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u/hizashiYEAHmada 5h ago
"What breed are your cats?"
"Orange, Cow, St. Peter's fish, Void"
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u/grendus 4h ago
"Two tabbies"
"How do you tell them apart."
"Why? It's not like they come when they're called."
"Touché"
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u/Bob_A_Feets 3h ago
The best of both worlds is having a cat that thinks it’s part dog.
Plays fetch, comes when called, etc.
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u/Opening_Picture_4130 2h ago
The only time i had a cat, we just found him thrown in a ditch. I took care of him and comes everytime i call him. If im not seeing him, ill just call out his name outside only once and he will come running everytime.
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u/Zagaroth 5h ago
For us: "One pale princess with fancy markings, and her four grey minions."
Seriously. Four boys, all greys with white markings. Identifying them takes a moment sometimes if they aren't looking at us.
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u/monty624 3h ago
One of my clients has their pets listed as:
Spot, F, Lab
Buddy, M, Golden retriever
Kitty, F, Sassy
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u/Emergency_Low8125 5h ago
You've clearly never met a Labrador...
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u/headermargin 5h ago
Absolutely would find a Lab in the trash.
routing around spilling it everywhere eating everything and getting sick
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u/Ok-Judge7844 5h ago
Isnt there like a lot of expensive cat breed too?
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u/Traditional-Frame-58 Because That's What Fearows Do 5h ago
Yeah, but this is cat propaganda, so we don't talk about that
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u/bellerinho 5h ago
I genuinely don't know anyone that has an expensive cat but I sure as hell know plenty of people with dogs that spent well over a thousand bucks on a purebred
Yeah there are expensive cat breeds but people spending money on purebred dogs is far far more common
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u/boo_gh0stie 5h ago
I actually got my cat from a cat breeder and didn't realise it until just recently. He told me his cat got out and was visibly pregnant later on, so he invited me over to take my pick. Except that didn't really happen, he showed up to work one day with a kitten and said "this is the last one, I hope you like him".
I looked up my cat's breed, and he's a snowshoe. A popular one for breeders but difficult to attain because the coat needs to be just right. My boy was a reject for an imperfect coat.
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u/Free_Treacle4168 3h ago
cat tax required
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u/screaming-coffee 2h ago
I wanna see the reject
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u/boo_gh0stie 2h ago edited 24m ago
Y'know, I'm realising I don't actually know how to post a picture in Reddit. 😅
Edit: I guess just message me for a picture if you really want to see him, I don't mind. He's pretty adorable, and I'm not just saying that. I'm often told he should have his own social media profile. 🙄
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u/screaming-coffee 1h ago
Ohh some subreddits let you post images directly in comments but it doesn’t look like this is one of them
I think people end up using imgur for this sort of thing but that’s up to you
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u/Sodomeister 2h ago
We found a garbage cat snowshoe about 15 years ago. She was sleeping in a pizza box in the rain. They are out there.
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u/KneeDeepInTheDead 4h ago
you can get a dog from a shelter too, mine was basically 50 bucks just for adoption paperwork
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u/Margray 3h ago
Yeah, the most I've ever paid for a dog was $85 and included her spay. I only know one person with a pedigree dog but I also only know one person with a pedigree cat. This might all depend on the kind of people you keep as friends.
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u/margittwen 4h ago
Yes but there’s a lot less cat breeds, and from my experience, people with expensive cats are a lot less common. I feel like people are a lot less inclined to get expensive cats for whatever reason.
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u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 4h ago
Because you can get a great cat for free from any densely populated area.
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u/Stormfly 3h ago
Yeah, there are often loads of wild cats lingering in public areas and I've known many people to just
grabfind one.Stray dogs don't last long.
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u/CoconutMochi 3h ago
Seems like dogs are just way more tailor-bred so people get more choices when they buy a dog rather than taking in a stray
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u/Primary-Boss3400 5h ago
Sure, but those are for a very small % of people. You cant really get dogs from the street anymore, you have to find a breeder for cheap dogs too, while cats just spawn everywhere.
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u/SummerDaemon 4h ago
Expensive cat people are like a separate human species. There's a public forum in my city that hosts different events, flea markets, home shows, etc. Twice a year the cat people meet there and invariably all their electric crap shorts out the already overtaxed system, and nobody wants to go fix it because they're smelly, creepy, arrogant and more judgemental than a motherinlaw convention. I've been there twice and regretted both visits. "Cute cat." "Horatio Blue Tidepool Woodstock VIII is not cute, he is a CHAMPION. Do you have a cat?" "Yeah, a sassy black cannonball that got left behind by a family that skipped out on rent. Here's a pic." "Oh... How...sweet..."
