I'm not at all a cat person, much prefer dogs, but I completely agree with this, after living with my Mum's mog since May!

Made me chuckle!

I'll admit I'm not a "cat " person, they don't make me go gooey like dogs do!

That said I do miss having one, even though it was just like having another dog when she was with me - she followed me around the house, sat on my knee when I had breakfast and generally demanded attention every time I was within 5ft of her.

She drove me nuts, but I miss her!

I hope no one minds, here is a little vid I took many years ago. I think Isla could only have been about 9 months old. Considering the last B&W Spaniel she encountered wanted her dead, I think she shows remarkable tolerance!

Definitely not my loss! I lived with one for almost 9 months. That was enough for me! I don't mind my friend's cats, but I don't want to live with them!

Now Dahlia? Freaking mutt LOVES cats. The other day she offered a play bow to a feral cat. Didn't go over so well.

I couldn't imagine EVER being without either, I love my dogs for their doggy qualities yet sometimes the cats natural disposition of being more chilled out and less clingy counteracts the dogs natural doggyness and I find it makes me appreciate them both even more.
Interestingly our cats have always numerically outnumbered dogs here which is quite strange, I'm not sure why but theres just always been a small legion which always slightly out does the resident dogs. Three here at present, I'd love an old fashioned siamese or a BSH but I think my current cats would fall out with me!

Sounds a nice combination. Id like an olf fashioned Siameses too. Very regal cats.

i love my cats in a completely different way i love my dogs, and cant see myself without having a dog or a cat.

my cats were both from farms where the farmer was going to drown them, they are from different farms litters etc but theres about 3 months between them.

my ginger cat myrtle is a very fiesty cat, and definately thinks she is some kind of royalty. she will come to you when she wants something, meow at you when she wants letting in or out, but other than that god help you. never try and pick her up against her will, you will lose any eye!! shes so cheeky though, and i love laughing at her, but she isnt a big fan of the dogs, she will tolerate them, torture them, be nice to them and do that headbutting thing to them, but only when she wants to get into their food bowls

ezzy on the other hand is a complete babe. she thinks she is a dog! she follows me round the house, and whenever im in she has to be in a place where she can see what im doing, she sleeps on my bed with the dogs, curls up and sleeps with them and plays with them. asbo is her favourite and they are becoming inseperable. she also follows us on walks sometimes

here's some pictures of mine, not got any recent ones need to take some!

myrtle as a kitten


ez cat


one of my favourites of ezzy


in the garden


ezzy with her tongue out


myrtle in one of her favourite places


ezzy and daph


ezzy and asbo


and just found this old one of baby daphni when we had the litter of kittens...


sorry for the overload

When we had a house we had 5 cats and 3 dogs, loved them all but one shhh be quiet silenced the dogs the siamese were a different matter and drove me mad on more than one occasion. Dogs never came in the kitchen window straight onto the clean worktop or dragged a cooked chicken out of the very same window. No one ever came round and complained my dogs were in their house eating their dogs food but we had several complaints about the cats.
So much as I loved them all for me there is no contest dogs are best.

I love both dogs an cats I use to have only cats till we moved into his house 13 years ago then we became a dog family too.

They are so different. I miss the cats but not sure if I will have anymore soon one day I will. I get to fuss Marks little Dizzi for now the naughty little tabby tom cat.

Lovely pictures everyone, enjoyed seeing them, and the vid, Thats a great temperament on that cat for a nosy dog!

Your post brought back memories of our first Boxer. Hearimg a thud in the kitchem ( she was 5 1/2 months at time) went toninvestigate & there was madam dragging the turkey she had pulled off the bench up the kitchen - she was a real character.