Mogwa opened this issue on Nov 09, 2006 · 101 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Mon, 13 November 2006 at 1:19 PM
My wife used to be a strict dog-only person. Truth be told, she was slightly afraid of cats. But now that we've had a couple of them, she's converted over into a strong cat-lover. Although she still wants a dog, too. But we both agree that a dog just wouldn't be very practical for us right now.
My cats are always very helpful to me as I go about my daily tasks. Anything that I do around the house, they are guaranteed to be right there and assisting me. Like when I carried a new exercise machine into the house this weekend. Without any hesitation, both cats promptly jumped onto the large, slightly heavy box and began picking away and biting at the plastic packing straps which were wrapped around the box. Clearly, they were helping me out by trying to get the packing straps off for me. And then, after I'd gotten the box open and was in the process of assembling the machine, both cats were right in the middle of things. They were knocking styrofoam packing material around, jumping onto the large plastic bags which the machine parts were packed into, sniffing at the steel framework, and otherwise helping us out in ways that only cats can.
One of the cats has issues about me talking on the telephone. She might be on the other side of the house, asleep. But if I pick up the phone in my home office and start talking to someone, she makes a beeline for the office -- and then proceeds to "meow!" insistently, rub my legs, and try to climb into my chair for as long as the telephone conversation lasts. I don't understand her behavior; my other cat doesn't do this. Once again: obviously -- she's trying to let me know that I don't need to talk on the phone; that she'd be happy to take a message for me. And that only cats can do things like this for their owners.
I'd be happy to go out into the woods with a shotgun and a large dog or two. I like having dogs in the back of my pickup truck. Dogs are great companions, and they can be great protectors. But I've learned over the years that cats have their place with us, too.
You can see the regal, ancient Egyptian heritage in every line. Or at least you can see that they, themselves KNOW that they are royalty. Until a yappy puppy shows up: and disturbs the cat's self-assured serenity.