Are you a cat or a dog person? - Page 1
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author: PartialDischarge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 04:26:29 pm
content: The 'post a picture of a cat' thread got me thinking... and it seems that so many of you ppl have cats!Since I believe that a lot can be said from a person Im curious about if we are mostly a feline group or a canine oneLeave your votes and comments!

author: nanofrog
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 04:42:49 pm
content: I like both, and voted as such, but I do lean towards cats (only have cats these days).

author: wraper
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 05:06:25 pm
content: I came to the conclusion that pets are incompatible with electronic parts, unless you like parts in the drawers being mixed with fur.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 05:13:23 pm
content: Quote from: wraper on July 09, 2016, 05:06:25 pmAssuming you've a door to the lab, why not just close it and keep them out?

author: PartialDischarge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 05:19:08 pm
content: Quote from: nanofrog on July 09, 2016, 05:13:23 pmIf you ever had one youll know you cant. A pet is like a baby and will always want to stay close to you

author: mathsquid
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 05:22:49 pm
content: I voted cat, because I'm a cat person and have no desire to have a dog. However, I do like dogs when they belong to other people and are well-trained.

author: apis
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 05:26:57 pm
content: I like both, but cats make better pets.

author: nanofrog
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 05:28:20 pm
content: Quote from: MasterTech on July 09, 2016, 05:19:08 pmI have several.One in particular always wants in, but if I do, he wants to be right in my face (stomps all over me, the keyboard, DUT, ....) to make sure he's the center of attention. He's a needy little soul; so much so I have to take breaks to go out and pet him, or he claws at the door like a dog would.

author: ajb
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 06:22:04 pm
content: Grew up with dogs (my mother is allergic to cats), but my first apartment after school only allowed cats, so we've had cats ever since. Turns out I'm also allergic to cats, but nothing a little Zyrtec can't fix. Plan is to move to a larger place in a couple of years and get a very large dog, plus lots of other animals if my other half has her way. She's always liked any kind of animal, so we've usually had a guinea pig or twol, and more recently a couple of rabbits. I'm not as into the small animals, as I prefer more interactive pets, but we did just get a couple of baby rats, which are fun. They've been well socialized people since birth, so they're content being held, or hanging out on your shoulder, except when they get wound up and just want to climb everywhere.

author: calexanian
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 06:36:18 pm
content: Both cats and dogs know they will get lots of belly rubs and treats out of me! They usually make a bee line to me and start playing.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 07:34:37 pm
content: I heard on public radio about an university study (sorry forgot which one) that did a study on cats and concluded that they have no emotional feeling.They do their "thing" for food and heatI have always thought this.

author: Hydrawerk
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 07:53:17 pm
content: I am a pig person. I also like cats.

author: g.lewarne
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 07:58:17 pm
content: Dogs are clearly the superior pet

author: PA0PBZ
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 08:02:11 pm
content: Quote from: g.lewarne on July 09, 2016, 07:58:17 pmThey smell bad (specially wet), you have to walk them and they are loud!I'll go for cats anytime.

author: g.lewarne
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 08:08:30 pm
content: Quote from: PA0PBZ on July 09, 2016, 08:02:11 pmMine does not smell, she goes swimming in the river every day, and has a bath (jumps in the shower voluntarily with one of us) about once a week. I enjoy taking her out - I work on my own in the dark and its a reason to get out and meet people and have some fun.She is only loud and barky when the universally canine-hated nemesis is about (postman)

author: PartialDischarge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 08:25:22 pm
content: Quote from: PA0PBZ on July 09, 2016, 08:02:11 pmDogs dont have to smell bad, and depending on the breed bark more or less, and you are basically saying that you dont really care about the different intrinsic behaviours of cat/dog, you just care if they dont take up much of your own time.clearly you need something that can be turned on/off , not a pet

author: PartialDischarge
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 08:31:14 pm
content: Yep, cats don't love you (just as as expected)http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/12/science-confirms-it-cats-dont-love-us.html

