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Best Pet

Best Pet

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Which animal makes the best pet and why?

I prefer cats. They tend to be low maintenance and they usually do not stink. Plus they can be quite affectionate and playful.
 
i'd choose birds and lizards, of all the pets i've had my favourites were my budgie and my two blue tongued lizards
 
horse

makes playing cowboys and Indians a lot more fun
 
I voted "fish" because I'm mad at my cat right now for clawing the furniture. He never clawed stuff before and always used his scratching post. Now that he's turned 9 years old, he's acting like a bad young cat all of a sudden.
 
If I were retired I would say dog. But given my schedule dogs are far too high maintenance. It's almost like having a kid. So I have to go with cat. My cats pretty much take care of themselves. So I guess "depends" is the answer.
 
Cats, followed by fish. Cats are the perfect pet in that they are highly trainable, extremely loyal, and independent. A well taken care of aquarium is beautiful, full of life, and the sound is soothing. Some day when I have more money, I so want a mini-reef aquarium, nothing is more spectacular looking.
 
I would like pet rock. One small enough to throw at other people's pets,... but large enough that I can rely on it to do a good job of discouraging their return.
 
I boycott this poll for lacking the option "Monkey".
Having a monkey pet is right on the top of my to do list in this life.

They're just so ****ing awesome.
 
Redress said:
Cats, followed by fish. Cats are the perfect pet in that they are highly trainable, extremely loyal, and independent. A well taken care of aquarium is beautiful, full of life, and the sound is soothing. Some day when I have more money, I so want a mini-reef aquarium, nothing is more spectacular looking.
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Cats, if anything, are the most disloyal pets there are.

They see you as a walking heat source, not an owner and certainly not a friend.
 
Apocalypse said:
Cats, if anything, are the most disloyal pets there are.

They see you as a walking heat source, not an owner and certainly not a friend.
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They are not dogs, for sure. Dogs instinctively live in a pack and are loyal and protective of it. Cats don't. Cats are far more independent. But my cats will always seek me out no matter how many people are in the room and I do think they see me as a "friend" (using that term loosely given they are animals). And they are very affectionate. They even greet me like a dog would when I get home. But no, they are not dog loyal. On the other hand they are exponentially lower maintenance than a dog, so there is a trade off.
 
I asked the 80 pound strawberry blond sitting at my feet, and he said "Thor!, Thor!!".

I respect his opinion, greatly.
 
Dogs for me, rescue dogs to be specific. It's difficult to describe just how much joy these loyal loving friends bring into your life. Yep, they take a little maintenance ans some time, but the "return on the investment" is almost too large to measure.
 
Except for a pig, I've had all of those at some point in my life. Gerbils are the most low maintenance, and pretty clever. It's ashame they got paired with hamsters in this poll. Hamsters are miserly, lazy little creatures.
 
Apocalypse said:
Cats, if anything, are the most disloyal pets there are.

They see you as a walking heat source, not an owner and certainly not a friend.
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I suspect the difference here is in the person, not the animal.
 
I love cats for their independence and toughness, and I love dogs for their loyalty and pack mentality.
 
Apocalypse said:
Cats, if anything, are the most disloyal pets there are.

They see you as a walking heat source, not an owner and certainly not a friend.
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I have had plenty of my cats come see me just to say hello. Of course they do that by rubbing on you with their cheeks and making little high pitched sounds and their tail is usually up, so a person may not always be able to recognize it.
 
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megaprogman said:
Which animal makes the best pet and why?

I prefer cats. They tend to be low maintenance and they usually do not stink. Plus they can be quite affectionate and playful.
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I've had all those pets, except for a pig.

I like animals and have a cat right now, I'm thinking about getting a dog but my cat acts like a dog.
Rutabagas are awesome too.
 
I had a pet rutabaga once, but it was an awful pet. Never did anything; just sat there.

So I ate it.
 
Redress said:
I suspect the difference here is in the person, not the animal.
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Nope.
It's in their nature.

Cats come from a family of predators that hunt solo.
They would never see you, their owner, as a brother in arms, and would never show the term known as "loyalty" towards you.

What you most probably describe as loyalty is the cat's "affection", the way they walk near your leg and rub their body with it.
They only do it for the heat.
 
Coming to think about it, you should have also had Dolphin in the list.

Now that's a loyal clever animal.
 
Glinda said:
I had a pet rutabaga once, but it was an awful pet. Never did anything; just sat there.

So I ate it.
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I have contacted the rutabaga protection society.
 
You people are all wrong.

It is rootabega.

When Goshin gets here, ya'll be in trouble!
 
Apocalypse said:
Nope.
It's in their nature.

Cats come from a family of predators that hunt solo.
They would never see you, their owner, as a brother in arms, and would never show the term known as "loyalty" towards you.

What you most probably describe as loyalty is the cat's "affection", the way they walk near your leg and rub their body with it.
They only do it for the heat.
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Eve have a cat leave you a mouse on your pillow? Kinda gross, but certainly a show of loyalty. Despite being solo hunters, cats are a very social species.
 
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