Are knife people cat people or dog people?

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Derek,
Cats that have "gone wild" become notorious killers that kill off wildlife continuously and indiscriminately for pleasure, and not for food. I believe they are called ferril cats, and are to be shot at once.

When my fox terrier was young, he was a natural hunter in the wild. He absolutely loved hunting, and once I saw him catch a blue jay. He used to jump and catch things in the air. Fox Terriers were intentionally bred for chasing and catching small prey, such as rodents, rabbits, and foxes. I believe he would have made it a lot longer than 2 weeks in the wild. He had no fear of cats, (or anything else, for that matter), and received plenty cuts on his nose, as a result. Funny thing was that every now and then, he'd be real friendly to some cats. All others he ran up trees. Once he attacked a Labrador Retriever, and it nearly killed him. Another time he attacked a German Shepperd. He had no sense when it came to picking a fight. A 20 lb. Fox Terrier will fight a bear, in an attempt to protect it's master. Try to get a cat to do that!
Animals teach us a lot about true, unconditional love.
 
I am a dog person, only because I too am allergic to cats. I think the reason is simple: dogs are fiercely loyal and are fun to play with whereas most cats are pretty independent.

I am fascinated with cats and their agility, as well as their fighting ability. Nothing is more fun than taking a laser pointer, and letting the cat chase the beam around.
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Howard, classic picture! Too cool. Everyone else's pics are awesome, too. i added mine to Page 1 a little late, so check 'em out if you get a chance. Hey, Jim, do you need a Kydex weasel holster, too?
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Those pics are fantastic! I saw a ferret being walked at the park the other day. At first all I saw was this guy with a leash that seemed to have nothing on the end of it, then this streak of fur came up and back down like a sea-monster, only in the grass! It was funny. He would disappear for a few paces then come up real fast and dip back in. He didn't stand and run, which is what I wanted to see him do. Oh well...I've heard behavior-wise that ferrets are a handful!

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I love cats. I have 3. 'Morpheus', 'Tabitha' and 'Salem'.

Dogs on the other hand make me violently ill (Asthma) and i dont like them anyway especially the little yappy ones.

JD
 
I love cats and dogs, and most furry little critters (even ferrets Jim, I have a good friend with 4 of the little rascals). My fiancee and I have 3 cats. I have a little long haired tortoise shell and she had two-a 17 pound grey tabby tom and a little female black cat. We plan on getting a dog as soon as we know we will be in one place for a while (ie buy a house). I can just hear the conversations with prospective landlords. "Hi, I'm calling about the house for rent. We have 3 cats and a dog." Click. "Hello, hello, HELLO?"
As for all of you who feel free to make such nasty comments about cats...you are revealing your own shortcomings not those of cats.
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Cat's are much better judges of character than people. My cat has on more than one occasion warned me when someone was no good or up to no good. A dog will stay with a person even if that person beats them on a daily basis. A cat will stay long enough to find the escape route.
Also feral dogs are as much a problem as feral cats. Any farmer or rancher will tell you that. Many of the cattle and sheep massacres blamed on wolves were actually committed by feral dogs. I've come across a couple of packs of feral dogs in the woods before and nothing is quite as scary. Luckily a .22 makes as much noise as a 12 guage. The first time though I was unarmed and had to make do with picking up a large branch and yelling. Lucky for me they were looking for something else to do that day. BTW, when confronted by feral dogs--DO NOT RUN. I'm sure that most of the people here know that, but sometimes I'm amazed.
 
I've had a lot of dogs and cats over the years, as pets that is :^), and like both if people keep their cats inside and their dogs in their yard. I've threatened to feed a cow a bunch of ExLax and 'take it for walk' to some neighbors yards, and to trap, shave, and dye green any cat in my yard as I get tired of them barfing on the sidewalk, crapping all over the garden, chasing birds at the feeder, spraying the front door, and walking on the car. Cats are easier to take care of but I've always been mystified why people seem to think that a walnut brained sized critter is so smart. When cats do tricks it's such a big deal that it ends up on TV, and we don't hear of cow cats, sheep cats, drug sniffing cats, explosive sniffing cats, coon cats, wolf cats, seeing eye cats, cats for the hearing impaired, K9 cats on police and military duty, etc.

Thinking back over the years some of the best dogs and cats that I remember being around were a superbly trained, well dispositioned German Shepard, and a typical Siamese cat. They were best friends, playing, sleeping and just being together.
I also realy liked the Siamese that we had when were kids.
 
I think we all need a reminder here. It's way too easy to put all cats, or all dogs, or all knives, into the same category. There's a difference between a Sebenza and a cheap Hong Kong import; there's a difference between a well-bred and trained rottweiler or border collie and an un-trained mongrel; and there's a difference between a ribbon-winning Maine Coon or Norwegian Forest Cat and an alley stray. Generalizations have there place of course, but they have their limitations too.

Those of us who love knives love specific brands and specific models. So it usually is with dogs and cats. I've had my share of both dogs and cats who could make you hate their whole respective species; I've also had dogs and cats who could win you over to their entire kind.

Calvin the Coon (aka Spazmo, Goofball, Dr. Doom, Mouse Muncher) has converted several cat haters already.