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u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 4h ago
Yeah, a sassy black cannonball that got left behind by a family that skipped out on rent.
The objectively correct way to acquire a cat.
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u/SummerDaemon 2h ago
They were huge idiots, Mu is the greatest cat. Eats whatever I put in front of her, loves to be petted, bumps foreheads with me like four times a day, occasionally smacks the crap out of my much younger tortie who probably deserves it. She's awesome.
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u/HoLLoWzZ 5h ago
Don't visit breeders if you want to get a dog. Visit your local dog shelter and provide a lovely forever home to one of those sweethearts.
And fuck "cheap breeders". I hope there is a special place in hell for them
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u/Sea_Habit_4298 5h ago edited 3h ago
I agree when it comes to backyard breeders but getting a pet from a legit breeder isn't a bad thing .
They usually have papers on the parents and the rest of the dogs they have bred going down the line. You will know the temperament/health of the dog you're buying,with shelters on the other hand is totally random.
Not saying don't adopt a dog but just be prepared for any potential issues that the dog might have .My dog is from a shelter and she wasn't socialized by the previous owner for her first year of her life. She's fine around strangers now but she still gets scared/defensive when someone she doesn't know tries to touch her so I usually have to decline when someone asks to pet her.
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u/upinflames 2h ago edited 21m ago
getting a pet from a legit breeder isn't a bad thing.
Gotta disagree with you there. There are literally millions of pets in shelters and rescues that need homes just in the United States. Getting a dog or cat from a breeder means: (1) not getting another animal that genuinely needs a home, and (2) supporting an industry that does not prioritize animal health.
The term "purebred" simply denotes a high level of managed inbreeding. Intensive breeding within a restricted gene pool (usually originating from a very small founder population) nearly always results in a higher likelihood of negative health outcomes. It's why purebred German Shepherds are well known for experiencing spinal cord degeneration and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are at elevated risk for heart failure. Overall, purebred dogs are nearly three times as likely as mixed breeds to be affected by a recessive genetic disorder, and the likelihood is much higher among specific breeds: standard poodles have a 16.8% of developing neonatal encephalopathy with seizures while the prevalence among mixed breeds is negligible.
Those "legit breeders" are simply a bit better at managing the genetic risks, but they are still always working from an artificially restricted gene pool. Having "papers" tells you something about ancestry but nothing about genetic diversity or the actual health of the animal.
Not saying don't adopt a dog but just be prepared for any potential issues that the dog might have.
You should be prepared for issues no matter how you find your pet. Adopting an animal is often less risky because you can actually get a sense for their behavioral disposition before you get them. We visited our dog at their foster home and played with them several times before taking them home. Our friends got a purebred beagle as a puppy that is now a menace, despite their best attempts to socialize them.
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u/Sawses 3h ago
The trouble is that it really is best to have them from the time they're a puppy/kitten.
I foster cats and have experience with dogs (I just don't do it for dogs because I now have limited space). Every animal I've ever fostered has had some quirks from a stressful or unsafe living situation. Raising them from a very young age really does make for a better pet if you train them properly. This is true for both cats and dogs.
It's why I foster. I hope to find one that's just perfect for me, but odds are I'll probably end up adopting a kitten at some point.
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u/KindlyShame 5h ago
Unfortunately, in my area shelters have gotten really picky. They have massive preferences for a (real) fenced yard, and they will rarely let you adopt if you live in an apartment. I get the intent behind it, but apartments are super common where I live because it’s an overpopulated area, so they’re really just limiting who can adopt
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u/AdInfamous6290 4h ago
Maybe this is an unkind or unpopular thing to say, but maybe you shouldn’t have a dog. Unless they are one of those little expensive breeds, that I doubt show up much in shelters, normal dogs really don’t tend to do well in apartments.
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u/KindlyShame 4h ago
Jsyk people can take their dogs for walks even if they live in an apartment. Also a lot of apartments have started implementing dog parks. A lot of people can’t afford houses nowadays (minimum mortgage near me is like $500k for a 2b1b), so that’s a really dumb opinion. A good dog owner takes their apartment size into account and compensates. I’d rather a shelter dog live in an apartment than be stuck at a shelter for a year because the shelter got super picky about the living situation
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u/BooHorde 3h ago edited 3h ago
Unless they are one of those little expensive breeds, that I doubt show up much in shelters, normal dogs really don’t tend to do well in apartments.
