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violent. But most of all, I hate their utter entitlement while being
utterly dependent. "
Roanoke-based author Roland Lazenby is concise in his disdain
for dogs: " Farts. "
Legal aid lawyer Elizabeth Barbour all but apologizes for her
dislike of cats. " I do not want to dislike cats, but I have one that is
aging and pees on my hardwood floors. She once peed on the bed. "
Frank House's complaint is similar: " I once had a cat that started
peeing on our bed. Goodbye. Since then I've had a few other cats
that were eerily aloof and demanding. Egyptians knew something. "
Fred Sachs, retired HR director at Medical Facilities of America,
says, " As a kid, cats' dander gave me terrible wheezing attacks.
In 1970, I spent several hours cooped up with a Siamese named
Hamlet. I was awake all night, couldn't breathe. The next morning,
I went to the doc, and he asked me if anyone had ever called this
asthma. I said, expectantly, 'Not yet.' He did. Hello 4-F! Goodbye
Vietnam! Thank you, Hamlet! I hate cats, but Hamlet saved my
butt. "
Author Karen Chase says, " A cat, to me, is one of the best ways
to find humility. Every time I think highly of myself, I'm cleaning
up puke or emptying the litter box, and every day I'm reminded
I'm not the one in this house comfortably napping for 21 hours
straight. "
Real estate agent Kathy Bibb has three cats. " I'm one cat away
from being a crazy cat lady. Cats are smarter than dogs, cleaner

than dogs, take up less space
and don't have to be walked.
Dogs are hyper and cats lower
your blood pressure. Dogs are
like kids to me. I like other
people's kids, just never wanted
any of my own. "
Writer Dan Radmacher is
that rare breed: a man who
prefers cats. " The stereotype
of cats is aloof and uncaring,
but my cats over the years have
tended to be lap cats with loud
purrs, and there's just nothing
more soothing than reading a
book with a purring cat in your lap ... or having a warm cat curl up
by your head or behind your knees at night. "
Catherine Koebel Stromberg insists we should " bell all the cats,
I love birds! " Additionally, " there's lots of evidence dogs improve
the health of micro biome in a home. Kids who grow up with dogs
are less likely to have an overreactive immune system like allergies
and asthma. But as an overwhelmed mom, I guiltily deny my
children this doggie health benefit. "
Retired Roanoke County elementary school teacher Paula
Kopera has two dogs. " In my opinion, dogs are more loving and
Kathy Bibb and her
feline friend

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