How smart is your dog/cat?

[randy41]

I'm Randy's cat Knuckles. I'm so smart that I'm posting here while Randy is out working his tail off on his stupid tractor.

 

[k0ua]

I'm Randy's cat Knuckles. I'm so smart that I'm posting here while Randy is out working his tail off on his stupid tractor.

Winner! Winner! chicken dinner!.

without a doubt, Randy's cat is the smartest:thumbsup:

 

[orezok]

Hi, Tess here, the OP's Golden. Knuckles is a reckless coder and I just hacked Randy's computer. Randy, if you ever forget your SS# or bank account numbers, text me and I will give them to you! :cool2:

 

[buickanddeere]

We have three cats that live in the house and hunt nothing but the food dish, the two outside cats are a mom and kitten that took up here this winter, moved under a building and I woldnt allow them to starve. I'm evil like that. Blackbirds land in a group of 12-15 at the time and raid their food, so far mom has ignored the birds and baby just watches. Well fed cats are little danger to bird populations.
Tree huggers however, protecting snail darters, are responsible for job losses, and energy dependence.

You really don't know do you. Contrary to popular belief. A well fed cat will still hunt, nests and young birds are at highest risk. A well fed dog will still run deer. Hunters take a very low % of the small animal population compared to domestic pets.
I'm not going to believe the stats presented by cat lovers. Massive Conservation Coalition Calls on Interior Dept. to Stop Wildlife Deaths from Feral Cats

 

[Looking4new]

You really don't know do you. Contrary to popular belief. A well fed cat will still hunt, nests and young birds are at highest risk. A well fed dog will still run deer. Hunters take a very low % of the small animal population compared to domestic pets.
I'm not going to believe the stats presented by cat lovers. Massive Conservation Coalition Calls on Interior Dept. to Stop Wildlife Deaths from Feral Cats

I am not going to spout statistics. Nor am I going to post links to statistics.

I am only going to say this ONE more time. My cats, all nine of them are well fed, well cared for, fixed (if any of you don't know what 'fixed' means, it means that they can't have babies) and they are free to leave at any time. They are NOT in jail.

 

[toppop52]

You really don't know do you. Contrary to popular belief. A well fed cat will still hunt, nests and young birds are at highest risk. A well fed dog will still run deer. Hunters take a very low % of the small animal population compared to domestic pets.
I'm not going to believe the stats presented by cat lovers. Massive Conservation Coalition Calls on Interior Dept. to Stop Wildlife Deaths from Feral Cats

I really do know cats, I know them very well, and yes, some well fed cats will occasionally kill a bird, mom had one that would, but I know of a couple dozen others that don't. Some will dig out a mole, for which I thank them, I have a picture of one of my cats with a chipmunk, which he turned loose unharmed, another that use to play with squirrels in the backyard. One of us doesn't know cats, hint, it's you! Feral cats that are unfed, untreated, not neutered, are a big problem, mostly caused by poor owners. Well taken care of domestic cats have zero effect on balance of the environment. They're not as big a problem than the over population coyotes are. I refuse to believe trumped up tree hugger stats.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I really do know cats, I know them very well, and yes, some well fed cats will occasionally kill a bird, mom had one that would, but I know of a couple dozen others that don't. Some will dig out a mole, for which I thank them, I have a picture of one of my cats with a chipmunk, which he turned loose unharmed, another that use to play with squirrels in the backyard. One of us doesn't know cats, hint, it's you! Feral cats that are unfed, untreated, not neutered, are a big problem, mostly caused by poor owners. Well taken care of domestic cats have zero effect on balance of the environment. They're not as big a problem than the over population coyotes are. I refuse to believe trumped up tree hugger stats.

I personally do not like cats, and I think they know it. They are all prickly and stickly and scratchy and bitey, especially for little kids. I think feral cats should be shot, and have dispatched many of them back in my quail hunting days. We have several around here, and it's disheartening to watch a bluebird nest all spring and then see them disappear in a cloud of blue feathers beneath the nest. On the other hand...