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 08:53:37 pm
content: I love both cats and dogs. Especially bigger ones. But I have found in my travels that, outside of China and Korea, the available range in restaurants is not so good. I also love making joke posts, one of which is this one.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 09:41:31 pm
content: Both.Never had a dog as a "pet" though, as my background was livestock farming and our dogs were our "tools".Neighboring "pet" dogs were often a problem attacking sheep and in later years when we went to cattle attacked them too. Needless to say I've shot many dogs for worrying stock and my reputation in our area is quickly relayed to any new arrivals.Dogs can be excellent pets but care must be taken in their formative years to enforce obedience and to also be consistent with discipline throughout their lives.All my dogs lived happily with our domestic cats and some were even the best of buddies.However dogs were never allowed inside, their boundary was the door sill but not so our cats, they had free range over their kingdom.

author: bitslice
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 09:59:26 pm
content: Quote from: MasterTech on July 09, 2016, 08:25:22 pmDogs sweat through their feet, so regardless of whether owners think their fur smells or not, their houses and sofas will always smell of dog. And since dogs prefer to smell of fox poo whenever possible, then that too.The time issue isn't either/or - dogs prefer constant attention and will happily sit and look at you all day long, and love the pack animal relationship. Personally as a semi-introvert I find this really annoying.Cats like attention but don't require it, they are a bit more human in this respect.I don't want to be a slave to a dogs bowels, a cats occasional grass regurgitation is acceptable.Dogs are unpredictable unless watched and in the direct company of their owner, nobody ever died from having kitty savage them over an empty food bowl.Cats lick hands, dogs lick your face. Even watching this is disgusting.Cat owners are either nice or slightly mad, no cat ever stays with an asshole, they always have options.Dog owners are either nice, irritating hipsters or assholes, the dog doesn't care.Cats have more youtube channels, ergo they are funnier.

author: RobertoLG
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 10:05:55 pm
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author: VK5RC
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 10:11:43 pm
content: Dogs slightly more than cats myself, the trick is to get a dog like an Airedale, schnauzer or Poodle as they don't shed hair , I don't know of any cat varieties that don't shed hair.Our dogs live inside like we do.I think a lot depends on the environment in which they are raised, especially when young. Give them (either dog or cat) a caring supportive (but disciplined) environment and you will have a great companion. In Australia quite a few studies are showing the effect of letting cats roam is very bad for our native fauna.Re health of dogs v cats, while some badly trained dogs have killed, cats lick their bums so a cat bite (from an infection viewpoint) is MUCH worse than a dog bite, a cat bite is almost as bad as a human bite (the worst). People have died from the infection from trivial cat bites or scratch. It even has its own name "Cat scratch fever". Dog ownership is associated with a significant increase in lifespan I recall about 5 years or so, probably from the walking.Both provide much joy and companionship. It isn't a OR condition.

author: GreyWoolfe
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 10:31:28 pm
content: As you can tell by my user name which side of the fence I come down on. The stepdaughter has 2 cats and I have 2 dogs, a German/Australian Sheppard mix and a Doberman mix. SWMBO leans toward the 2 cats. All 4 animals get along very well. I don't discourage the barking as I know it will deter the scum of the earth from attempting something stupid and I know when UPS is dropping off. I like walking the dogs except when the heat index is about 107F like it is right now, but still do it. I find it comforting when I sit in the living room and they lay at my feet. I also don't mind being a slave to their bowels/bladders, it gets me up and away from the company laptop regularly plus I am always willing to take a break for head scratches and belly rubs. I DO NOT like the smell of cat urine and the one cat the stepdaughter brought home that sprayed had a very short span at the house. I will echo VK5RC and agree that the dogs provide me much joy and companionship, especially since I am based out of my house.

author: joeqsmith
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 10:48:03 pm
content: Never had a cat until this one showed up on the door step a mess. All the dogs have been rescues as well. I checked both.

