Who is worse- dog owners or cat owners??????

I would classify both dog and cat owners as wonderful people because they've chosen to take responsibility for creatures that would be much worse off without them. And a big responsibility it is, whether dogs or cats.

Not that outdoor dogs and cats are helpless. We just returned from a trip to the Med and in Kotor, Montenegro cats are absolutely revered. There was what I would call a "cat park" where there was a patch of grass with a couple of cat carriers and lots of food. There were cats and very young kittens sleeping and walking around in the garden. There were cats all along the streets that had no fear of humans. Some were laying with their bellies exposed. There were dishes of food outside many of the shops. Kotor is a walled city and they know the cats keep out the vermin. ;)
 

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Olivia said:
Since I've lost my Pomeranian sweetheart I feel I am too old to adopt another pet because I don't want to outlive him or her. But I do miss having one so I got a meta dog. He can't do much but he loves to watch television. He especially likes action programs such as car high speed chases and loud crashes There is no doubt he can hear and see. Whenever l might block his view he barks at me. l am not kidding or exaggerating nor am I nuts__yet.

He also won't leave anything behind on anyone's lawn.
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I’m 70 so when both my dogs die I intend to go to the shelter and come home with the oldest small dog that’s there. I will rinse and repeat until I die or can no longer care for them. Many old pets die in shelters every day.
 
seadoug said:
I would classify both dog and cat owners as wonderful people because they've chosen to take responsibility for creatures that would be much worse off without them. And a big responsibility it is, whether dogs or cats.

Not that outdoor dogs and cats are helpless. We just returned from a trip to the Med and in Kotor, Montenegro cats are absolutely revered. There was what I would call a "cat park" where there was a patch of grass with a couple of cat carriers and lots of food. There were cats and very young kittens sleeping and walking around in the garden. There were cats all along the streets that had no fear of humans. Some were laying on their bellies. There were dishes of food outside many of the shops. Kotor is a walled city and they know the cats keep out the vermin. ;)
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Istanbul and some other Turkish cities are like that with dogs. Dogs everywhere. Sleeping on the sidewalk, in the park, on benches, everywhere. They're "city dogs" and everyone takes care of them. They have a metal tag in their ears that shows they've been neutered and veterinarians regularly round up as many as possible for shots and medical care. You'll see dog houses outside shops and lots of food and water set out. They're all friendly, at least the ones we met, and won't turn down a scratch and a kind word.

There is a young entrepreneur who developed vending machines for the disposal of plastic water bottles. You pour your leftover water into an opening, which fills a built-in bowl at street level. Then you shove your bottle into an opening, which triggers a few pieces of kibble to drop into another dish. Visitors are also urged to buy a bag of dogfood for the pups.
 

Teacher Terry said:
I’m 70 so when both my dogs die I intend to go to the shelter and come home with the oldest small dog that’s there. I will rinse and repeat until I die or can no longer care for them. Many old pets die in shelters every day.
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That's great. I've thought about doing that and definitely would if l was 70 but l already am 76 and ln pretty good health but would worry about my future health with a pet. My Pom passed away 7 months ago at 12 years old and l'm still in mourning l don't want to go through that again. I do donate frequently to our local Humane Society and they do a great job for both cats and dogs. And there are frequent opportunities to double one's donation. I so do want to have another cat and dog.
 
Olivia said:
Since I've lost my Pomeranian sweetheart I feel I am too old to adopt another pet because I don't want to outlive him or her. But I do miss having one so I got a meta dog. He can't do much but he loves to watch television. He especially likes action programs such as car high speed chases and loud crashes There is no doubt he can hear and see. Whenever l might block his view he barks at me. l am not kidding or exaggerating nor am I nuts__yet.

He also won't leave anything behind on anyone's lawn.
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Don't forget there are always older dogs that need homes. :)
 
Dog owners can indeed be far more problematic because their pets can be far more dangerous to people when owners are negligent in keeping them under control in public. For example, I once encountered two pit bulls racing towards me in an ally. Approx. 50 feet behind them was the owner on a skateboard. Of course I stopped and with my heart in my throat, I stepped aside to let them by. Had they decided to attack me I would have been dead meat. Reported the incident to the police.

Also, once, late evening walking home, I encountered a pit bull roaming around while his owner was following approx. half a bloc away begging him to please stop so they could go home. Again I felt at the mercy of a dog due to owner negligence.

Before those incidents, at age 23, while living in Chicago, the apartment building manager had his dogs loose in the yard entrance area forcing us to use the alleyway. When I did attempt to use the front entrance, I was forced to fight the dog while the owner looked on hoping that it would bite me. When it failed, because I finally dazed it with a window-curtain-rod shot to the head, the owner, this veritable behemoth weighing approx. 300 pounds and 6 foot six tall, started approaching me menacingly. Since I didn't run, as he had confidently expected, but had only prepared to crack him on the head as well, he backed away.

I have never felt threatened by any cat or cat owner in those terrifying ways.