They do tend to keep some of the rodents down, like gophers and moles and such. As an aside note; I recall reading an article that the Bubonic plagues of Medieval times could be attributed to a great extent to the absence of cats. The story goes that cats at that time became regarded as evil, and were commonly killed, so the rat population grew without restraint...the result that nearly half of the population of Europe died from the plague...good story any way.

 

[Travelover]

Kinda sad that a light hearted thread about the intelligence of our pets has to degrade so quickly into an ugly divide. Just sayin'.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Everybody bow their heads and repeat after me: "Oh hebbin".

 

[Looking4new]

Sad indeed, maybe if the 'tree huggers' hadn't gotten involved then maybe we could have had a fun thread.

 

[orezok]

If it wasn't for "tree huggers", we would have smog and pollution like China has. ...but it would be free!

 

[rsallen]

Nah, They're just looking for an excuse for not liking cats.
If they were from N. Zealand I would understand and probably go along with their explanation for their animosity.

Meh, I can take them or leave myself.
My last dog and one of my present dogs was born hating cats though so we don't see too many around here feral or otherwise.

 

[nc redneck]

A hungry raccoon will generally cure your excess cat problem from what I hear from friends that have them. Leave them outside with a full bowl of food. Cat will try to guard food, raccoon will take out cat. Problem solved.
PS. I am not a cat lover or tree hugger

 

[burnieman]

Feral cats are in our pheasant field now. Not sure who put them out there but it sure is fun shooting them. It's amusing. We call out rooster, hen and cat. Not sure which is more fun to shoot. Secretly I think it's cats but don't tell anyone!

 

[toppop52]

Feral cats are a problem, a problem caused by people, but a problem none the less. However finding sport in shooting domesticated animals that people have put in the position of starvation and disease, speaks volumes about the person. There are those that feel its sport to shoot the street children that live in the sewers in Brazil, too. Takes all sorts I suppose.

 

[Jstpssng]

Nah, They're just looking for an excuse for not liking cats.
If they were from N. Zealand I would understand and probably go along with their explanation for their animosity.

Meh, I can take them or leave myself.
My last dog and one of my present dogs was born hating cats though so we don't see too many around here feral or otherwise.

I have nothing against cats... I do have issues with irresponsible pet owners in general. Although I love my dog, if he ever attacked or killed somebody else's (anything) I expect to take responsibililty for his actions. Because he is always under my control-either inside, tied, or within sight- I know what he is doing.

 

[burnieman]

Feral cats are a problem, a problem caused by people, but a problem none the less. However finding sport in shooting domesticated animals that people have put in the position of starvation and disease, speaks volumes about the person. There are those that feel its sport to shoot the street children that live in the sewers in Brazil, too. Takes all sorts I suppose.

. I enjoy pheasant hunting and dislike cats. It's a win win situation. The cats eat the chicks. The natural balance has been thrown off and I'm here to bring it back into line, no charge. Comparing it to whacking kids in a sewer pipe is a bit of a stretch don't you think?

 

[Looking4new]

My elderly cousin had over a hundred feral cats in her barn. She got one of her younger cousins (I am younger than her but too far away to do the deed) to go into the barn and start shooting. He killed about 100 of them. I wasn't happy about it, BUT is wasn't my barn, nor my property and therefore none of my business. I told her just that. Yes, she knew that I was a cat lover.
Two of the kittens we rescued were found in a cardboard box on the side of the road. Two females about 8 weeks old. They live here in the 'lap of luxury'.
I do not like irresponsible pet owners! I don't care what the species of the pet is, just look after it.

 

[buickanddeere]

Cat lovers will not admit their cute fluffy loving animals are killers of everything small enough for them to hunt. They will even ignore studies and video evidence.Emotion wins over logic once again.

 

[toppop52]

. I enjoy pheasant hunting and dislike cats. It's a win win situation. The cats eat the chicks. The natural balance has been thrown off and I'm here to bring it back into line, no charge. Comparing it to whacking kids in a sewer pipe is a bit of a stretch don't you think?

It takes a certain mentality to kill strictly for sport. I hunted for many years, and harvested what I killed. I never ate cats, so I never shot them.