs smell spooks the prey right into the waiting jaws of their downwind packmates.
I love dogs too but they’re a totally different kind of vibe. More like having a kid. Cats raised from kittens will usually be affectionate to their owners but ones rescued from the wild are more distant. They can still be pretty entertaining though. And yes, they are kind of stupid which is also lots of fun too.
