Dog or Cat- The Argument Continues

Dog or cat - What would you choose for a pet? For me this would definitely not be a tough decision to make. I am quite sure that many of you will not agree with me, but at the same time I am sure that there are others like me who dislike cats. People tend to fall into two categories when it comes to pet ownership: dog people and cat people. Dog people enjoy the loyalty, love and affection and need to please that canines display to their owners. Cat people admire the independent personality and self-reliance that felines exhibit.

 

I for one am definitely a dog person. I just cannot stand cats for so many reasons. Don’t mistake me; it’s not that I dislike animals; in fact I am very fond of them. I grew up having a wide variety of pets during my childhood- dogs, a rabbit, a squirrel, white rats, chickens and lovebirds. Perhaps my hatred for cats goes back a long time to my childhood days. My sister and I were playing in the garden with our pet chicks (the brightly colored ones) that had been gifted to us by a family friend. The four little chicks were running around, and before we realized, a cat jumped over the wall, into the garden, and within a few seconds it was off with one of the chicks. We shouted loudly at the cat, but it had already jumped on the wall and into the neighbor’s compound. We rushed there; the mean cat was toying with its catch. It had the cheek to stare at us- with the gleaming green eyes and toss the tiny chick in the air. We shouted again and the cat dropped the half-dead chicken and ran away. My sis and I, picked up the little injured chick, it was shivering and hurt. We cried to see the little chick suffer, so helpless and suffering. We tried best to save it, but it died about an hour later. I can still picture the scene vividly in my mind. Basically I never associated much with cats before that, but this incident just increased my hatred for them.

 

There is nothing common about the nature of cats and dogs- the two are poles apart. The way a cat and dog think is very different. This was something I read a long time back and cannot agree more.

 

A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me...I must be a God.

A dog thinks: Hey, those people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me.....They must be Gods!

 

I personally feel that cats don’t reciprocate affection. When you feed a cat or give it a treat, it just takes it for granted; but when you give a dog a treat it licks you hand/face with so much affection. When you return home from a long day at work, the cat greets you by rubbing itself against your leg- just to get a something to eat. Once you feed it leaves you alone. But a dog greets you with so much love and affection- it keeps jumping on you, and licking you and you feel so relaxed.

 

In my personal opinion I find cats are sneaky, aloof and manipulative, self-centered, disloyal and can never make real pets. All my friends know my dislike for the feline, and rag me by saying, “Indu would prefer a street dog- even if it’s covered with rashes compared to a well maintain cat (even a Persian cat).” This is very true, as much as I like dogs I despise cats. A dog’s affection and loyalty are second to none and love their owners unconditionally. Have you noticed that:

• Dogs come bounding happily to you when called whereas cats come when they are good and ready
• A dog never sneaks into the house to steal food whereas a cat is forever stealing food(even a well fed one)
• A dog will faithfully bark to wake you up if the house is on fire, whereas the cat will quietly sneak out of the house.
• A dog always welcomes you back home while the cat waits for you to acknowledge it.

 

Friends I have nothing more to say. Each of us are different, so choose your pet wisely.

Where do I walk

The state of Bangalore roads is nothing to write home about. Many roads are unplanned, have potholes, heavy disorganized traffic and have encroachments. Well guess what is worse than the roads in Bangalore Well it's the footpaths or pavements.


When was the last time you last walked on pavements? Not many roads in Bangalore can boast of decent footpaths. Many of the roads do not even have a pavement and if they do ' well try walking on it. Most of the pavements are broken, have missing slabs, discarded debris, rubble etc. Some vendors also make themselves quite comfortable on the pavements and sell their ware. Government bodies have also added to the mess by digging ditches and holes in many places across the city, thus damaging many a footpath.

Bangalore was once called the Garden City. At one time there were trees lining footpaths. These provided a green cover and also shelter from the scorching sun. However many of these trees are now cut down, and the half cut trees pose to be a danger for pedestrians.

As if all this is not enough just wait for a traffic jam on a busy road. There are umpteen instances of demarcated footpaths being blithely used by motorists.

So, do you walk on the roads dodging vehicles, or do you walk or the so called footpaths both a risky proposition