author: bitslice
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 11:06:54 pm
content: Quote from: VK5RC on July 09, 2016, 10:11:43 pmTrue,except nobody told the birds in my area, I've had from one to six rescue cats over the years and they still pick the tree in my garden to nest in every year.Personally I blame the people who cut down trees for no good reason, just as much as the cat owners. I'm the only one with nestable trees for 100m in any direction.I believe that Americans prefer to keep their cats indoors, in the UK that kind of thinking is going to get an owner burned at the stake and the RSPCA called (in that order). Interesting difference I thought.QuoteThat's not the reason, partly because nobody makes toilet paper for dogs either so they lick their bums too, but mostly that cats teeth are sharper, penetrate more deeply and so are more likely to infect.Equally dogs bite far more people than cats do - you'd have to be really stupid not to notice an upset cat, but sometimes only another dog owner can spot the signs that a dog is about to go for you. That wagging tail? It doesn't always mean he's pleased to see you.

author: george.b
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 11:13:47 pm
content: Quote from: MasterTech on July 09, 2016, 08:31:14 pmQuoteOh yeah, so very scientific

author: bitslice
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timestamp: July 09, 2016, 11:20:50 pm
content: Quote from: george.b on July 09, 2016, 11:13:47 pmCanine Pack behaviour is close enough to human love for us to relate to.However felines are solitary hunters, so they evolved to withhold external signs of weakness or injury to avoid attack. It's very hard to tell a cat is suffering until it's almost dead.A dog will show signs of distress if another dog is injuredA cat will step over the body of a dead cat like it was a pillow.I'm not assigning an emotional value to evolutionary behaviour, it is what it is.Cats are still better though

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2016, 11:28:36 pm
content: I'm more of a cat person as far as having a pet goes, but I like all animals. Cats are just easier to take care of when you work full time and don't care as much when you're gone.

author: photon
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 12:06:22 am
content: A terrier likes to bite rats. That excuses the rest of their behavior.

author: Cubdriver
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 12:10:13 am
content: My guess is that anyone who's looked at the cat picture thread knows where on the spectrum I fall. I like dogs too, but personally for a pet much prefer cats. Much lower maintenance, and if necessary they can be left alone for a day or two with no ill effect. Oh, and they don't bark like mad every time a car goes by or a leaf blows past the window.Scooping litter boxes is a royal PITA, but at least I can do it onmyschedule, rather than on theirs as is necessary when letting/taking a dog outside to let them go several times a day, then waiting as they sniff every square inch of the yard seeking out that perfect spot to 'fertilize'.As for keeping them inside, where I live they fall on the food chain (coyotes, foxes and lately more and more frequently black bears are being sighted), and I'd like to keep them around for a while. They seem to be ok with it.-Pat

author: bitslice
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 12:22:43 am
content: Quote from: Cubdriver on July 10, 2016, 12:10:13 amThose are all scavenger animals and it's pretty unlikely they would bother with a cat.I live in the country so foxes just fall out of bed, pick up a rabbit and then go back to bed.I suspect the fox thing is borderline a myth, I've never heard of it directly.I have seen videos of cats chasing bears though, but I reckon bears are safe for now.But watch out for Koreans

author: mtdoc
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 12:48:40 am
content: Quote from: bitslice on July 10, 2016, 12:22:43 amCoyotes regularly dine on cats in many parts of the US. They are efficient predators. For some "urban coyotes" cats are a big part of their diet. Around here bald eagles occasionally grab a cat as well. I had a friend who lived right below an eagles nest used regularly for several years. She named her cat "eagle-bait".While I've been more of a dog person all my life we did have a great cat for several years. We may need to get another one soon to keep the mice in check.

author: ludzinc
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 12:59:41 am
content: Quote from: MK14 on July 09, 2016, 08:53:37 pmDepends on how hungry I am at the time.

author: System Error Message
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 01:05:16 am
content: how about a catdog person (not sure if anyone has seen the cartoon)

author: bitslice
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 01:40:14 am
content: Quote from: mtdoc on July 10, 2016, 12:48:40 amI can't find much that confirms this as a significant problem, except in those same (exclusively American) articles seeking a justification to keep cats indoors?To me if I had Jurassic Park next door and they had just failed their security audit for the 1000th time that week, then I'd still leave the window open for my cat.I'm only here as the official tin opener and fur comber, I don't want to be a zoo keeper.Besides, I've seen cats that were kept in doors, and they all behaved in a slightly neurotic manner compared to all of mine.It's an interesting cultural difference though. American pet owners perceive a risk and seek to keep their pet alive, I'm seeing essentially the same risk but my reaction is instinctually different. I reckon Americans are more risk aware than we are, maybe that explains it?

