What pet is most worthy of appreciating?

[el_bryanto]

I'll try not to let my personal opinion infect this poll.

Bryant

37 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Dogs!
	18 (49%)
	Cats!
	13 (35%)
	Hamsters or Guinea Pigs or Rats!
	0 (0%)
	Snakes!
	0 (0%)
	Turtles!
	0 (0%)
	Birds!
	2 (5%)
	Fish!
	0 (0%)
	Pigs!
	0 (0%)
	You forgot the best pet of all! ________! (fill in the blank)
	2 (5%)
	I like to vote!
	2 (5%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[A-Schwarzenegger]

1. Mixed.

[pinboy3niner]

10. DUzy!

[uppityperson]

16. !!!!!

[Scootaloo]

19. ...

[progressoid]

27. Thread win.

[libodem]

34. That slayed me

[leftstreet]

2. Whatever happened to GWB's 'human-animal hybrids?'

It was important enough to include in a SOTU

Are they here living among us?

[el_bryanto]

5. I am reading Richard Starking and Moriat's Elephantmen

Those human animal hybrids might end up being problematic.



Bryant

[kentauros]

9. No such thing as a "hybrid."

They are whole beings. Only small minds (like GWB's) would ever refer to them seriously as "hybrids"

And yes, they are living among us, in us, watching us.

[Louisiana1976]

3. I'm a cat lover. I also like dogs, but cats make the best pets if youj live in a small

apartment, like I do.

[hollysmom]

4. mine!!! My pet is most deserved of love

Love my puppy.
Such dignity and grace - such crazy nut job
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[blueamy66]

23. What a beauty!

nt

[hollysmom]

44. thank you, I think so, ha ha Of course after she got hit by a car

she has dark hair on her muzzle which I think is weird.

[smirkymonkey]

37. Awww! What a sweetie!

[hollysmom]

46. her nickname is sweetie pie

she is a rescue - her owners dropped her off at a no kill shelter as vicious, so she was never properly socialized. took her months to trust me to hold her, and now she is into giving hugs, - resting her head on your chest and throwing her arms around you while you are sitting in the computer chair. years in the shelter as no adoptable, I couldn't leave her there, I lied about a fenced in yard and she is a special loving reward I lied when i said I would crate her when I had company. in her way she has grown into mass of love. My only problem now is that she does not think anyone will hurt her, she just runs up to everyone expecting to be loved.

[smirkymonkey]

62. That is such a nice story.

How kind of you to adopt her. I am sure she is very grateful to you and a very happy doggy!
!

[DBoon]

52. Sweet doggie

Kind intelligent and full of empathy and self awareness

[hollysmom]

60. not quite, ha ha

scratch the intelligence part - She is a hunting dog with great sense of smell can climb trees (but I keep her a little over weight so she can't do that anymore) and is a killing machine,if let loose and the mind of a sieve. In one ear, out the other.

Looks are deceiving.

[a la izquierda]

64. Sounds like my dog.

Beautiful, hates cats and squirrels and would kill them with no problem, but dumb as a box of rocks. MY husband says he has tumbleweeds in his head and nothing else.

[DBoon]

66. Somewhere in that small furry brain is a thought

something about squirrels

A cool dog anyway

[Aerows]

6. I love all of them

considering that I've had one of all of them at one time or another - well, except guinea pigs, but I babysat one for a week and thought it was extremely cute when it bleated for vegetables when I sliced them up for it

Oops, didn't notice pigs were an option. Haven't had one of those. A goat would rock, though

[kentauros]

7. Snakes!

On planes!

[Brigid]

8. Kittehs!

It's all about teh kittehs!

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[Arugula Latte]

17. Yes! No question, kittehs are the best!

[pinboy3niner]

11. Raccoons!

(With apologies to Aerows.)

[flamingdem]

12. hedgehog

[dipsydoodle]

40. Excellent.

[hollysmom]

47. that is just a widdle bitty baby!

not quite a pet yet.

[IDemo]

13. Mine, of course

[smirkymonkey]

38. Awww! How cute!

He/She looks like they are laughing!

[hollysmom]

49. that is one happy dog!

