Dogs have the upper hand on brains, which can be useful if you need an animal slave. But seriously, they jump on you with their claws, drool, lick you after eating their own crap, they can knock people down, kill people, cause serious injuries, are very time consuming, can be destructive, and 10 times more work than most pets (seriously my 2 horses are easier to take care of than a dog) and did I mention how expensive they are? If you don't want your dog to be all those things, you pretty much have to pay for professional classes unless you really know what you're doing and have a lot of patience. Their complete and utter dependency turns me off.
While cats may claw and bite (usually they do it because you're causing them discomfort or it was an accident), they are SO much easier than dogs. Less expensive, just as loving, they can be just as social (depends on how you raise them), way cuter especially as kittens, they're not all in your face all the time and don't have a panic attack every time they're left alone and you won't come home to the living room covered in feathers. They're also way more fun to play with. Dogs, you stand there and throw a slimy toy over, and over, and over, and over, and over. It's like playing with a little baby! So repetitive.. snoooz fest. But with cats, oh man! I laugh so hard every time I play with them. You just take a string or a bouncy ball and they do all kinds of hilarious things and it's so fun to watch them try to catch it! Then they ATTACK. Oh it's so much fun.
Cat's aren't as intelligent as dogs. So? Why is that a negative thing? I mean, assuming we don't need an animal slave and it's just a pet, that can be a good thing. Because it's SO FUNNY XD. They do the most random things. A lot of cats when they're young go through a phase where they run head first into walls. I know that sounds horrible but you can't help but laugh since they somehow escape serious injury. So, there is a window in my basement that is right on top of the ground. The cats love it. Well, there is a shelf under it that goes across that whole wall that the cats can't jump on form the floor. We had an exercise bike a few feet away from the window next tot he shelf. Well, my other 2 cats would jump on the bike, then the shelf and walk over to the window. But my Peanut did not know that there was any other way to get to the window then to go DIRECTLY to it. The bike was indirect. So even though the other cats were doing it, I would put him on the bike, he'd look at the window jump down, and go back under it on the floor and ask me to pick him up. I placed him on the bike again and patted the shelf signalling for him to jump on it. I wish you could all have seen the look on his face! He was thinking, SO HARD about what I was trying to tell him!!!! XD He finally figured it out and knew how to do it from then on. But man, it was adorable and hilarious. Most cats aren't like that but Peanut for some reason is a little bit um... not on the bright side XD. He's adorable.
But, I don't dislike dogs, just ones that aren't well trained, and typically people don't bother to train their dogs beyond going outside and sitting. Do you see that most dogs being walked are leash trained? Practically dragging their owners while chocking themselves. Going every which way, barking and trying to get to other dogs, jumping on passer bys. That doesn't say 'trained' to me.
Anyway, I am in no way a dog hater and for the first time having doesn't seem like such a night mare. They have hypoallergenic ones, and these are my favorites out of the list:
Native American Indian Dog
The Standard Poodle
Portuguese Water Dog
Samoyed (first choice)
Now, I liked a few others besides these but I want a dog that will be in no way a danger to cats which is my first priority pet. I also know I don't want a terrior. I want something I can hug and will at least act as a visual deterrent to criminals. I want to train the living guts out of it, stick a vest on and say I have a service dog. No one will ever know the difference. And I won't be lying, I won't ever have to go anywhere alone again. No more crying, panicking, or anxiety. That was one of the fears I had about moving out. What if I had no one to live with? I certainly wouldn't want to be alone, at least not right away (don't say it's my age my 40 year old cousin is the same way). With a big dog, I wouldn't be. The only problem is... like I said before, they can be expensive! So, I suppose I should choose a breed, research the crap out of it and see get a monthly price estimation. If I'm going to take care of a dog, I'm going to do it right. No skipping out on vet visits.
This honestly took me by surprise. I never would have guessed I would even think about ever wanting a dog. Seriously, I didn't even imagine myself ever wanting one in my head. But having someone who goes everywhere with you or could possibly stay at home (hopefully)... that would be great. Maybe I'm more liking the idea of a dog then anything. I DID live with 2 dogs for a week when I baby sat a neighbors house. I didn't mind it, though I wasn't very dog ownerly to them. Not playing with them much and leaving them alone a lot. But that's the other thing that I find attractive about all of this... and I think it's something a lot of people do. They can get you off the couch. If they're perfectly calm and such like Tommy and Sadie (I love them, but I'm highly allergic! They're border collie mixes) then it can be very tempting to just neglect their doggy needs. However, I think a puppy will not allow me to do such a thing. Also I don't want to continue to be what I am. Like Lt. Commander Data, I want to strive to be more than I am.
So, it might be a few years away especially since I probably can't get one until I can manage house and kitty cat expenses, but it's fun to dream. I wish I could foster one for a while just to see if this is really something I'd be willing to commit to for 15 years or more. I know I'll always have cats, no questions there. I know I would love a snake. Like, maybe a small python. But a dog... it's iffy.
(the first picture is of a samoyed, the second a native american indian dog, my first 2 choices based on temperament combined highly with beauty)
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