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[โ€“] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

With cats it feels like they just deal with you out of convenience. Dogs 100% love you and would die for you.

[โ€“] currawong@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

My cat actually acts a bit like a dog : follows me, wants pets, fiercely protective.

[โ€“] Zorque@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Which is a lot of pressure to deal with, for some people. They also, depending on the breed, 100% depend on you for basic needs. Cats are at least mostly self-sufficient in that regard, and can be trained to do more.

[โ€“] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I once witnessed our cat take on a dog that was 4x his size to protect our other cat who he didn't even particularly get along with. Cats can absolutely love and protect.

[โ€“] yata@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That is only because the cats sense that you don't like them. If you actually liked them they behave pretty much as you experience dogs does to you.