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2016, 01:55:03 am
content: Americans keep their dogs in crates too. Fucking bizzarre!I voted both, have had both, but much prefer dogs. They keep the burglars and other scum away for a start.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2016, 02:05:17 am
content: Quote from: bitslice on July 10, 2016, 01:40:14 amIsn't it a problem in some US states where the mountain lions prey on dogs too?

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2016, 02:08:09 am
content: Cat person - 100%DOG DIARY8:00 AM - Dog food! My favorite thing!9:30 AM - A car ride! My favorite thing!9:40 AM - A walk in the park! My favorite thing!10:30 AM - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!12:00 PM - Lunch! My favorite thing!1:00 PM - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!3:00 PM - Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!5:00 PM - Milk bones! My favorite thing!7:00 PM - Got to play ball! My favorite thing!8:00 PM - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!11:00 PM - Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!CAT DIARYDay 983 of my captivity!My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength. The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape.In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet. Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a 'good little hunter' I am. The sick bastards!There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of 'allergies'. I must learn what this means, and how to use it to my advantage.Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow - but at the top of the stairs.I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released - and seems to be more than willing to return. He obviously has issues.

author: mtdoc
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 02:34:46 am
content: Quote from: bitslice on July 10, 2016, 01:40:14 amJust google coyote eating cats ...Having lived in suburban areas with coyotes (Berkeley Hills) and rural areas for the past 30 years - in Vermont, Montana and now Washington state - it's pretty much common knowledge. I've had friends lose cats and small dogs to coyotes. I've witnessed dog and coyote fights.But I agree - it should not be justification IMHO to keep cats or dogs indoors.QuoteMountain lions are much less common but predation on dogs and cats happens. I personally know 2 people who have had dogs injured by mountain lions. Both were large dogs and neither was killed.'It's not exactly Jurassic park but rural America - especially in the West and Northeast - is completely different than anything in Great Britain - and yes I know - I've spent several weeks hiking in GB (Lake District, Peak District)QuoteI think you have a pretty narrow view of Americans. There is huge diversity here with respect to pets. Especially if you compare urban and suburban pet owners to rural pet owners.Very few people were I live have "indoor" cats. The fact that they occasionally lose one to a predator is just considered part of the deal.

author: nanofrog
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 02:37:12 am
content: Quote from: xrunner on July 10, 2016, 02:08:09 amNice!

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2016, 02:47:19 am
content: QuoteCats eat billions of birds each year, birds that would have eaten trillions of insects.Cats are going to cause the world to end as we know itFrom the overuse of pesticides (caused by cats) that lead to super infections that will become the end of mankind.Remember this every time you pet your cat. It is not Revelations that will be the end of man, it will be CATS !!!

author: tautech
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 02:54:07 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on July 10, 2016, 02:47:19 amIusedto have a similar thinking until I chatted with an old pest controller that told me he was abruptly questioned by a landholder as to why he didn't shoot the wild cat he had seen.His reply was: you don't have a rabbit problem, do you?So do we exterminate cats, then we'll have plagues of all sorts of vermin.....I'll keep my cat thanks.

author: mtdoc
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 02:58:57 am
content: Quote from: tautech on July 10, 2016, 02:54:07 amYep, around here, one of the main reasons keep cats is to keep the mice numbers down.Of course putting a bird feeder on your porch within reach of your cats is not nice either...Everything needs balance..