BTW I had a curtain-rod on me as a precaution. I had been advised to take an iron tube and a knife. But since I didn't want to kill the dog I risked getting bitten. Stupid, but that is what did. Today I would try to settle it by having a conversation with the owner, and if that didn't work, then take him to court or relocate. But youth makes mistakes and that is one I made.
 
Della said:
As an owner of both I'll say cats for reasons Holly alluded to. In spite of the fact that my dachshund is the barkingest dog that ever lived, it's my cat that caused my neighbors to hate me. My dog does all her business (barking at the same time) inside her expensively fenced yard. My cat would go over the fence and use the neighbor's handy flower beds.
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Well, that would be remedied if you kept your kitty indoors. We never let our cat out, too afraid of racoons, nasty humans, being run over by a car, etc.
 
I forgot to mention that as a kid of approx. ten, I was chased by a dog for about three minutes. True, it was a Chihuahua. But its teeth looked mighty dangerous to me. It was resting on its belly on a porch in front of a small store and it growled as soon as it saw me. Then when I tried to leave the store, it made a move towards me with its snout and the chase was on.

I leapt over the porch bannister landed on the pavement and took off. I was fast, but it was faster and I could hear it gradually gaining on me. So I would slide to a stop, turn around and run back towards the store and it would do the same. Finally my cousin George, who strongly resembled Jerry Lewis, in appearance and behavior, opened the car door and I leaped into the back seat head-first imagining the Chihuahua leaping in after me.

Of course, to my cousin it was a big joke. Claimed he had seen my upper body travelling back and forth from his vantage point in the car without knowing why. But to me, it had been a terrifying life or death experience. Again, had the dog been secured, it would not have been able to do that.
 
Tom52 said:
Where we live if you see someone pushing around a stroller it won't be their grand child it will be their fur baby. People here are nuts about their dogs. I just read a posting on the next door app where a lady was hoping to find someone that could be hired to dog sit in their home for a couple of weeks.

The wording of the post basically said someone was needed to stay fulltime in the dog owners home, had to walk the dog at least five times a day, had to let the dog sleep with the sitter in the homeowners bed, the dog only ate pate that had to be heated to exactly 70 degrees or the dog refused to eat, and the real kicker was the dog sitter was required to get up during the night to give the dog a drink. Oh yeah, the dog would only drink from a glass.

There was a surprising number of people offering their dog sitting services.
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Yes all sounds OTT - but if the pay is good I guess people would be willing to do it for a couple of weeks.
 
Some people here walk dogs in strollers - you can buy strollers made for dogs.

If the dog likes going for a walk and you like going for a walk, but the dog is older and can no longer manage walking far - they are a good idea.

Would use one myself if I was ever in that situation.
 
January said:
Some people here walk dogs in strollers - you can buy strollers made for dogs.

If the dog likes going for a walk and you like going for a walk, but the dog is older and can no longer manage walking far - they are a good idea.

Would use one myself if I was ever in that situation.
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Yeah, if the dog is unable to walk but I guarantee you 95% of the dogs in strollers are perfectly capable of walking farther than their "parents". I have heard people say they like/get along better with their fur babies than their own children, and I believe them. Some of these old folks are definitely over the top.
 
January said:
I highly doubt that Tom.

All dogs I have known to be in strollers are old and not capable of walking far - or are recovering from surgery.

Not sure what you think is so OTT.🤔
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So you are implying I am either telling a lie or am just plain ignorant of what I see with my own eyes. O.K., you insult me so I will bow out now.
 
Tom52 said:
Yeah, if the dog is unable to walk but I guarantee you 95% of the dogs in strollers are perfectly capable of walking farther than their "parents".
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Tom52 said:
So you are implying I am either telling a lie or am just plain ignorant of what I see with my own eyes. O.K., you insult me so I will bow out now.
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Well at most you have seen with your own eyes in your own area - that doesn't make it so everywhere.

I am saying your "95% guarantee" applies at most to only your own area -as I said "All dogs I have known to be in strollers are old and not capable of walking far - or are recovering from surgery."

I guess I am not lying either

and being involved in a dog club for many years and a regular at our dog park - I have known many dogs

I do think your perception of dogs using strollers is mistaken

if you find that insulting, so be it.
 
Tom52 said:
So you are implying I am either telling a lie or am just plain ignorant of what I see with my own eyes. O.K., you insult me so I will bow out now.
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Tom, not all disabilities are obvious. I have a 10 year old dog with a fatal heart condition and she’s not allowed to walk more than 2 blocks per my vets instructions. She looks perfectly healthy but isn’t. She rides in the stroller while her brother and I walk.,
 
Tom52 said:
Yeah, if the dog is unable to walk but I guarantee you 95% of the dogs in strollers are perfectly capable of walking farther than their "parents". I have heard people say they like/get along better with their fur babies than their own children, and I believe them. Some of these old folks are definitely over the top.
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We had a dog who was epileptic and went blind due to diabetes. We had to give her insulin shots twice a day. If she had an epileptic seizure she wasn’t always able to keep walking so we bought her a doggie stroller. It’s the equivalent of a human getting a wheelchair. I’m sure others may have put the dog down but we didn’t. We loved our dog and were willing to go out of our way to help her. I don’t really care what others thought.
 

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