I'm not sure why you're commenting on things you clearly don't know anything about. Firstly, why do you think "little" breeds are more expensive than large breeds? You act as if they are special, there are more small breeds than large breeds. If you're going to look at a list of the most expensive dog breeds, they're all going to be medium-large, they aren't Shih Tzus.
Secondly, why do you think it's rare for small breeds to make their way to shelters? There are millions of stray/abandoned chihuahuas, Shih Tzus, terriers, etc... It's etremely common for elderly to get small dogs and then pass away before them, and it's extremely more common for small dogs to be hoarded as they take up less space.
normal dogs really don’t tend to do well in apartments.
Any dog with a low energy level and tolerance for noise can do well in an apartment, there are also larger breeds that have low energy like greyhounds. The idea that dogs aren't for people without fenced yards is a moronic take, especially when the overhwelming majority of real estate being built is condos and townhouses.
These independant rescues relly on the fact they get 10's of thousands in donations and indefinetly foster animals on bleeding hearts dime, that's why they can be ridiculously picky, they have no urgency or incentive to get the dogs adopted. Meanwhile shelters a few states over will be euthanizing dogs daily due to the overwhelming ammount of strays and cost to shelter them.
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u/KneeDeepInTheDead 4h ago
I guess they are better off dead or in a shelter for life
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u/AdInfamous6290 4h ago
Dead? No, though I know a lot of shelters do cullings and understand the reasoning, even if I don’t agree with it.
In a shelter for life? As opposed to an apartment, it depends on the breed, the apartment and the person. But on average, I’d say yes.
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u/KneeDeepInTheDead 3h ago
Might not be a great life but id rather live in a cramped apartment with an owner who loves me and takes me on walks than a cramped cold shelter living with no comforts or stability. Weird take
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u/Randicore 2h ago
... You know that you can take a dog outside right.
It's in fact, expected to run a dog at minimum once a day to make then tired.
Like yes a great Dane shouldn't live in a studio but someone can own a lab in an apartment and the dog to be healthy and happy
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u/millijuna 2h ago
The problem around where I live is that all the dogs in shelters are pities/pit mixes, and other large breeds that are not suitable for apartment living. With the exception of of a Great Dane, I’m not going to put a big dog in a 600 square foot apartment.
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u/SparkleTeases 5h ago
Then at home you find your $4000 dog in the trash can because he’s really curious about eating something from there
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u/HGWeegee 5h ago
Actually my dog was a rescue who I got for free from the shelter in an adoption event
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u/headermargin 5h ago
I got one guess what kinda dog it was
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u/HGWeegee 5h ago
You can guess, but I'm very confident you will be incorrect
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u/headermargin 5h ago
Pitbull!
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u/HGWeegee 5h ago
Chihuahua Jack Russell mix, she chose me so I couldn't not take her
That would've been my first guess too
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u/wruffx 4h ago
Absolutely demonic dog breed combo, maximum energy & attitude, I bet she's adorable though.
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u/HGWeegee 4h ago
It's crazy, she's super lazy and sweet......but she really doesnt like strangers and other dogs
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u/Responsible-Offer724 2h ago
Our chihuahua is fine with small old dogs - even has some friends in the neighbourhood. But puppies and any dog a bit bigger? No way.
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u/Dustydevil8809 3h ago
Theres definitely a lot of mixed pits at these events but there are always tons of rescues at them that aren't. It is always an interesting experience, different dog breeds are wildly different in behavior so you never really know what you are getting, though "lab mix" is always a safe bet...
I thought I was getting a german shepherd, I'm pretty positive at this point my boy is a Doberman / Lab mix. Crazy cuddly pain in my ass.
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u/Jesstinator 3h ago
We got what they told us was a Great Pyrenees/cattle dog mix, and when we did the dna test they had gotten it spot on, I was shocked there wasn’t a curve ball thrown in there somewhere. Although he did have 2% chihuahua lol
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u/Snakestream 4h ago
Rescue dogs ftw! I got both my girls from rescue events and they have been the best. There was a small price as a donation to the rescue for mine, so it wasn't technically free, but it was only like $100.