author: bitslice
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2016, 03:08:02 am
content: Quote from: mtdoc on July 10, 2016, 02:34:46 amI didn't mean to include every single American by that, in the same way I'm sure English people living in a city flat keep their pets indoors.I'm just pointing out a choice that is commonly discussed on American pet sites, it's only standing out as noticeable because we appear to do the opposite.You'd probably find the same number of web references to English people queuing and drinking tea, sometimes at the same time.Maybe some of you will have seen this channelhttps://www.youtube.com/user/HenriLeChatNoir

author: nanofrog
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 03:13:49 am
content: Quote from: mtdoc on July 10, 2016, 02:58:57 amI've got the bird feeder height OK in regard to the neighborhood cats (mine are indoor only). The squirrels OTOH can climb the steel pole it hangs from, so I've had to take to coating it in axle grease (fat little suckers slide back down before reaching the food).

author: Brumby
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 03:48:51 am
content: Quote from: nanofrog on July 10, 2016, 03:13:49 amVideo, please.

author: tautech
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 03:53:40 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on July 10, 2016, 03:48:51 am+1

author: nanofrog
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 04:29:29 am
content: Quote from: tautech on July 10, 2016, 03:53:40 amOK, I'll see if I can record the greedy little suckers going at it.

author: Vgkid
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 05:07:03 am
content: I like cats and dogs. With a slight preference to dogs.

author: Brumby
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timestamp: July 10, 2016, 06:24:56 am
content: Quote from: nanofrog on July 10, 2016, 04:29:29 am

author: PartialDischarge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2016, 09:41:46 am
content: I dont like cats and their sibylline character and false personality. They are natural carriers of toxoplasmosis. Dogs need more time, attention and care but they definitively more human, loyal and caring, so that extra effort gets paid

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2016, 10:13:32 am
content: I use the axle grease on pipes for a similar reason, but as there are not exactly a lot of squirrels around here, but grey Vervet monkeys, it does serve a similar purpose.As to cats and dogs, I like both, and rent them as needed. Cat upstairs, and friends for the dogs. the dogs know I am a pack member, and that i rank above them. It is very bad for a dog to think it is the pack leader, which is often the reason dogs often bite.Currently though I have a pet fish, Tilly the Tilapia. Used to have more, but as the biggest one gets bigger the smaller ones tend to look as if they fit in the mouth until there was only the one left. Now around 3 years old, and around the 10cm mark. Does not come when called, does not need walking, eats pond pellets and tends to come close to the side of the tank when hungry and wanting pellets. plus the water out of the bottom of the tank is great for the orchids and other plants as fertiliser, they grow nicely with a weekly watering of it.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 11, 2016, 12:41:02 am
content: Fat pets ?If I leave food out, my dogs will get fat.When I had a cat, she would eat what she wanted and leave and never got fat.Now I do not know what I should do with my pet spider. I am feeding it fly's (by chasing them to its web) but the spider is getting really fat, the belly is about 1/2 inch diameter. Can you over feed a spider? ps I cannot pet it

author: Mr.B
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timestamp: July 11, 2016, 01:02:37 am
content: I voted for both.My wife and I have two dogs, a cat and two tanks of fish...A number of people above have complained about dog smell.It largely depends upon two factors: The breed and the diet.We have Dalmatians.They do not smell at all, even when wet - thats a breed thing.However, we do not feed them raw meat or bones - then they really stink.Only one disadvantage of owning Dalmatians...They only moult twice a year - for six months in the summer and six months in the winter.

author: Macbeth
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timestamp: July 11, 2016, 02:20:06 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on July 11, 2016, 12:41:02 amI'm a bit of a spider fan too. All my pet arachnids are wild common or garden variety. I just leave them and their webs alone if I can help it. I only dust away old abandoned webs. It's quite amazing to watch a spider spin a fresh web and also preserve it's latest fly victim for eating at leisure. Also any bath spider gets moved elsewhere like the kitchen window - I keep the back door open for the dogs, but it means getting the summer flys in despite the door net.One thing that didn't happen as expected was chasing flys into its web - even swatting them and placing them, the spiders seem suspicious. They really do not get fat and know when to eat and usually just keep the flys preserved.Perhaps your spider is pregnant?I even have spiders that live behind my cars wing mirrors. Those webs do get swiped every time but the spiders even survive jet washing.Of course I am thankful none of them are Sydney Funnel Webs like Dave and his family have to deal with!

author: Alex Eisenhut
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timestamp: July 11, 2016, 02:56:36 am
content: Here's my belly jelly cat...

