• @BanMe@lemmy.world
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    04 months ago

    cats: hate rain

    dogs: hate rain

    me: hates rain

    all of us: have fucking jobs, who the hell is lounging around in bed all damn morning

  • @Rakonat@lemmy.world
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    04 months ago

    You’re funny. The cat woke me up for food is the reason the dog got to pee outside before the sun came up.

    • MinnesotaGoddam
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      04 months ago

      my wife woke me up for food (we shared the last bagel. it had no garlic) and it’s the reason the cats got extra snuggles this morning

  • Lemminary
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    04 months ago

    I wish my cats would nap with me like that, but it’s my fault for not getting them used to it when they were kittens. They’ll stay put for a minute under my arm and then dart off the bed.

    • @stray@pawb.social
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      04 months ago

      I was surprised my cats weren’t sitting on my lap, so when they were close to two years old I started holding them captive for very short periods while petting them how they like, and now I can’t keep them off me. It seemed like the only reason they weren’t sitting on humans before is that they didn’t think it was safe.

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        4 months ago

        Aww, yeah, cats are like that. It speaks volumes of people who can earn their complete trust.

        That’s not my case here, as we treat them with utmost respect. I actually have all of them on my bed right now, but they just don’t tolerate being cuddled that close. One of them does like kneading and sleeping on us, but It has to be on his terms or he doesn’t want it.

        • @stray@pawb.social
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          04 months ago

          Yeah, that’s what I figured they were like and why I was content to let them be if they didn’t want to sit on me. We just kept having these moments where they clearly wanted to snuggle, but seemed to be afraid I would crumble beneath them and shatter their tiny paws to dust. We’re getting to a point now where I can even adjust my position underneath them, but only sometimes.

    • @Jankatarch@lemmy.world
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      04 months ago

      Mine sleeps with me but will randomly start clawing at my neck while purring in the middle of night.

      I think she thinks that’s “petting.”

      • @stray@pawb.social
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        04 months ago

        That’s kneading. Kittens will knead at their mother’s stomach while nursing, and adult cats usually continue the behavior to a lesser or greater degree. Some do it subtly and gently, and others are made of knives.

  • @ronigami@lemmy.world
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    04 months ago

    I just want to hate having cats in peace but everyone in my life including landlords and family insists on having the maximum number of cats.

    • EbbyA
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      14 months ago

      Lucky. Your cat faces you while standing on your chest screaming its head off. I wake up to the 'ol one eye winker.

      On occasion though, that pic is accurate and so worth it.

    • Rose Thorne(She/Her)
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      04 months ago

      Make it 5, and only one or two are screaming. The rest are nipping at my fingers or nose, throwing paws in my mouth or on my eyes, or circling around my legs. All because we want breakfast, and breakfast time is “whenever moms alarm goes off, or we wake her up”.

  • Nightlight
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    04 months ago

    Fenced yard. Still have to open the door though. Should really get a doggy door

  • @doingthestuff@lemy.lol
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    04 months ago

    Yeah I’m a cat person and when I go outside in the snow I want to go alone. No brown or yellow snow, no winpering because their paws are too cold. Just me and some crisp solitude.

    • @Pulptastic@midwest.social
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      04 months ago

      Dog shoes my friend. They make fleece, rain boots, waterproof winter, lots of choices. I found a local grandma that makes them but they’re also sold at pet stores.

      • @doingthestuff@lemy.lol
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        04 months ago

        My last dog wouldn’t wear them. He was a rescue so I didn’t know his background, but if you touched his paws he freaked out!

    • MinnesotaGoddam
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      04 months ago

      No brown or yellow snow

      you’re really missing out. can’t let the dogs have all the fun

    • @OldChicoAle@lemmy.world
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      04 months ago

      You do you boo. One of my best memories is seeing my puppy frolick in the show for the first time. Just getting up the mountain is a bitch with him in the car.