Awwww (community anyone?). That's so damn gorgeous.

I love all cuddly creatures, because they're cute and beautiful, but I'd rather be a kitty-mommy because cats are generally less maintenance and they choose when they want your attention, so it's all good.

Plus they're really cute and I just love kitties.

Today I cuddled a grown up Siamese cat and a tiny little Siamese kitten came along with a cute wee pink collar and bell! The cat hissed at the kitten, I patted it and it bounced off after the big cat (to annoy it more lol). Adorable. Cats are so entertaining. I love just sitting there and watching them. My bestie's cat used to climb onto a gazebo style cover over our deck and we would give him a ball and pushed him from the bottom so he bounced all over it, so funny.

I would be a cat person if I wasn't so damn allergic to them.

Hmm, dogs greet you joyfully and will not hesitate with showing that they love you, while cats can be trained to **** in a box. Tough choice...

My cats greet me at the door. So sucks for you and your experience with cats.

They're really dogs, trust me

Whenever Ki and I visit his parents (and their old-man kitty) the cat comes running for us if he's in the house. (And if you kneel down, he'll walk quickly toward you to be pet or snuggled!) He's a little baby angel. Cats are super attached to people who treat them with love and respect (and they love when you talk to them - they can't understand a lot of it but the inflection in your voice is important to them).

Cat person. Can't stand dog barking, and the majority of them kinda smell. I also like the way cat's fur is softer, and cat purring is cute and soothing. Plus they're smarter and have more personality than many dog people tend to give them credit for. Yes, cats can actually learn tricks, it's just that most of them don't really want to. ;) I also like the way they're lower maintenance.

Mine does this too. She also tends to follow me around the house. If I go upstairs, she'll usually follow me up there. If I go downstairs, likewise. Cats - at least some cats - bond with their owners a lot more than some dog people realise. But it's highly individual with the cat.

One interesting thing I read recently was, cats have never actually been domesticated, in terms of being bred for specific behaviors. Rather, they've domesticated themselves, and have become attached to humans not because people made or bred them that way, but because they (the cats) wanted to, basically. Cats became domesticated when they started hanging around ancient Egyptian graineries because of the large population of mice and rats there. After a while many people took a liking to them and the cats themselves starting bonding with the people. It was more of an 'accidental' thing. Dogs, on the other hand, have been domesticated for far longer than cats and have been bred many times over to accomplish specific tasks (sheep herding, etc). They orginally were more "working animals" whereas cats were just a convienent mouse-control animal who happened to be cute and cuddly. As a result cats tend to be a lot more independent than dogs, which probably why a lot of "dog people" are turned off by them. For whatever reason, a lot of "dog people" don't seem to like or understand a pet that is still fairly "wild" and independent.