Dogs are more affectionate

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    numbah16tdhaha

    Mon Apr 08 2013

    Yea, leg humping... UPDATE: Remus has a stuffed frog that he remorselessly humps. It is somewhat... disturbing.

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    twansalem

    Mon Apr 08 2013

    I prefer dogs to cats (although I don't want either in the house), but I don't know that this is necessarily a reason why dogs are better than cats. I hate it when dogs jump up and start trying to lick your face. I know some dog lovers think that "puppy kisses" are great, but I find it disgusting.

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    xxhunteressxx

    Mon Jun 07 2010

    When it comes to affection, I'd say cats and dogs are about the same. Cats curl up to with you on the bed, sit on your lap, rub against you, place their nose against yours, etc. Cats are just more careful to whom they show affection to. They don't act like a follower to their owner, but like an equal. They'll give you the amount of love and respect you give them. You don't care about your cat? It doesn't like you then. You have to earn a cat's love and affection, which is why I like cats so much. The fact that he saves all his love and affection to me makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. My little kitty follows me around all the time and he's usually in the same room as I'm in. He doesn't always ask for attention and is sometimes all the way across the room! It seems like he's happy just to be around me.

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    frankswildyear_s

    Thu Feb 05 2009

    My dog is like a child in this regard, always wanting to be with the rest of the family and craving attention pretty much constantly. Cats are like teenagers in this regard, focused on their own needs and affectionate when they want to be or when they want something. Iguanas are like senior citizens.

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    cyclee

    Thu Feb 05 2009

    Dogs are more readily to show their trust and they'd slab your face with their wet tongue and saliva the first time you walk into a friend's house. Cats however take a long time to build that trusting relationship, but once they've decided they trust you, they show their affections just like the dogs. Some happy cats would also greet the visitors they've never met before with leg rubbing and purring. Another difference is when their affection is becoming distracting, you just give cats a shove and they go running like they've just been betrayed by their best friends, and you get the space you want immediately. With dogs, you'll have to wrestle them to push their heads away fom your face and their tongues seem to grow ever in length. Boy, do they ever stink when they do that. Edit: I somehow forgot to mention that one of my cats always sits on the computer desk by us whenever we're working on the computer. He just lays there, not asking for pets nor doing anything mischievous to get at... Read more

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    james76255

    Thu Feb 05 2009

    Sort of, but they also need the affection more. For someone like myself a cat is a better pet because I spend a lot of time away from the house. As long as I get food and water down they are good.

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    x_factor_z

    Fri Jun 06 2008

    That why dogs are animals for wusses!

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    acurleegirlee

    Fri Jun 06 2008

    I agree with Molfan - I think dogs are more receptive to affection, while cats have to initiate it themselves. With my golden, I like that pretty much whenever I feel the need for a little cuddling, she's very willing to snuggle with me. For a cat, I think that would be a bit harder to do.

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    trebon1038

    Thu Aug 30 2007

    As for the slobber, I refuse to own a dog with big flews because of the slobber.....generally speaking, dogs are more affectionate, but some cats are too, its just more on their terma.

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    xagent

    Sat Aug 25 2007

    Between the slobber and breathe I could handle a little less affection.

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    93century

    Wed Jan 31 2007

    I know that dogs can be more affectionate, but cats can be affectionate as well. My cat Scrapper is very affectionate, but she likes to give affection. She does not like to cuddled, or picked up. I think its because her breed is calico, and i read that most calicos are shy. When she wants affection, she will just jump on your lap.

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    molfan

    Tue Jan 09 2007

    a 4.5. dogs can be very loving and affectionate and more willing. Cats can be but is has to be their idea. would not pick up a cat against it's will. dogs seem more willing to give and accept the pats. etc

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    ventoux1

    Tue Jan 09 2007

    I've had cats and dogs and the love you get from a dog is amazing. Children and dogs are the only beings on the planet giving and receiving unconditional love! And dogs are better than kids on this point because kids turn into teenagers!