Now I have one and I feel bad that she now prefers my company to Neil since she was his cat to begin with. But it might have something to do with the fact that I am female like her. The dog is female too. And they both follow me around, lay on my lap, just generally fawn all over me. It's nice to know I'm loved!
Most people either don't like animals or have a certain animal that they prefer. I am a cat lover. I also will tolerate small to medium sized dogs. If you have a large dog, do not bring him near me, otherwise I will absolutely freak out. I am scared to death of large dogs, no matter how friendly and loving they are. Something about an animal that's as big as me or maybe bigger gives me the willies. I wonder why it is that we have the tendency to develop a preference for a certain type of animal? My husband is fascinated by tarantulas. We had one in an escape proof cage until it passed away a few months ago. I wouldn't even look at it, but we would go to the pet store every few months and buy live crickets for it to eat. I felt a little bit sorry for those poor crickets. Hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, birds, frogs, ferrets are all animals that people have tried to tame and keep as pets. Even snakes are kept in people's homes. I once knew someone with a pet raccoon in the back yard. Animal lovers are a strange breed.
But what's even stranger to me is how we have managed to incorporate our animal friends into our English vocabulary. Take the words cat and dog for instance. Just off the top of my head let me list a few words with either cat or dog as a part of the word. I have not cheated and looked it up in the dictionary. All of these words are ones that I have thought of. Remember, I have done a lot of reading in my 53 years, especially since I started reading at the age of 4.
If you can think of any others to add to the list please feel free to add it in the comments section.
CAT
- catapult
- catastrophe
- catamaran
- catalyst
- catch
- catchy
- catsup
- catty
- catty-cornered
- bobcat
- dogged
- doggerel
- doggone
- hotdog
- dog-eared
1 comment:
I hope you will eventually be able to own a pet again. Pets love you unconditionally, and generally accept your love most willingly, unlike some humans. My kitties have been such a comfort to me. I'm especially proud of my talent for taming skittish strays and turning them into spoiled, fat furniture/window ornaments! LOL As someone who has struggled with depression for most of my life and has suppressed suicidal urges many times, I can tell you that one thought that crosses my mind when I'm tempted to end my life is "who will take care of my girls?" May sound silly, but whatever works to distract me, right? ;)
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