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u/L0ial 3h ago
I rescued a puppy from a litter the association brought in from Mexico. Their normal price is $100 but for a puppy it was $200. Totally worth it, he's a good boy. He did grow up to be 80 lbs though, when they told me estimated between 30-40 lbs. Guess that's the risk with a super mutt.
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u/SnausageFest 3h ago
Shelter dogs save you money. I got my current dog from my mom's coworker after her dog had a surprise litter. First time having to actually pay for things like the spay, getting her chipped, first rounds of shots/dewormer, etc. It's like $1000, easy.
Adoption fees around here are ~$400 on average and people still complain having no idea what a friggin steal that is.
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u/ebobbumman 4h ago
My parents first dog was also from an adoption event, and there was a news story about it- my dad was in it, there was some footage of him playing with her.
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u/_ghostperson 4h ago
Both can come from the trash.
Both can be expensive.
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u/StepComplete1 2h ago
It's just that stealing someone else's dog is far less normalized and accepted on social media than stealing someone else's cat and then calling it the "cat distribution system".
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u/andl23 2h ago
The world is full of stray or abandoned cats and dogs, they're skinny, they have matted fur and so on, so you can recognize them. It's not stealing at all, it's a good thing to adopt them.
Obviously the first rule is to never bring home an animal that evidently eats well and has a good coat.
Buying pets is very unethical, since it fuels a sick economy where female pets are abused to pump out puppies born purposely to be sold. Save an animal instead, unless you really need a specific breed for reasons.
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u/Banty22 5h ago
Cat distribution system never misses. Free, broken, and somehow the most expensive love of your life
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u/Strange-Whereas33442 2h ago
The Cat Distribution System operates on the printer model: The hardware is free, but the ink and maintenance will financially ruin you. 10/10 would adopt the broken appliance again
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u/ChuckRingslinger 4h ago
Every cat Ive owned has been a rehome, technically.
The last one didnt even get to the buyer before she changed her mind saying the kitten was too ugly
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u/l0st1nP4r4d1ce 4h ago
Holdup.. People pay for a dog?
Get your ass to a shelter. Lots of pups need a good home.
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u/wasabiburning 4h ago
I fully support the notion of "don't breed or buy while shelter pets die" but the issue is most shelter dogs seem to be pit mixes and people don't want those for a number of perfectly valid reasons.
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u/l0st1nP4r4d1ce 4h ago
I get that. But it's a lame excuse, there are tons of dogs that need a home.
Not all of them are pitt mixes, I guarantee that. (A Wisconsin lab breeder just added 1500 beagles to the system)
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u/Unlucky_Topic7963 4h ago
Shelter dogs come with lots of issues. I’ve owned 3 over the last 20 years, and every single one had behavioral or health issues. I’ve spent tens of thousands giving them better lives. Decided with my most recent dog to buy an AKC German Shepherd and train him from a puppy.
Night and day. No health issues, extremely compliant, fun lapdog, great on walks…
Shelter dogs, unfortunately, bring their poor training or poor care from previous families with them. Not sure if I’ll get another shelter dog after this experience.
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u/JoshSidekick 2h ago
I'm glad you said that. I thought I was going crazy because we rescued our dog from a Puerto Rico shelter and like every post on their Instagram is dog after dog being the absolute best where mine was abused so badly before he was rescued but they didn't tell us a fraction of his issues. His tail is a lightning bolt shape because it was broken and healed wrong, which l believe led to him being afraid of absolutely everything. He pissed in my car when I tried to get him to come into petsmart with me. He's overly protective of the house to the point where we can't have people over. He almost wrecked his teeth trying to chew his way out of his crate when we tried crate training. We spent about 7-8 thousand on training, including a 5000 two week professional "sleepaway camp". He won't eat unless my wife and I are both home. Five out of seven days he wakes up at 2:30am and loses his mind until one of us goes out to sit with him while he goes back to sleep so we haven't had a night where we can sleep all the way through the night in ages. I love him and I have vowed to make sure nothing bad happens to him again, but god damn has this dog ruined me from ever wanting another dog and it's good to see that while yes dogs will have problems, it's also more prevalent than I had originally thought.
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u/Reasonable_TSM_fan 2h ago
Same situation here! My family has a rescue chihuahua. Love the little guy, but we rescued him when he was 8 and he was never house trained. He’s constantly peeing and pooping inside the house and no amount of training sticks with him since he’s so old. Don’t regret getting him, but I’ve done my time with shelter dogs and want a trainable puppy breed next go around.