[Uncle Joe]

14. A rock makes the best pet, you don't have to feed or water them, no vet fees and

no poop to clean up.

Rocks come naturally "fixed" no unwanted little rockies coming along from promiscuous behavior, if you do want more just smack it with a hammer or pick up another one. There are plenty of homeless rocks out there looking for a compassionate soul to adopt them.

You can use a rock as weapon in case of an emergency.

You can leave them in a rolled up car on the hottest day of summer and they don't give a damn, it's literally no sweat off their backs.

If you roll them, they gather no moss because they're too busy rocking and rolling.

Just by sheer definition, they rock!



And who does your mama love you like? Not a puppy, nor kitten, gerbil, bird or fish, she loves you like rock!

Thanks for the thread, el_bryanto.

[Brigid]

22. Remember these?

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[Uncle Joe]

50. Yes I do, Brigid, I adopted one from the wild and named him Herbert.

They were cutting grass around my condo when a one of their riding mowers slung Herbert against my back sliding glass doors and cracked it in a 1000 places.

I was going to replace the door regardless because it was fogged up, but the landscaping company paid to replace my doors with a nice pair of energy efficient double pane sliding glass doors, Herbert and I have been best friends ever since.

[NCarolinawoman]

56. Now that was good!

[Warren DeMontague]

15. A Chupacabra.

[flamingdem]

18. A fluck

[Skidmore]

20. Chia, I vote

Chia pet.

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[LWolf]

21. Whatever pet teaches you to be a better human being.

Humility, faithfulness, unconditional love, trust, joy, and service.

[cerveza_gratis]

24. Sounds like a dog to me.

[LWolf]

26. Me, too.

To be human, though, requires a constant balance between pack behavior and independence.

Cats do most of those others, plus constantly model, er...independence.

Says the Lone Wolf.

[Quantess]

31. A cat could teach you to be a better human being, easily!

But yes, by their definition, they apparently were talking about a dog.

[blueamy66]

25. Perfect!

😄

[Arugula Latte]

59. I get that from my kitties.

[blm]

28. is Grovelbot a pet?

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[murielm99]

29. Oscar! n/t

[Quantess]

30. I love cats and dogs and all other animals.

but I love dogs just slightly more than cats. I appreciate dogs and cats both, but dogs get the giant edge, and a big win!

[Hekate]

32. Guppies. They definitely need to get out more. Keep getting caught in the filter.

Wait-what?

[Rex]

33. BadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadger

Mushroom! Mushroom! SNAKE!!!!!

[tech3149]

35. Mine!

Or maybe yours.

[Scuba]

36. Um. Um, it's ... um. It's um, what am I again?

[smirkymonkey]

39. Awww! Look at that big smile!

What a cutie! Of course, I am a total dog lover. They just melt my heart.

[Rex]

41. No wonder Rover won't roll over anymore!

[DBoon]

53. Bet that doggie enjoys those plants in the back

nt

[etherealtruth]

42. The one "you" love

That really is all that matters

[WatermelonRat]

43. Rats, of course! They sit on your shoulder like a pirate's parrot! ARRRRRRRR!!!

[B Calm]

45. Poor little pigs, they get no respect!

[steve2470]

48. Burmese pythons FTW !

[chrisstopher]

51. And most especially my dog & best buddy Gunther!

[tenderfoot]

54. Other: All pets! Big and Small!

[BlueJazz]

55. Bunnies Chinchillas

[NCarolinawoman]

57. Love them all, and more!

What about dragonflies?

[Separation]

58. My Boxer Bandit, can never get comfortable

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[Art_from_Ark]

61. Andy Capp?

[reddread]

63. a bought and paid for politician

[GliderGuider]

65. Miss July, 1997. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

67. how is it that cats arent winning this internet poll?

[femmocrat]

68. I speak for the lowly hamster.

Dogs and cats get all the attention around here. Except for that little one eating a mini-taco, no one ever thinks about hamsters. And guinea pigs get even less mention!

Hamsters are cute and funny and friendly!

[Warren DeMontague]

69. WALRUS

SO OBEEEEDIENT