• brrt@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Now we need this but with a cat and the last panel reading “where the fuck have you been and where’s my damn food”

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      5 months ago

      Do people who perpetuate this stereotype have cats? Because it seems like they don’t. My cat is psyched and affectionate as hell when I come home. All of my cats have been the same way.

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        5 months ago

        I think a lot of people just don’t know how to read cats as well as dogs. Cats can be very aloof but still very loving and most people just know how to read body language from dogs more than cats. Knowing that when a cat gives you that narrow eyed glare and slow blinking is actually a sign of affection is a good indicator that cats are just weird little things.

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          A lot of people also just treat cats as they would dogs and are surprised they don’t get the same responses.

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        It’s more a case of me assuming that it’s obvious that it’s a stereotype. You might say I dropped an /s which in this case has a different meaning.

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        Especially if we’ve been away longer our cat will just go nuts for us for days. Even just coming home from work she’ll come say hello and maybe give us a couple roll-arounds to greet us. I get that it’s not quite as obvious as dogs though and previous cats I’ve had were not so affective.

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    When my wife comes home from work, I tell her that the dogs are glad she is back from being gone forever again because she’s gone forever and is never coming back every day.

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      Yeah, “master/subject” is a bummer of a way to think about your relationship with your pet

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      I think they see us as gods. That’s why they get so upset when we can’t do what they expect us to do something magical.

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    Aww I think that’s what you get when your object permanence is kind of tenuous.

    Nothing quite as heartwarming as a dog who’s SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU AAAA after you’ve been gone for 30min – “aww I missed you too you goober”

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      Right?! I was like “OH no. I haven’t even finished my coffee yet. I am NOT ready to start my day this way!” 🤣

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    5 months ago

    I just adopted a dog that was breeding stock in a puppy mill. She bonded to me right away but has major separation anxiety. Even if I’m gone for 5 minutes, she goes nuts when I get back and acts like I’ve been gone for months.

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    5 months ago

    I read somewhere that on average 1 day of our life equates to 1 week for our beloved pups. I think of this everytime I’m feeling too lazy to engage with mine.

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        5 months ago

        Fair point and I understand it. I simply meant that it is another data point that moves my emotions when I think about dogs general experience, like this comic highlights. Maybe too esoteric of a share lol.

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      5 months ago

      Dogs sleep 16 hours per day. Imagine…

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      I try to remember that every day and cherish and spend time with her so that when it’s finally time for her to move on, I have no regrets that I could have done more.

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      I agree that it is creepy and subservient… but it is also entirely accurate. The dog is a pet. It is entirely reliant on the owner, and it is only allowed to do what the owner lets it do. It eats when the owner tells it to. It goes outside only when the owner says so. It probably even had its genitals removed at the request of the owner.

      So yeah, ‘master’ is an appropriate word here.

      I find it a bit uncomfortable too, which is why I don’t have a pet. But from what I can tell, dogs are generally fine with this arrangement. Most dogs seem to like it this way.