I read a pretty lame joke yesterday - but it did indeed get me thinking about the difference between cat and dog people. I am, categorically a dog person, and a big dog person too. For example I once spent a months rent buying a dog from a tramp in Paris. I named him Saint because I found him under the Pont Saint-Michel, just near Notre Dame. I then had to give him away (for free). I miss him a lot. I know, awwww, and yes it is a true story.
Ok - back to the joke - it goes somethign like this:
A dog is fed, bathed, exercised, petted by its owner and the dog thinks wow, these people must be Gods.
A cat is fed, bathed, exercised, petted by its owner and the cat thinks wow, I must be a God!
I wonder if there is any correlation (very broad & sweeping, i know) between cat people and dog people and they way they handle their relationships. So the theory goes:
- Dog people, when they receive all the attention and love they need from a partner, are more and more willing to give it back, and often, in spades. This is because they appreciate it so much, are flattered by it so much and enjoy it so much that they want to reciprocate.
- Cat people however, the more they are are 'shown the love' become more and more sure of themselves and can take their partner for granted, expecting the attention to keep on coming no matter what they do (stay out all night, bring back dead animals to the kitchen, you know the kind of thing).
Who knows....
