y66 Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 It's amazing what you can teach cats and dogs to do. If this is something you're interested in, check out Karen Pryor's "Don't Shoot The Dog" or, more practically, her DVD "Clicker Magic". Pryor is a world authority on using behavioral psychology for animal training and, I think, the first person to have success training dolphins. No relation to Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 SAM ------------------ Really...the watercoolers' are a bunch of cat lovers....now I understand these posts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babalu1997 Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 well guys aint supposed to like cats cats are for lols and lygS(little young gals) guys may raise pitbills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Call me a lol then...Hate pitbulls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babalu1997 Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 i just read the interview with roland wald he loves cats too bridge players must be all cat people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 From recent review of children's books featuring animals. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/16/books/review/McMullan-t_CA0/McMullan-t_CA0-articleLarge.jpg Walked the pup in light rain this morning. No balloons but he was fascinated with the leaves floating down the gutter and with air bubbles which he discovered he could produce by putting his paw in the water. He jumped back when one of them popped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 <animal id="cruelty">I found my roommate's green laser pointer. It's endless fun with the cat. You can see the wheels turning in her head when you point the laser directly at her body and she has to come up with a plan to catch this thing that is actually on her. Yesterday she was actually trying to catch the stream of light in the air rather than the focus of the light on the carpet.</animal> Well, I think it's funny at least. And pets are supposed to bring their owners joy, right? Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 My dog just chewed through the power cord to my AC adapter. Battery is getting low. See you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babalu1997 Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 old babalu, now 13 years old had not seen the girl who had been away in college for several years, who is allergic and does not like cats, but who on occasion did some cat-sitting girl comes by with the boyfriend babalu comes to say hello, walks in the room, talking, then finally rubs on the the girl`s leg till the girl rubs her head babalu paid no attention to the boyfriend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 I find this kind fo things amazing http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=325_1274010677 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babalu1997 Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 i just saw this picture of a bionic cat in the news http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/ph...alhealthoffbeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onoway Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 I don't think that dogs come off second best if comparing how useful they are to people compared to cats, as a previous poster suggested. Cats may (not all will) hunt rats and mice but so do dogs..Jack russell terriers were originally bred to hunt vermin for example. (Besides, dogs don't play with their victims...the main thing I have against cats. I loathe mice but watching a cat torture one is a horrifying experience, the ultimate bully.) Some of the other roles dogs have had include: they have worked in wars to sniff out landmines and run messages among other things, they are being used to help people with medical problems to live independent lives -warning of imminent epileptic attacks so the person can get somewhere safe or warning deaf owners of the phone or doorbell or boiling kettle or anything else needing attention. There are care dgos for autistic kids so parents don't have to watch them every second. The guide dogs for the blind are well established as enhancing the quality of life and allowing a much greater independance than otherwise would be possible. Some dogs have been trained to establish the presence of termites and where they are, to act as lifeguards for drowning swimmers, help track and find lost people, herd cattle sheep, horses, ducks and whatever else. They have been used to rescue people from avalanches and snowstorms, and haul people and products where they needed to go. Some dogs are being used to help determine the occurrance of cancer. They have been used in police work both in active roles such as tracking. attack and other such things but also in rehabilitation programs for prison inmates who take abandoned dogs and train them into roles as therapy animals in nursing homes and so forth. The dog's role can sometimes encompass a whole lot more beyond having the protector confidant and buddy role that is all most dogs are asked to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloa513 Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 As much as dogs can help humans, there are many more dogs that are a nuisance and a danger. How many people take a dog for a walk and the dog walks the human by dropping its poo everywhere, peeing, barking aggressively at human and other animals and insisting on stopping to stiff things. They also can kill and seriously injure human and bark excessively, none of which a cat does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 p.s. Don't forget that, unlike Rotweilers, they don't rip your face off. :lol: You've obviously not had a faceful of claws - nor indeed unstuck a child's lip from a playful kitten. I am a dog and also guinea pig person. Cats are OK - but I can be as indifferent about them as they are to others. I might have been a rat person too - but when I was a kid and wanted one my mother said they stink so they were not allowed. Obviously I have a soft spot for squirrels too and was really quite chuffed when I found a squirrell (two Ls) in my family history. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 As much as dogs can help humans, there are many more dogs that are a nuisance and a danger. How many people take a dog for a walk and the dog walks the human by dropping its poo everywhere, peeing, barking aggressively at human and other animals and insisting on stopping to stiff things. They also can kill and seriously injure human and bark excessively, none of which a cat does. Yeah - well - some people these days, especially now that a great many of us are 2 or more generations removed from any connection with farming and the land, have NO FAINTEST CLUE how to manage a dog. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleBerg Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Fried chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloa513 Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 I have been scratched by a cat (my own- he's a bit crazy), they just can't do the harm that a dog can do- they use half claw length. Cats also don't tend to bite as much as dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 DID I SAY SAM THE WONDER DOG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Good thing Cloa doesn't know about my pet mongoose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 wtf is half claw length? your cat must be a bit crazy, because my cat shreds me up pretty good when i pick her up, which she hates. the scars on my arms and shoulders are a good indicator that the entire claw is used. also, she does this thing where she rolls onto her back with her claws extended, and if you mistakenly interpret her actions as a desire to have her tummy rubbed, the consequences will be bloody. I have been bitten by a de-clawed cat as well. It wasn't pleasant. my point is cats have done me much, much more harm than dogs have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 But that's because cats have an innate ability to spot evil. They scratch good people at half claw length. BTW kittens are not good at differentiating play fighting from real fighting so tread with care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 But that's because cats have an innate ability to spot evil. They scratch good people at half claw length. BTW kittens are not good at differentiating play fighting from real fighting so tread with care. you're not the first person to tell me cats have the innate ability to determine good people from bad people. I think it's an absurd claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 you see, you're continually insulting them :rolleyes: sorry dude but I must side with your cat on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 gwnn if i told you that you can't walk through walls or jump over tall buildings, is that an insult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 it would be for Spiderman for example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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