# About Dogs OR Cats **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 1, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108 "2014-04-01T18:58:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xfiles\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/97f17d/32.png) [@xfiles\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xfiles_1)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/1 "2014-04-01T18:58:45Z")
WHAT DO DOGS OR CATS TELL ABOUT PEOPLE ; Is there any connection on this subject ? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/2 "2014-04-01T19:08:28Z")
reported for forum change/clarity infusion. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/3 "2014-04-01T19:30:38Z")
Don’t listen to what that cat tells you about me. He’s a liar. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/4 "2014-04-01T19:33:48Z")
Moved to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/5 "2014-04-01T19:54:02Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Don’t listen to what that cat tells you about me. He’s a liar. Cats don’t talk. [Cite](http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/axton-hoyt/della-and-the-dealer-239.html). ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/6 "2014-04-01T20:17:15Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Don’t listen to what that cat tells you about me. He’s a liar. And the dog only tells the truth some of the time. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/7 "2014-04-01T20:20:59Z")
My dog will sell me out for bacon. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/8 "2014-04-01T20:25:31Z")
My cat says I’m a bastard who rubs his belly too frequently, and hides his favorite toys when he’s enjoying them at 2 a.m. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/9 "2014-04-01T20:40:26Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > My dog will sell me out for bacon. It says nothing about you, but half the people on the internet would sell you out for bacon. The other half already has bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/10 "2014-04-01T21:08:53Z")
> [@xfiles\_1](#): > > Is there any connection on this subject ? Connection with what? ---
**Author:** ![Calatin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/11 "2014-04-01T21:37:26Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > It says nothing about you, but half the people on the internet would sell you out for bacon. The other half already has bacon. And so began the Great Bacon War. ---
**Author:** ![xfiles\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/97f17d/32.png) [@xfiles\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xfiles_1)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/12 "2014-04-02T00:38:36Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > reported for forum change/clarity infusion. I’ve heard many times around ME that People who don’t really like or show interest in animals are freaks ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/13 "2014-04-02T00:56:56Z")
It’s true. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/14 "2014-04-02T00:59:08Z")
Is ME an acronym, or you? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/15 "2014-04-02T01:10:58Z")
Dog people have shorter commutes or move flexible schedules. Cat people have a better sense of balance. ---
**Author:** ![xfiles\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/97f17d/32.png) [@xfiles\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xfiles_1)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/16 "2014-04-02T01:43:36Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > It’s true. You’re saying New York City has about approx. 12,000,000 freaks ? :smack: Pet Ownership Calculator > **[U.S. pet ownership statistics](https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/reports-statistics/us-pet-ownership-statistics)** > > See numbers of pets, pet-owning households, veterinary visits, and veterinary expenditures in the United States. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dogs-or-cats/685108/17 "2014-04-02T03:24:56Z")
> [@xfiles\_1](#): > > I’ve heard many times around ME that People who don’t really like or show interest in animals are freaks Well there ya go.