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"Oh yeah I remember, you don't like dogs." (hexbear.net)
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Well folks, I found an IRL cat hater!

Genuinely took me off guard when she said that.

She also snarled in disgust when I showed her a picture of one of the sweet heart strays in my neighborhood.

.....Probably coming off as a fake post, but no, I'm being serious!

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[–] 24 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I can understand people not liking dogs. I think they're cool but they are a lot. They have zero chill and are high key all the time. I had to warm up to dogs as I grew up cause when I was a little kid I found wm pretty scary. Cause they were the same size as me and have next to no grace or awareness of their surroundings indoors. Its like being inside with an excited horse at that age. I think disliking cats means that you're evil. There is no reason to have a problem with them, they fuck off when you visit, dogs need to swarm you. Cats mind their own damn business most of the time. You can be cat ambivalent but disliking em just doesnt make any sense to me.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    People who hate cats and call them assholes as more than a joke, usually struggle with boundaries in general. Cats aren't assholes or manipulative, and they can absolutely be cuddly, they just have boundaries and enforce them.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    They're harder to anthromorphize mentally and SO many people are adamant about animals meeting them on a human level. This is easy for dogs cause they have no self respect or boundaries at all, it's part of what kinda puts me off about em. I have boundaries too and dogs do not give a fuck about that, which I don't blame em for, I blame us breeding them into submissive toddlers.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    You all are fucking nuts for moralizing liking one type of pet and not the other. I hope this is a joke lol

    I think disliking cats means that you're evil.

    People who hate cats and call them assholes as more than a joke, usually struggle with boundaries in general. Cats aren't assholes or manipulative,

    Come on man lmao

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Its not about just preference. It's when someone specifically dislikes em. I think i made that very clear

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    But you also said can understand people disliking dogs so I concluded this was more about preferences and that you’re pathologizing people based on what animals they like as pets

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I explained rational reasons why dogs can be off putting. They do tend to be care less about personal space and boundaries. As I said, if you visit a dog owners that dog will be all over you whwre if you visit a cat owner the cat will most likely never even be seen. I can understand people having an issue with dogs where I cant understand people having an issue with cats. Most cats arent all up in your business and none bark, they also arent as potentially dangerous. It's a discomfort i can rationalize. For cats there arent really any rational reasons.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    dogs do have boundaries and do have self control, they usually have to be taught this by a person or another dog. Its actually quite fascinating to witness dog on dog correction unfold. Basically a dog can have perfect manners and recognize when another dog is acting inappropriately and correct them.

    The old man dog who lives in my neighborhood was raised to have some boundaries (basically to avoid strangers,) also they let him roam around off leash. He's chill, although now they got a puppy and some kids running around, he's rather protective of them. He doesnt quite have the "correct" social etiquette, he'll bark at us / other people now to keep us away from them, and also pretends to bite us. He's an interesting little guy.

    anyway I digress, dogs have personal boundaries too but usually people just ignore them. They have signs that they are uncomfortable, want personal space, etc. Some dogs were abused and have trouble adapting to people or other dogs, they're much like people in that sense.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    I like that cats are sleepy and just like chilling around me getting pats

    If a dog is sleepy around me I worry that it's bored. Dogs trigger my "oh god are you happy enough?" people pleaser tendencies, which is probably weird

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I dont have that tendency but I understand it. I've had enough roommates with dogs that im pretty used to them. I dont want anyone to get the impression I dont like dogs. I just understand why people would find them unappealing from a rational perspective where I dont think an active dislike of cats, which is different from a preference, is weird.

    Dogs are fun as hell, but theyre always on. It's too much for me. I became a co parent to any roommate's dog ive ever had, they were always welcome to sleep on my bed etc as long as my kitty didnt make em fuck off, teritory disputes were their business. I will become immediately attached to just about any animal. Critters rule

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Oh yeah I also love dogs! Just too much for me to handle long term haha. Same reason I never want kids.

    I end up being a dog babysitter for my friends too and I love it but after a couple of days its like "Ok I'm so tired now please give me space little guy"

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago*

    I absolutely cannot handle being around most dogs and you just summed up why. It's hard to socialize with someone or relax or concentrate on much of anything when there's a big furry animal running around and jumping and barking in your face. I've met a few chill ones but most of them spike my blood pressure by like 20 points.

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