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Cats Ancestors Came To People For Their Food · New York Articles — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:08:08 +0000

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Cats Ancestors Came To People For Their Food · Articles — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:48:45 +0000

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By: Jim Satterfield

Jim Satterfield — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:34:04 +0000

I’ve never found cosmo’s generalization to be true. Each of the dogs in the house are their own creatures as well as the cats. There’s the elderly 15 pound queen of the house, the schnauzer who has insecurity problems for her own reasons (Her first human had to give her up.) who wants lots of attention and doesn’t like cats but remembers most of the time that she has to put up with them, the other rescued dog from the pound who hates to have “mom” out of sight for a minute and just loves his toys to the point that any stuffed animal that comes into the house is viewed as his so we have to be careful he doesn’t see some presents for the grandkids and then there’s the 80 pound 4 year old “puppy” who is in some ways the most spoiled of the bunch but is kind enough to let the humans use his bed at night even though he’s had a hard day of guarding his yard from those people who dare to walk on the sidewalk behind it.

By: DLS

DLS — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:01:41 +0000

Dogs have masters, cats have slaves.

Seems that way to me when I visit my friend in DC (self-professed radical, GBLT activist, cat lover, feral cat rescuer, and PETA member — and of course, vegetarian bordering on veganism)

And she wonders why I laugh at her when she says she’s “child-free” …. her ten-plus “children” she devotes her spare time to are quite independent, but still demanding sometimes as well as affectionate sometimes.

By: cosmoetica

cosmoetica — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:51:52 +0000

Cats are infinitely more interesting than dogs. Every cat I’ve ever owned has been individuated. Dogs are either asskissers or vicious.

By: kimrit

kimrit — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:25:09 +0000

There was a video on MSNBC a while back that showed a music teacher’s cat who had learned to play the piano. The teacher believed that the cat viewed her paying students as “competition”, and so learned the skill in order to get equal attention.

By: Jim Satterfield

Jim Satterfield — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:09:52 +0000

Yep, they definitely want more than food. Every one we have will come to us for some affection, asking in their own way. We keep some dry cat food up out of dog range but where the cats can hop up to help themselves. Marvin(the Martian Kitty), my cat, will hop up there in the morning when I am getting my to-go cup of coffee ready and stare at me until I pet him. Once he’s gotten his attention it’s breakfast time.

By: ChuckPrez

ChuckPrez — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:46:06 +0000

Awesome comment, CS! I like it!

By: Rambie

Rambie — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:30:59 +0000

CS, no it’s “Dogs have masters, cats have servants.”

I grew up with both cats and dogs and currently have 2 cats since I work too many hours to have a dog. We’ve had cats that never wandered out of the house/yard to ones that only came near for food. So I can agree with the articles/studies but I think KRitter has a point too, some cats seem to want more than just food they want companionship too.

Oh, and it’s good to see you pointing more CS!

By: Holly in Cincinnati

Holly in Cincinnati — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:08:51 +0000

Cats Rule!

By: kritter

kritter — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:11:43 +0000

Cats probably did initially come to humans for food, but I doubt that today’s house cat stays for that reason. Many hunt on their own, and so don’t really need humans for that reason. I think it may provide a partial explanation, but cats also crave human companionship and warmth, as anyone who has had the pleasure of the affection and closeness of a purring feline will attest to.

By: C Stanley

C Stanley — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:56:06 +0000

Dogs have masters, cats have slaves.

By: Cats Ancestors Came To People For Their Food · Kokorec

Cats Ancestors Came To People For Their Food · Kokorec — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:19:47 +0000

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