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Non caged, live animals in houses

We have both. I agree on the different personalities. Our golden doodle acts like a dog and our labradoodle thinks he’s a human.
😂 Having had two Goldens (Sunny and Molly)
and a Black Lab (Mickey) I can attest to the fact that they were members of the family and thus were at least part of the human race.
Miss those magnificent friends every day.
 
We just got two cats, our first live animals living with us not in a cage or aquarium. It's ****ing disgusting. Hair, dander, shit & piss accidents. Why do people do this? (If it's not obvious, I was not in favor of this but everyone else in the family overruled me)
I dunno, these guys aren’t too bad …

 
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If you live in a neighborhood where it's feasible, consider making your cat an indoor-outdoor pet. Ideally with a pet door. Otherwise just let them in and out.

As a kid, my family always had a cat or 2 and they were indoor-outdoor cats which would ask to go out. No litter boxes needed.

The tradeoff is needing to apply flea meds now and then.
That is our set up. They love it. The moles, mice and rats, not so much. People say cats are aloof and worthless, but these two serial killers love us so much they will leave the heads of their victims at the top step of back door for us.
 
That is our set up. They love it. The moles, mice and rats, not so much. People say cats are aloof and worthless, but these two serial killers love us so much they will leave the heads of their victims at the top step of back door for us.
I came home from work one evening a few years ago to find that my dogs had dragged a deer head into the kitchen through the pet door. Very startling and disturbing, but I still prefer dogs to cats.
 
We just got two cats, our first live animals living with us not in a cage or aquarium. It's ****ing disgusting. Hair, dander, shit & piss accidents. Why do people do this? (If it's not obvious, I was not in favor of this but everyone else in the family overruled me)
Shouldn’t have a mouse problem. That’s about all I have for you. We just put (not) “our” cat down a month ago and I convinced Mrs Knives that as longas we don’t get any mice we are not getting another cat. So far so good. (She was pretty sad when we put the lastone down and that in turn made me kinda sad). We had cats for probably 20 years. I don’t miss them one bit…
 
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I would love to microwave our cats
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A single Havanese dog; about 25 pounds. No shedding, loves people. Big enough you don't worry about stepping on it, but small enough that it isn't obtrusive in the house.

Our son broke us down begging for a pet, so we got one when he was about seven. When that one passed we immediately got another, which was a little over nine years ago.
 
I’m with you…I don’t allow any pets in our house. Growing up we had a dog and cats, but they lived outside.

We have three cats and a dog in our home. You need at least one litter box per cat and they need to be scooped out daily. DAILY!

If you don’t, then the cats will make do as they see fit and you’ll have no one to blame but yourself. Cats can be quite fussy about the relative level of cleanliness of their litter boxes. Buy the lowest cost clumping litter you can find, don’t use clay litter that you can’t scoop and have to toss away weekly. Clumping litter is more economical as you go through a lot less of it and the daily clean out keeps the litter box smell down immensely.
Sounds like a lot of work. I’ll pass on being a slave to a pet:)
 
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Not an animal person at all despite that fact I did give into my wife having a dog. We've had 2 puggles, the 1st one did grow on me and when he got cancer and died I was sad. After that I tried to put my foot down and said no more pets, a year later she wore me down and got another puggle. He's a ****ing idiot, I can't stand him and he's only 4 so I'm stuck with this idiot for about 8 more years. FML.

There is no way I would live with a cat. Had them as a kid and I didn't just dislike them I was scare of them. As much as I love my wife it wouldn't work because I'd be so miserable. csb/
 
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One of our cats was exactly like this. The other shits and pisses seemingly anywhere in the house. Maybe it has to do with one marking its territory first, I don't know.. it's just gross.
The surefire way to train a cat to use the litterbox is to give it catnip on the daily. Catnip gives cats clarity of mind, you can actually give it some and show him the litterbox and they'll use it.
 
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Both wife & I had dogs growing up, so we got a terrier when our boys were little. Great dog. After we had to put her down at 17, my wife decided she wanted to "try some kittens." Got a brother & sister from the shelter, & have to admit i like them a lot more than I thought I would. The girl is my shadow, always on my lap.
As for saying cats are outdoor animals, look at my avatar. That comfortable bastard wouldn't last 24 hours outside & actively hides when he hears the door open.
 
Two years ago on a whim i rescued a 4 to 5 year old cat that got hit by a car. So happy I did, love my lil guy

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Fair enough, but I like the first pic better. Second pic I don't like on multiple layers. Cat is not in a cage and the symbolism of the NFC North - a motor city kitty about to take a dump on my Bears.
 
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We just got two cats, our first live animals living with us not in a cage or aquarium. It's ****ing disgusting. Hair, dander, shit & piss accidents. Why do people do this? (If it's not obvious, I was not in favor of this but everyone else in the family overruled me)
Coolest cat I ever came across was my buddies Tabby. I hate cats but it was cool as F.

Outside cat for the most part. He’d come in through the “cat flap”. Eat, drink. Make a circuit of the house. Check everyone out, get everyone to pet him…get sick of the humans…go back outside and patrol the grounds. Kill mice. Leave them on the doorstep.

Cool cat.
 
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Fair enough, but I like the first pic better. Second pic I don't like on multiple layers. Cat is not in a cage and the symbolism of the NFC North - a motor city kitty about to take a dump on my Bears.
President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho does NOT belong in a cage
 
Had pets growing up, and a little when I was married.

No pets now and while I miss dogs, I don’t miss the hair, accidents, etc that goes along with it
 
Story yes actual donkey no.

Remind me.....I'll get you the details. Too busy watching football to focus on the details of the story. It was all on local TV in central Iowa.....but a certain journalist that got fired from WHOTV and then shot off her gun while drunk while running for political office was the reporter.

Only case I had media requests for. It was dumb as shit.
 
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Dogs are the best, we don’t deserve them. Me and the wife have had two dogs together. We had to put down our elder puggle a year ago. It broke my fvcking heart. We have a 7 year old puggle that we got together when we started dating. We love that fvcking dog. The day I have to say goodbye will break me again. I think we will take a break when she passes. It’s so hard to say goodbye.
 
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Enough with this faux posh Golden Doodle shit. Just get a standard Poodle and it will be everything the mixes are not.
 
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