Quote - ...My cats....well......snakes with fur comes to mind. Cunning,devious, but just not real bright,,,,anything that wakes me up before 5:00 a.m. in a non-emergency situation lacks a certain instinct for self preservation.

Aw, snakes with fur? Mine aren't THAT bad...LOL. I usually get my cats as small kittens and since I'm a cat lover, pay lots of attention and care to them. Neither has ever scratched me out of anger or being mean, and I do mean never (and they are 7 and 6). Then again, some cats are just mean from kittens - cats tend to go feral really fast [maybe in as little as 3 generations], as do dogs and lose trust of humans). If you get a kitten that's going to the feral side of the scale, they do tend to be well, meaner ;o). I pick my cats very carefully - I don't buy from a pet store or humane society and if I can, I look at the mother and grandmother if possible. I'm really big on temperment...LOL.

Don't get me wrong, I like dogs too. Just not AS much as cats ;o). But I've had at least two dogs that I'll never forget and if they lived forever, I'd be a happy camper :o).

Cats tho, they DO wake you way too early....LOL.

Laurie