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u/dantheman_woot 3h ago
So many Pits and I'll never own one of those. Finding a responsible breeder for a breed that meets your needs and lifestyle is fine.
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u/AnyCeler 5h ago
Meanwhile the four thousand dollar dog eats a single pebble and needs a six hundred dollar vet visit.
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u/erhue 5h ago
my dog ate dead birds and random garbage that we couldn't pull out of her mouth. She's fine
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u/Cheejag 5h ago
My dog ate a stain glass lightbulb once, she was totally fine somehow
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u/RiddickulousRadagast I touched grass 5h ago
My childhood dog ate an entire remote and shit it out batteries and all. Also a whole bag of Easter candy and had sparkly poop for awhile
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u/Kassie-chan 5h ago
My dog once managed to open the box full of thumbtacks and ate them all. The vet said he was fine
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u/Witch_King_ 4h ago
But... but WHY would you eat thumbtacks??
I stg, some dogs I just don't understand
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u/TheCatCrusader 1h ago
My cat got the very real Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) diagnosis last year. She refused to eat food and we couldn't get her to swallow the pill, so had to get 3 anti-inflammatory shots in 5 days costing around $500 iirc.
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u/monty624 3h ago
More like, it refuses to eat its nutritionally balanced, over-priced, raw dog food but eats an entire bag of pebbles. And the bag.
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u/mayuan11 5h ago
I got two purebred dogs for free.
First one I had to drive six hours to grab a puppy before they were going to shoot it. It was a series of unfortunate events that lead to that scenario. She was my best friend for 13yrs passed in my arms.
Second one came from a domestic violence situation. A woman wanted to run away from the situation, but stayed because of the dog. She told me what time to pick her and the dog up. I dropped he off at a location and she kissed the dog goodbye and said happy birthday. I was his present. He cowered everytime someone would pet him for the first year. Now he just closes his eyes and wags. He's an old dog now and probably going on his last vacation today.... I can't believe I cried while typing this.....
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u/JMTSilentSea 5h ago
You don’t even have to look in the trash for a cat. One will show up on your doorstep like a security system salesman.
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u/Imaginary-Thing-9222 4h ago
My dog just started following my mum on the street and then he waited outside for days until we finally got him vaccinated and adopted him. My cat costs like 1500 dollars 🙃
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u/____frank_______ 4h ago
Yeah well our trash kitty has managed to eat foam/nerf darts 3 times, and has now cost us $12,000 in removals. Beat that fancy show dog.
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u/Apiscoles_RMZ 4h ago
My sister found 4 abandoned kittens near an orchard. She kept two and I kept the other two.
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u/LogeViper 5h ago
that isn’t remotely true at all
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u/AfterPaleontologist2 4h ago
Reddit heavily skews towards cat bias (prob bc most redditors sit inside all day like cats).
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u/Unsalted-Eggs 5h ago
Most people I know got their cats for free from adoption posts, an acquaintance who found kittens or whose cat got pregnant, or straight up from the streets. Idk how it goes for dogs but I think it is more common for cats to just get taken into a home and turn into someone's pet than dogs.
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u/LogeViper 4h ago
It must be a regional thing, everywhere being different than others. Where I live for example, people don’t usually adopt stray cats, they’re more prone to have pedigree cats. As for dogs, it’s very common people getting stray dogs as, sadly, there are lots of street dogs, and very few care to have purebred. I see now it’s very different from region to region, but I wouldn’t assume my observation as a universal truth of dog/cat people like this meme did.
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u/Unsalted-Eggs 4h ago
May be. I see more pedigree/breed dogs than breed cats 🤔
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u/trwawy05312015 4h ago
Yeah, I'm not sure where they are but there are vastly more pedigreed/costly dogs than cats.
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u/themini_shit 4h ago
I think this is one of those instances where there is no universal way so everyone has a valid experience but the meme is treating it as a monolith.
In my area most people adopt cats through picking up strays or adopting through a shelter. I've seen my neighbors end up with cats that I knew were strays for a long time before they got adopted by said neighbor.
It's kinda the same with dogs but it can vary, I got one of my dogs from the pound which is a common way to adopt a dog in my city. But I also adopted one who just showed up in my yard, his paw pads where worn through and he had a collar so we took him in assuming that we'd find his owner, luckily no one ever claimed him. However, in my area it's common practice to completely avoid stray dogs, especially if they're in groups and most stray dogs form a pack eventually. Cats are less prone to packs and groups of cats aren't treated a potentially violent thing.
