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**AyaneKiwara** · 09-30-2013 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by HiirNoivl

You can keep dogs off the furniture. Good luck with cats though!

You can actually teach most cats to stay off particular pieces of furniture, it just takes considerably more effort than it would with a dog. When I lived with my grandma a few years back, we had our cats mostly trained to stay off of stuff like the table/counters. Mine, being the smart ass thing she is, would occasionally still get up there about the time I came home, giving me a defiant "What are you going to do about it?" look, which was promptly remedied by projectile car keys. However, neither of them got on the above furniture when my grandma was around. Mine apparently respects the elderly better than the person that had kept her fed for 7 years.

Disclaimer: No cats were harmed by the above 'projectile car keys'

**HiirNoivl** · 09-30-2013 11:43 PM

My dog knows that "No" means "Never, not even once." But that's because I was pretty strict with him as a puppy. Other dogs are pretty much like cats when it comes to behavior, jumping on the furniture, on the people...

But the truth is, Dogs and cats are loved for different reasons and that's okay. I think my dog is awesome but we've been together like 8 years and I expect another 8. I don't know how I feel about getting another puppy and starting over when I'm that much older though!

**AyaneKiwara** · 09-30-2013 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by HiirNoivl

My dog knows that "No" means "Never, not even once." But that's because I was pretty strict with him as a puppy. Other dogs are pretty much like cats when it comes to behavior, jumping on the furniture, on the people...

But the truth is, Dogs and cats are loved for different reasons and that's okay. I think my dog is awesome but we've been together like 8 years and I expect another 8. I don't know how I feel about getting another puppy and starting over when I'm that much older though!

Thats how my grandma's cat was. Mine took it more as a suggestion when I brought it up. Again, she gave my grandma no problems. But yes, everyone has different tastes. There are only a few types of dogs I'd consider owning: small yappy dogs being high on the list of "no way in hell." I do want to get one of those few breeds I like, eventually. A sizable portion of my family lives many hours away, and while my cat is my baby, I just cant see her being a good companion on a 12 hour car ride to visit my mom. Dogs are much better for that.

Car rides with my cat generally go as follows:
For the first hour we get Constant moans of despair followed by half an hour of silence. After her break to rest her lungs, she goes back to her wailing for another hour before finally sleeping under the nearest seat for a portion of the car ride before starting back over.

**HiirNoivl** · 09-30-2013 11:59 PM

My dog on a car ride (Hour 1): Wow Look at all that stuff! This is great!
My dog on a car ride (Hour 2): Wow... must... keep eyes... open... stuff must be... looked at...
My dog on car ride (Hour 3): Zzzzzzzzzzzz

**AyaneKiwara** · 10-01-2013 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by HiirNoivl

My dog on a car ride (Hour 1): Wow Look at all that stuff! This is great!
My dog on a car ride (Hour 2): Wow... must... keep eyes... open... stuff must be... looked at...
My dog on car ride (Hour 3): Zzzzzzzzzzzz

Yeah. Still much better than the wailing I suffer through =P That is one of the main areas I'll consider dogs to be far better companions. Aside from that and walks and such, it comes down to preference. Though, I have seen people with cats that love car rides. Maybe I should figure out where to get me one of those...

**mbncd** · 10-01-2013 12:20 AM

Originally Posted by AyaneKiwara

Yeah. Still much better than the wailing I suffer through =P That is one of the main areas I'll consider dogs to be far better companions. Aside from that and walks and such, it comes down to preference. Though, I have seen people with cats that love car rides. Maybe I should figure out where to get me one of those...

*Spots Ayane luring a certain blonde artist kitty into her car with cookies and yarn...* O.O

**AyaneKiwara** · 10-01-2013 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by mbncd

*Spots Ayane luring a certain blonde artist kitty into her car with cookies and yarn...* O.O

No way! I would never do something like that...

(Though, thats likely because i wouldve eaten the cookies and gotten myself so tangled up in the yarn that any hope of driving would be out of the picture...)

**Verytus** · 10-02-2013 03:33 AM

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**Vergil_Renata** · 10-02-2013 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by Verytus

Hello Everyone,

After discussing the matter internally, we have decided to re-open this thread, as it is a longstanding discussion and those participating have been generally good about respecting the forum's rules and being respectful to one another. While we understand the general nature of the thread, we ask you to try and keep the discussion related to FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.
We hope you continue to enjoy the forums and wish this thread a long and happy life.

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**Ruethryl** · 10-02-2013 03:37 AM

Indeed I think most of the regular readers/posters were going through some withdrawals >-<

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