Dogs or Cats?

It is 11:15 p.m. and I want to get a blog written so I can go to bed, so I look around the room for inspiration, I check the Huffington Post but my last two or three blogs have been political and I don’t want to get into a rut, so I say to myself, I’ll write about the next thing I see on T.V. and bingo, it’s an ad on animal planet for a show about cats and dogs, asking the question “Are you a dog person or a cat person?,” so I’ve got my blog topic.

First off, it’s a bogus question.  Somewhat like those stupid facebook quizzes like “Which character from the Wizard of Oz are you?” or

The Dogs and Cats Don't Really Care Which One We Like Better

“Which cocktail are you?” or “Which Victorian era novel are you?”  I hate those.  I got suckered into doing the “Which Harry Potter character are you?” (Luna Lovegood) because I’m a big Harry Potter fan, but I don’t feel the quiz really told me anything I didn’t know about my own personality.  I wasted 5 minutes of my time and gave Mark Zuckerberg a little bit more control over my life and he’s got too much of that already.  It’s a bogus question because people are people and very, very few are actually defined by whether they prefer dogs or cats.  I think many people are in the “generally indifferent to both species” category, many more are in the “I like them both O.K.” category and quite a few people would answer the question by saying “depends on the dog, depends on the cat.”

Having said that, I definitely prefer dogs, but that’s mostly just because I don’t like cats much.  Stupid animals.  I was quite surprised when I saw that YouTube clip of the lion at the zoo recognizing the woman who’d saved him as a baby.  I can’t imagine a housecat showing that kind of recognition and affection.

I’ve owned 3 dogs in my life and they all had quite distinct personalities and I’m certain they all knew who I was.  So, a dog can be a friend.  A cat is just a cat.  I’m not looking for a dog, though.

I’m no fan of dog poop, or fleas.  If I want to take a long walk, I can take a long walk by myself.  If I want a friend, I’ll look on facebook.