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Hush now, I'm busy psychoanalysing people for their choice in pets.

I thought I was a straight male, but clearly the science has spoken. Hey honey...

Gay, but prefer dogs. Cats are boring by comparison.

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Second CIS, cat loving man here.

Dogs are cool, too; I like dogs. But I prefer cats. Pound for pound, cats are twice as bad-ass as a dog, which is why dogs can only really compete by forming into packs. Which, when they do, is a huge force multiplier, but still. I'm not having a pack of dogs in my house, so to maximize local bad-ass-ness in my house, I have cats.

So you prefer cats because you're wrong on your assessment of dogs...?

I've never had a dog that shit everywhere or barked constantly. I have a 3-month-old puppy now and while we're still working on it, he only poops inside once in awhile. Cats are WAY more stubborn than dogs which usually aim to please. And they're definitely not less intelligent than cats...but like all animals, it varies. Some of my favorite cats are complete idiots.

The biggest difference between the two is how much more work dogs require. No judgement if you don't want to commit to that but you're just wrong about most of what you said, of course you're gonna get downvoted lol

Facts? On 4chan?

Centipedes in my vagina?

Cats can absolutely follow commands. Tell your cat "watch out" as you sit near them for a week. Then just say it one day and watch as they get up.

It's just a different learning and motivation system than dogs.

This strikes me as a common misconception. A cat's affections are more difficult to earn than a dog's and they regularly have only a few people they legitimately attach to. Cats must be approached on their own terms, to connect with one you must adapt your behaviours to it. Dogs however have pack instinct and adapt to what norms humans set. They want affection as one of their primary needs and they will compromise their own behaviours to learn and assimilate. Dogs basically are much harder to fail attaching to.

It doesn't surprise me that most groups whose needs are not often centered in society that favors the comfort of cis, straight men and require understanding on their own terms to flourish because they often comprise on their own needs to assimilate to get by.... Enjoy the company of critters whom must be approached on their own terms to flourish and refuse to compromise because they have no need.

You only really understand cats once you become part of one's true inner circle. They become incredibly attached, loyal and work to understand you back. Like if your cat keeps bothering you at your computer and messing with your keyboard one solve is to give them their own keyboard because what they really want is to mirror your behaviour and do what you are doing even if they don't quite get the appeal.

I like both but it took me awhile to understand the appeal of cats because when they are around outsiders they avoid PDAs with their owners and some owner and cat combos just never unlock that affection at all.

Found a dog person

Cats are not a monolith. They have a wide range of personalities and emotions. I have a cat that is very emotionally needy, not very unlike many dogs. He needs attention and pets and lap time.

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