Why do people keep dogs as pets?

[willyfantastic]

1. They smell. You can easily tell a doggy house.
2. They are noisy
3. They eat poo.
4. They kill/main people/other animals.including children and babies
5. Some m*sturbate shamelessly in public
6. They rip up and destroy possesions and furniture

They do everything bad that cats don't do.
Cats > dogs.

nice try

 

[carlzeiss]

Why would you keep a dog as a pet when you can roast them for Sunday lunch ?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/heartbreaking-moment-little-girl-finds-5428950

 

[fat old seagull]

1. They smell. You can easily tell a doggy house.
2. They are noisy
3. They eat poo.
4. They kill/main people/other animals.including children and babies
5. Some m*sturbate shamelessly in public
6. They rip up and destroy possesions and furniture

They do everything bad that cats don't do.
Cats > dogs.

All of that with the exclusion of No3 applies to humans to a higher degree. And if you eat in McDonald's don't bother to exclude 3.

 

[Gazwag]

1. They smell. You can easily tell a doggy house.
2. They are noisy
3. They eat poo.
4. They kill/main people/other animals.including children and babies
5. Some m*sturbate shamelessly in public
6. They rip up and destroy possesions and furniture

They do everything bad that cats don't do.
Cats > dogs.

Whereas cats

make every area stink where they piss, which is rarely there own house or garden

Noisy at night when roaming the street fighting

The crap anywhere and everywhere how many owners ever clear up after their cat

The kill or scare off all the great birds we used to have in our gardens as owners think its cool to have 6 cats per household and just leave them outside 24/7 because they are not pretty kittens anymore

Never seen a dog do that in public

They rip up and destroy furniture but cannot be taught not to

Their owners expect car drivers to be sorry when they knock over the cat they havent seen since they kicked them out the house 2 weeks ago because the scratched their toddler

 

[crabbie]

Idiot!!!!!!!

 

[forrest]

Cats are a sodding nightmare! My old neighbour had 10 of the things. All they did was crap all over my garden and in my flower beds. With their constant crapping in my flower beds I lost all my plants because they dug them up every time they went for a crap. Give me a dog any day!

 

[Bombadier Botty]

Whereas cats

make every area stink where they piss, which is rarely there own house or garden

Noisy at night when roaming the street fighting

The crap anywhere and everywhere how many owners ever clear up after their cat

The kill or scare off all the great birds we used to have in our gardens as owners think its cool to have 6 cats per household and just leave them outside 24/7 because they are not pretty kittens anymore

Never seen a dog do that in public

They rip up and destroy furniture but cannot be taught not to

Their owners expect car drivers to be sorry when they knock over the cat they havent seen since they kicked them out the house 2 weeks ago because the scratched their toddler

I'm guessing you've had limited experience of cats Gwag. The above sounds like something you'd read in the Daily Mail about asylum seekers. I would list a million and one 'Daily Mail-style' reasons why dogs are a complete pile of pointless shite but I'm off to the pub with the trouble and strife (and the f/ing Preston Park Tavern at that, although I've heard that it's less poncy food and more pub-like these days so might be an alright evening). Cats are where it's at.

 

[Fran Hagarty]

There's only one thing worse than a a cat and that's a cat lover!

Hear! Hear!

 

[Diablo]

Nothing better to see than a well trained working Dog.. be it rescue/Gun/sheep or whatever...They always seem to be loving their work..love their handler etc....Nothing wrong with Dog as pet...IF owner responsible..All dogs need lots of walks/exercise...Alsatians in blocks of flats is a no no as far as i`m concerned as is the small minority who have Dangerous dogs.

 

[vegster]

If thee or me started to lick our own private parts then we would be described as disgusting, especially if we then went up to our loved ones and started to lick their faces.

So why do we like dogs and cats?

I really do not know.....

Glad to live in a pet free house......

TNBA

TTF

If Dogs could lick their own Privates ( Post #5) AND open their own cans of food, Man's Best Friend would be long gone.

 

[vegster]

From the Old Drum trial in 1870;

Gentlemen of the jury: The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it the most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog.

Gentlemen of the jury: A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.

If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death.

- George Vest

A more simple analogy, If I lock my Dog and my wife in the boot of the car for 3 hours, I know which one of them will be more glad to see me when I open it again.

 

[Nibble]

I prefer dogs to 99% of the humans I've met in my life so far.

 

[BN9 BHA]

A more simple analogy, If I lock my Dog and my wife in the boot of the car for 3 hours, I know which one of them will be more glad to see me when I open it again.

A friend of mines dog is always more pleased to see me than my wife is

 

[Hugh'sDad]

I prefer dogs to 99% of the humans I've met in my life so far.

You really must be a fun @ dinner parties.

 

[Giraffe]

I have had a dog all my life bar a fee years when I was at Uni.

The current giraffe dog is a beautiful black labrador. Now ten years old she is still very lovely and very much part of the family. Throughout all of the problems life throws at you a dog is totally loyal to you, always faithful. They really are mans best friend.

They don't moan or nag, they don't judge, they just love. If you treat them kindly they will treat you just as well.

To not have a dog in your life is to not experience a special bond.

The fact they produce poo is a minor blip on an otherwise great thing.

 

[vegster]

You really must be a fun @ dinner parties.

He's always happy to go straight to the Cheese and Biscuits though.

 

[BensGrandad]

Sounds like one of our old Clifton away coaches in the 70's

Were you kept on a short lead?

 

[jimbob5]

1. They smell. You can easily tell a doggy house.
2. They are noisy
3. They eat poo.
4. They kill/main people/other animals.including children and babies
5. Some m*sturbate shamelessly in public
6. They rip up and destroy possesions and furniture

They do everything bad that cats don't do.
Cats > dogs.

I've never wanted a dog but having read the op I'm definitely going to get one.

 

[Horses Arse]

I truly believe we should cull all domestic cats
Their sh!t can blind children, they crap everywhere but their own gardens, and they're wiping out our songbirds, just for the sport.

Seconded

 

[jimbob5]

A friend of mines dog is always more pleased to see me than my wife is

Yeah but she's a bitch!