author: nanofrog
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timestamp: July 11, 2016, 03:10:10 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on July 11, 2016, 12:41:02 amWish mine was like that... When I rescued him (he was waiting for me at the door & I took him in), he was a healthy blue tabby. After becoming an indoor cat however, he liked the endless source of food so much, he got fat.So much so, that his name changed from Oliver* to Porkins (well, technically a nickname, but that's what he's called on a daily basis).* He reminded me of both the novelOliver Twistby C. Dickens, and the 1968 movieOliver!when he looked up at me and meowed very loudly (i.e. Please sir, may I have some more?), as I'd been putting food out for him prior to that moment.

author: jh15
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 11, 2016, 05:08:53 am
content: Quote from: mathsquid on July 09, 2016, 05:22:49 pmI would substitute kids for dogs in your sentence. I have a conventional Siamese named Cat5 (later modded and improved to cat5e under the hood).

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 11, 2016, 02:39:45 pm
content: Both. I have 2 cats and 2 dogs. Something's up with my server so I can't pull pics of the cats, and I don't have any on my laptop. DO have dog pics though.Biggest is Harley the Pug, 24 pounds at his last vet visit.Then comes Elwood the cat, at 21 poundsThen Trixie the Pug, 14 poundsAnd finally Squeaker the cat, at around 8 pounds or so (can't pick her up to get a weight). So named because as a kitten she sqeaked, not meowed. Still more of a squeak than a meow now that she's 7 or so. And BOTH dogs are afraid of her. Elwood is a super chill cat, anyone who gives him pets, he loves. He'll even come up and rub on the dogs, and they don't bother chasing him. Squeaker though, will prance up to the dogs and if they make any move she smacks them upside the head and runs away.Harley is the black one, Trixie is the fawn one. Old pic of her, she was barely a year old there, she's 6 now.

author: ez24
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timestamp: August 18, 2016, 07:12:38 am
content: Quote from: Macbeth on July 11, 2016, 02:20:06 amSHE WAS !Right after you asked she started spinning a cocoon and today the babies started coming out. I guess tomorrow I will have to open the window and let them out. I can deal with one spider but not a bunch of them. I will miss watching her while taking a whiz. I am puzzled that she did not keep her web repaired, it got harder and harder to feed her because the flies would just fall out of her web (dead or stunned flies). Started to feed her maggots and those damn things are hard to get a grip on, very powerful and like miniature snakes.Been kinda fun watching the life cycle of a spider and I used to have a deadly fear of them.

author: Macbeth
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timestamp: August 18, 2016, 08:47:07 pm
content: Quote from: ez24 on August 18, 2016, 07:12:38 amLOL! I never went to that extreme but Spiders are greatSadly I immolated one as a kid after watching The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) and have always had a guilt complex since. I now look after, protect and serve my arachnid overlords!

author: rdl
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timestamp: August 18, 2016, 09:31:58 pm
content: I had a dog when I was very young. I don't mind them at all. They Just never seemed appropriate as apartment dweller pets. I've had several cats. I was able to train them to follow a few commands, which always seemed to amaze visitors. Whenever we had company, if the cats got annoying I could yell "Get in the back!" and they'd go running for the farthest reaches of the apartment. I taught one to use the toilet instead of a litter box. Unfortunately only one.

author: bdix
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 18, 2016, 09:50:31 pm
content: Angela

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2016, 10:16:36 pm
content: Quote from: ez24 on August 18, 2016, 07:12:38 amPet spider is a thing now?do you put leash on it and take it to a walk scaring all the kids on the park? lol(Yeah I'm joking).I'm a catdogfluffyanimals person.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2016, 10:18:30 pm
content: Quote from: Macbeth on August 18, 2016, 08:47:07 pmLast night she spun a third cocoon and this morning the cocoon was spread out as a lining. The babies are in a group away from the lining and not moving. I was able to open the window 1/4 inch and not harm her web. More they move the more I will open the window but I think anymore will damage her nest.I just wonder how the babies are suppose to eat? My guess is none will make it.Too bad OP did not include spiders in the title