Cats, BTW, are good examples of auto folders. And self-sharpening at that.
 
I have really enjoyed reading the remarks and looking at the pictures of everyone's pets on this discussion. This is my first posting on the forum, and it's good to see everybody has a good sense of humor. I personally like dogs best because they love you no matter how bad you smell or what you look like. I married my wife for much the same reason. On the other hand, I'm a Leo, so I gotta like cats, too! They are marvelous hunters. Unfortunately, we live in an apartment at the moment and can't have any pets. I would submit that simply having a pet of any kind makes you a better person. I think it must hearken back all the way to Adam in the Garden of Eden. God gave us a responsibility to care for the animals, and that is very rewarding.
 
Just to goat this thread on...
I have always been under the impression that dog-people are more extroverted, like the company of people, enjoy a certain amount of noise and bustle, and are more team-sport oriented.
Cat people I have known have almost consitently been more introverted, reclusive, inclined toward books, movies, and art, and more disposed toward individual, one-on-one sport or games, such as chess or kickboxing.
So perhaps Dog people are more inclined toward rustic Bowie Knives, Hunting Knives, grandpa's pocketknives and such. Whereas, perhaps, Cat people are inclined more toward stealth, tactical, black knives????
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So . . .

Dog people toss the bloody knife in the back of the pickup, while cat people clean it carefully, put a little WD-40 on the blade, sheath it, and put it back in the left-hand lower pocket of the rucksack, tip down.

Is that what you're saying?
 
Hmm, the description for cat people (individual sports, tactical weaponry, books, art) fits me much better than the description for dog people. Except for the cat part.
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As far as pets go we don't have a dog or a cat, but our three kids have enjoyed hermit crabs, walking sticks, goldfish, several hamsters but they usually don't last more than a year or so (one lasted 2 1/2 years), and now we have two whistle pigs (guinea pigs), a bunny, a short tailed possum, and a squirrel that someone found in a nest and brought to us, evidently when it was about a week old. We're trying to raise it to be able to release it, but it has gotten loose and run around the yard several times without taking off so I think it's getting spoiled. We have had lizards, snakes, frogs, large and pretty slugs, and even a mole (named Jack) for short periods. Our kids earn money watching dogs on weekends once in awhile, and we'll probably be getting one sometime soon.

I forgot to mention Betsy the spider, who was allowed to live in peace on our front porch last year, and similar critters that get named.
 
I've had both cats and dogs. In fact, I have one of each right now. I like 'em both, but tend to lean towards dogs. The thing is, if you find a really great cat, they're incredible critters -- fun, charming, intelligent, and just awe-inspiring when it comes to their hunting ability. Problem with cats is that most of them are sociopathic fur-lumps who have convinced humans that they're intelligent just because they never act like anything they've done was the most idiotic mistake imaginable. That, and the greatest con-job -- convincing people that staring at a blank wall for 45 minutes is a sign of their great, introspective wisdom
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Still like 'em. But you can't think of something as independent just because it scratches you on occasion when it doesn't want petting and then prostitutes itself for a piece of tuna...
 
I'm a dog person but don't have one right now. Ironically I have two cats right now. I hate cats. My allergies are killing me. One is a fat *garfield* type and the other is a black *halloween* type. My wife convinced me to let the kids have one cat each. Now that my baby daughter is getting older, I hope they don't convince me to get one for her too.

They have no adverse reactions to my knives or multitools. In fact they have no reaction to anything to do with knives or sharpening.

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My Burmese cat can teach us all a few tips on sharpening. With 20 needle-sharp claws, she can walk on the ceiling if she wants to.
 
I have 2 "Dawgs" ... (yes that is the correct way to say it 'round here
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) and a cat.

I have an Old English Mastiff named "Slobber" ( for obvious reasons
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) She is a great big 215 lb. baby. *chuckle*

I have a 5 lb. "Blue" Pomeranian named "Smokey" ( Thinks he's as big as the Mastiff)

And one slightly psycho cat named "Willie" (that thinks he's a Dawg )

They all carry knives... as Sal says," All God's Creatures Carry Knives "
 
Dog! Cairn Terrier, terrific mouser, "Ozark The Wonder Dawg" Even though I sometimes think we should have named him "Puddles"

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I love dogs, but have lived in an apartment for the last 9 years, so I got a cat. He's awesome, and because I treat him like I always treated my dogs, he acts just like one. He was diagnosed with diabetes 4 years ago, and now he gets two injections every day. This is no problem, as he will actually come and get me if I forget! Don't get me wrong, as soon as I am back in a house I'll have my labs, but for now I couldn't ask for a better pet or friend. People that do bad things to cats had better not let me catch them. It will not be pretty.
 
we have a dog. always have.

i like cats that stay off the furnature, that dosnt exist so no cats for me.

actually i think that after this dog, no more pets that dont live in glass boxes are coming into my life. (my dog broke a lamp today. my wife is pissed, hope he makes it through the night, hehe)

my fish have never broken anything. but you cant pet them (?)

guess you can put me in the dog camp.

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Rich the kite guy
 
I was so lucky that my dog turned out so well. You should see him thrashing his big rope toy, without so much as knocking a magazine off of the coffee table. I'm a lot more likely to break a lamp than he is!
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