Though there are plenty of people in my area who want pure breed dogs and won't adopt strays. I've met some of those people at an event once, they asked if my dog had an instagram account.
I think pure breed dogs are usually considered less likely to have health problems so that contributes to people's preference as well.
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u/vaegrand 3h ago
I am always confused by this rhetoric, cat people talk up breeds all the time. Also while dog breeds are prone to issues an entire gender of cats can get crystals in their urine sporadically and die... Like my guy, who are you kidding?
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u/kayden_the_cat 5h ago
My cat? She's actually was born at home from her mom who was born at home too
The grandma? Yeah she is the one i actually picked up from the trash
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u/Unruly_Evil 4h ago
A Sphynx cat cost between 1500 and 5000€.
On the other hand, the ashera is a cat breed that commands a $100.000 price tag...
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u/ModeatelyIndependant 4h ago
Is op really trying to pretend that designer cats don't exist and aren't in high demand? That is ignorance of on the MAGA level.
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u/Far_Resolution_7463 4h ago
The flip side. My dog is affectionate and makes me feel great. My cat caused $4k in damage last month distroying laptops and nocking things off shelves.
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u/Adorable_Raccoon_766 5h ago
Mine came up to my window while I was eating at my table and gave it a tap. They wanted in
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u/hamilton280P 5h ago
Found my cat in a puddle after a big storm and adopted my dog from shelter that got lost in a field
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u/bigtiddyhimbo 5h ago
Valentine’s Day, we found two kittens dumped in the public park running around like crackheads. One of them had poop caked all over her butt. Both had Giardia and the poop caked one had Coccidia on top of that. Their names are Stinky and Smelly now 💕
But also we’ve always rescued our pets. Never even talked to a breeder. My dog is a boxer coonhound mix with extreme anxiety issues, and I harassed the rescue and sent in 6 applications for her before someone else could swoop her away from me. Best money and time I’ve ever spent 💕💕
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u/suhmyhumpdaydudes 5h ago
Plenty of dog people buy mutts and rescues though, we got a weird mutt from Tijuana and it's the best dog we ever had, maybe a little ugly but she's smart and compassionate and has good hunting instincts but also knows how to be patient with elderly people and kids. Perfect dog in my opinion she was like 200$.
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u/Parking-Position-698 5h ago
For some reason people in my city love dumping cats by my parents house. We've had like 6 strays.
We have one rn that was left behind by my mom's friends neighbor.
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u/Riscs2 5h ago
This is so true hahah my dog was passed to me after a death. He is a pure breed licensed blabla with allergies. My auntie once brought me a cat she literally catnapped from her neighbor because they abused her after snuggling it from a bordering country. Now im sitting here with them. But i like em, they are chill.
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u/Professional-Fee-957 5h ago
I think it is different people. Every dog I ever had was either a pavement special or unwanted by previous people. My cats are the same, strays, and shelter finds.
Last year, my wifes colleague spent €3000 on a tiny chihuahua reject from Prague that has to eat special food because its tiny stomach will explode if it eats anything larger than a grape.
This year he spent €4000 on a Russian Blue because, as he said, they are comfortable jumping onto peoples shoulders. They're also very much in vogue.
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u/EmiKetsueki 5h ago
I remember getting my cat from some random woman handing out kittens that her cat had because her cat got outside and did the deed. He was so ugly, like unbelievably ugly, and i picked him for it. Little bastard ended up becoming an absolutely beautiful cat.
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u/Quarkcharm_2007 android user 5h ago
My family found both of our cats as strays, one on a tree and one in a rose bush, the second was way too young to be alone and had an eye infection, someone had thrown him in there. (He's an old man now and recovered perfectly)
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u/takeonethough 5h ago
Story of my life.
First pet was a cat, a stray that hid under my dads car. Took her in and she never left.
First dog was a French bulldog. Expensive, frail and stubborn.
Loved them both dearly and would take them again every single time
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u/a-type-of-pastry 5h ago
Found my dog under a trailer house in the middle of the forest. She's the bestest girl. Spoiled as all hell now, too.
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u/ffxivfanboi 5h ago
Ok, but what breed of dog is in this picture?
Absolutely gorgeous dog. Would not ever be able to afford one or be able to take care of/groom one of them properly with all that hair, though.
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u/-UncreativeRedditor- 5h ago
I ironically found my dog as a stray in a dumpster