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- From: kkv@inel.gov (Jamie J Ferguson)
- Subject: Cat/Dog People (Was Re: choose him or your cats??????)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.224850.3387@inel.gov>
- Organization: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho
- References: <C1J1Hs.1q1@apollo.hp.com> <1k6ume$d5q@agate.berkeley.edu> <1993Jan27.214311.21671@llyene.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 22:48:50 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.214311.21671@llyene.jpl.nasa.gov> julie@eddie.jpl.nasa.gov (Julie Kangas) writes:
- >Well, I'm a confirmed animal-person of any sort, except,
- ><sigh>, dogs. I just don't like them. Too smelly and
- >slobbery. (Please, I'm not flaming anyone for liking dogs,
- >this is just my opinion. And I am not mean or cruel to dogs.
- >I just don't want one. I won't flame you so please don't
- >flame me.) I like everything else, cats, fish, horses, iguanas,
- >snakes, millipedes, tarantulas,....
- >
-
- I have 3 cats and 3 dogs, so I'm obviously someone who likes both.
- I used to be terrified of dogs, though -- I don't know what I
- thought they'd do to me (lick me to death?), but they just made
- me nervous. I was definitely a cat person. My husband (who
- loves cats and dogs but will admit that he likes dogs a little
- more...) and I got our first dog in December 1991. I had
- decided that I might not be so afraid of a dog if we got
- a puppy, so we found a black Lab mix puppy (some nice people
- had found the litter and momma dog abandoned in the woods and
- were finding homes for the puppies). It was hard to be afraid
- of a puppy who barely weighed more than the cats -- plus she
- was terrifed for the first day, and really looked pathetic.
- I decided to train her so that I would feel more in control,
- and it really did make a difference because she actually
- listened to me! Although the puppy biting (which we taught
- her not to do -- puppies have SHARP teeth!) and licking
- took a long time to learn to deal with, I have brought home
- 2 more dogs in the past year (these 2 were my fault, not
- my husband's!). So I've been converted.
-
- But just because someone is a cat person doesn't mean they
- can't change with the right dog! I'm proof!
-
- My cats don't feel quite the same way... But thats a different
- topic...
-
-
- Jamie
-
- (I'm not big on tarantulas, though...)
-
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- canines: Kenzie -- 1 yr old black Lab X
- Meggin -- 8 month old Australian Shepherd X
- Harry -- 4 month old Border Collie X
-
- felines: Kieri -- 5 1/2 yr old lilac point Siamese
- Zak -- 5 1/2 yr old blue point Siamese
- Duke -- 1 yr old seal point Siamese
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