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[MehGuy]

In general :

Cats are : Clean, make you earn their respect, independent (most not all), funny, cute and cuddly (if they like you)
Dogs are: Dirty, loud, smelly, slobbery, ANNOYINGLY dependent, try to kill you if you leave the house for 10 mins and come back in the house by charging at you and jumping up on you.... (unless you own a purse dog, then its not really a threat, nor is it really a dog.)

I love both animals, but in general a cat being a mild jerk can be trained out of it for the most part...... a dog will always slobber, smell and be all up on you no matter what time it is. For me a dog is AWESOME, but only if I am in a playful dog mood.Otherwise, I mostly just hear myself saying..... "shut up" "stop slobbering on that" "get down from that" "come back here" "stupid dog"..... etc.

Train a cat to be less of a jerk? Lol. I don't know about that.. Cats are just more feral and wild, less apt for training.

 

[Toro]

Train a cat to be less of a jerk? Lol. I don't know about that.. Cats are just more feral and wild, less apt for training.

Considering I did it with my cat. Yes, absolutely. I was 8 years old and grew up with it (so it doesnt take a cat whisperer, just someone that cares and doesn't neglect it, in rewards or discipline), I made it quite clear I wasn't going to put up with her being a jerk and she learned and became a VERY sweet and lovable cat that even people that HATED cats grew to love and made them cat people... so yes... cats can be trained

 

[MehGuy]

Considering I did it with my cat. Yes, absolutely. I was 8 years old and grew up with it (so it doesnt take a cat whisperer, just someone that cares and doesn't neglect it, in rewards or discipline), I made it quite clear I wasn't going to put up with her being a jerk and she learned and became a VERY sweet and lovable cat that even people that HATED cats grew to love and made them cat people... so yes... cats can be trained

How did you train it?

 

[kittysbecute]

Oddly enough it makes me wonder if there is a formula for a good hug. Or is the good hug a mystery and some people just have it while others don't.

The more love from the heart the better the hug. For sure.

Some people definitely give the best hugs. I'm not sure if there is a formula... but I think Cody is right. The ingredient making the hug the best is love.

 

[Toro]

How did you train it?

Well, same as any training. Rewarded the good behaviors, disciplined the bad behaviors I wouldnt stand for such as her being a jerk, trying to bite and claw for no reason.

After getting her when I was 7 or 8 years old, after some time together there came a point she didn't need discipline cause she knew what behaviors were unacceptable. She lived up until I was about 29 and she was a year or two when I got her, so she lived a good 20+ years in my care and she was loved by anyone that spent any form of time with her, even those that didn't like cats. 8 years later I still miss her at times.... but I've always been a cat person.... so not having a cat around brings the sads.

 

[Swan7]

Yep, cats are trainable too. I've had mine since she was a kitten and she is 7 years old. Cats have a different mindset, of course, and much more independent than a lot of dogs, is all.

 

[Toro]

much more independent than a lot of dogs, is all.

Okay, what cat are you talking about? cause that little fluffy white fur ball is anything but independent.

*I love you Hane*

 

[Swan7]

Okay, what cat are you talking about? cause that little fluffy white fur ball is anything but independent.

She's still a cat and MUCH less dependent than those dogs I live with.

 

[SarahsKnight]

Which is what makes them purfect.

LOL whatever. Someone is feline jealous.

Gotta love cat puns around here.

 

[ReesePiece23]

I don't like cats at all.

Hate them, actually.

 

[MotherFirefly]

All this rain keeps ruining my morning run.
Baby fat makes me feel like -

 

[GoodLightSJ]

Working on making up for hours spent watching names get called on TV (NFL Draft) by actually being productive today.

 

[alsughasoughaiuyfygh]

All this rain keeps ruining my morning run.
Baby fat makes me feel like -

How I feel when standing up:

How I feel when sitting down:

 

[ReesePiece23]

....


Sorry. I lost my train of thought mid post, and then hit post by accident.

 

[GoodLightSJ]

Prayer can counter lethargy (Lord willing), which is pretty rad to know!

 

[redblue22]

Yes, the most person greater than all. The one who made you and me. Boring.

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[Ada Lovelace]

I'm afraid of getting a cat and him growing up into a total jerk lol.

Those cats are super cute though. And I love cattitudes.

All four of our cats have distinctly charming characters, and I wouldn't describe them as jerks. They're a bit entitled at times, though. Earlier this year we channeled their cattitude for a dance performance, haha.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

I went to a worship concert at church tonight and it was really good.

 

[IAMABELIEVER1979]

I start school on May 15th. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[SarahsKnight]

There is a song I have listened to more often as of late whose main lyrics I can certainly empathize with these days, "Stand My Ground" by Within Temptation, a group I do not follow religiously but appreciate how they are kind of all dark and brooding and gothic in their music, without being obscenely so.

But a knight does well to keep these words in mind:
"Stand my ground, I won't give in.
I won't give up.
I've got to face it.
Won't close my eyes and hide the truth inside."

Until now, all the times I heard this song in the past I thought that last line was actually saying "I close my eyes and find the truth inside." Which still fits in its own way. With the Holy Spirit inside thanks to God's grace, I look to my heart where He dwells to find the truth in every little situation in life. I admit I do not always follow it; I am guilty of not even bothering to check my heart first before acting sometimes. But even as this knight falls, God helps him to stand his ground and, at least ultimately, never give up.