SpeedRacer 1 #1 January 10, 2007 Or are they really just a bunch of lazy food-whores? Discuss. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #2 January 10, 2007 My parrot doesnt eat when im not around, then when i am he will only eat with his cage open. Then when he is eating he keeps a close eye on me ready to make a break for the door if i get up and leave the room. So i dont know about love but i know about obesession1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #3 January 10, 2007 QuoteOr are they really just a bunch of lazy food-whores? Discuss. You own a dog, you feed a cat. If you quit feeding a dog, it will search for food elsewhere and come home to you. If you quit feeding a cat, you don't have a cat. Ever see a homeless person with a cat? No. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #4 January 10, 2007 No I think they really love you. My four dogs tell me all the time!BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamajumps 0 #5 January 10, 2007 My cat, absolutely... Im the only she doesnt attack. And my favorite horse - most definitly, you can literally see it all over her face when she sees me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #6 January 10, 2007 QuoteQuoteOr are they really just a bunch of lazy food-whores? Discuss. You own a dog, you feed a cat. If you quit feeding a dog, it will search for food elsewhere and come home to you. If you quit feeding a cat, you don't have a cat. Ever see a homeless person with a cat? No. That is so true. I've copied this and added it to my Internet Wisdom book I'm writing. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyhawke 0 #7 January 10, 2007 Doesn't she look like she loves me?"It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities." - A. Dumbledore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivermom 0 #8 January 10, 2007 I have a dapple miniature dachshund named Camo, and he decided pretty quickly that he belongs to me....or rather...I belong to him. I can't sit or sleep anywhere in the house without him right next to me. When we are in bed, no one else can come around without him growling. He either loves me or just thinks I'm hotMrs. WaltAppel All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #9 January 10, 2007 My fish love me, they just have to be reminded of it every five seconds or so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccurley 0 #10 January 10, 2007 If you saw the way our dog (black Lab) greets my partner and no one else you'd belive in pets lovin people. And this dog definatly prefers her to anyone else.Watch my video Fat Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWkEky8GoI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #11 January 10, 2007 the better question is: How much people WANT their pet to love them? MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #12 January 10, 2007 I've had my butt saved by my dogs too many times to even think they thought of me as just a food source. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alw 0 #13 January 10, 2007 Anyone who has ever worked with a dog as partner knows the answer to this question. Proof is in the heart of the dog and of the human. There is no proof necessary and likely there is none to be found but there are many examples. Do animals experiences love. Well, what is love? Is it love to risk your life fr someone? What about manogomy, is that an indication of love. Think about the devotion of animal parents to their offspring. Why do they act that whay when they have young in the nest whydon't they when the nest is bare. Is that instinct? Do you love your pet. What are the indications that you do? Does your pet mimick any of those behaviors? For those who might offer reasons and explanation of why our pets don't love us I turn the tables and challenge them to "prove it". I used to be a skeptic about animal emotions and cognitive abilities, but not any more. Of one thing I am sure, humans are often arogant snobs when it comes to our emotional, intellectual, and social sophistication and development. Perhaps we're the ones that have some evoling to do. Is it love, you decide, maybe we should just call it devotion, or loyalty, or respect. Why to they pay attention, why are they predictable, what about companionship, tolerance, forgiveness, or honesty. Perhaps those are just traits, the things we wish love would be. "In loving memory of my partner Duke" --------------------------------------------- Every day is a bonus - every night is an adventure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #14 January 10, 2007 My cats do - especially my fat male orange tabby. He's really whiny when lonely and especially affectionate when I get home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #15 January 10, 2007 QuoteMy cats do - especially my fat male orange tabby. He's really whiny when lonely and especially affectionate when I get home. This one ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #17 January 11, 2007 Quote Ya gotta admit, it did fit the description. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drae 0 #18 January 11, 2007 Yes. And we love him as well and we all know it!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites waltappel 1 #19 January 11, 2007 I have a cat--of course she doesn't love me--she's a cat!!! I am here to serve her. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zing 2 #20 January 11, 2007 My cats are affectionate with me and no one else. They have trained me to serve their need for food and water ... if I were to drop dead at home, they would eat my corpse.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Michele 1 #21 January 11, 2007 Yes, of course my kitties love me. They are all over me, whether there's food or not; and they miss me...when I'm gone for a while - say, 4-5 days, when I come home, I am buried in kitty love...even when my best friend comes and feeds them. I'm the one they love and trust...and I love them right back. Course, Penguin still won't let me touch her, but she does sleep on the bed when I'm there, and if my foot accidentally touches her under the covers, she doesn't even move. That's progress... So yeah, they love me...Simon even says "bless you" when I sneeze. Well, not technically 'bless you', but he meows right after I sneeze each and every time. LOL! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
waltappel 1 #19 January 11, 2007 I have a cat--of course she doesn't love me--she's a cat!!! I am here to serve her. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #20 January 11, 2007 My cats are affectionate with me and no one else. They have trained me to serve their need for food and water ... if I were to drop dead at home, they would eat my corpse.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #21 January 11, 2007 Yes, of course my kitties love me. They are all over me, whether there's food or not; and they miss me...when I'm gone for a while - say, 4-5 days, when I come home, I am buried in kitty love...even when my best friend comes and feeds them. I'm the one they love and trust...and I love them right back. Course, Penguin still won't let me touch her, but she does sleep on the bed when I'm there, and if my foot accidentally touches her under the covers, she doesn't even move. That's progress... So yeah, they love me...Simon even says "bless you" when I sneeze. Well, not technically 'bless you', but he meows right after I sneeze each and every time. LOL! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites