Pickles by Brian Crane for January 19, 2019

what purpose do dogs serve aside from digging up the yard, chewing as well as slobbering on everything?

How does it shred your pants leg without shredding your leg? Sounds like precise claw trimming to get the length just right.

Dogs give unconditional love.

My cat has never shredded my clothes and always uses the litter box (very occasionally misses it). I do occasionally find a dead rat, bird, vole, or hairball on the living room floor. He’s a good cat but I wish he paid more attention when he goes number 2 and no more birds.

Opal just loves to get under Earl’s skin !

Mice. They catch mice.

At first glance I thought the cat was “loving” Earls pantleg.

I saw or heard this somewhere: Dogs have owners; Cats have a staff.

My cat lives at my side, catches mice (even without claws), and provides companionship when no one else is around… so do the dogs that live outdoors (minus the mice; they tend to ignore them vs. squirrels and rabbits)… so they both have their purposes. Some people are not “animal” people of any kind, and that is OK too… :-)

People who say that obviously don’t have cats.

I have had both cats and dogs sharing my life – often at the same time – and their personalities are always different.

Cats, by their very nature, have a different world view than dogs – except for one cat I had that thought he was a dog. That cat would even go for walks with the dogs and me. He didn’t like other cats but liked to hang with the big dogs. His personality was definitely more canine than cat.

I have a short haired cat and I can’t believe how much one cat can shed! Still love her though.!

Purrrpose, huh?

Earl, you got replaced 48 years ago.

Piranhas. Let’s talk piranhas.

Neanderthal

Earl you are not cuddly, you can’t sit on her lap and purr while she pets you. Cats’ fur is soft and silky. How can you compete? You can’t, so forget about it.

Whoa…now I feel useless…

Earl….Perhaps if you showed the cat more affection, fed it, brushed it, you wouldn’t get surprises in your slippers or shredded pants legs…it’s just showing you that it feels your negative opinion of it…if you can’t get affection from Opal, try the cat!

I have both so can’t complain…best alarm system is my hot dog… he start then the beagle joins in…

One day, getting home from work, I come out of the garage and see a neighborhood cat sunning itself on a 2nd-floor, back-porch railing, surveying its turf. I waved and said “Hi, cat!” The cat said “Meow!” back. I was proud my existence had actually been acknowledged… ☺

Get a ferret.

Think again Earl !!!

Cats also SHED. And you have to admire anyone who can sleep 23 hours a day and still have humans serve them.

I would guess the cat doesn’t like Earl.

So you have no scratching post and no litter box?

Earl, we guys exist for two purposes: opening jars, and making sperm. Other than that, we’re useless excrescences cluttering up the earth. Deal with it.

You can never have too much adorable.

(It I would be all.)

Cats usually stick a back leg straight up and lick their anus when I visit.

You heard Opal, Earl — go leave a “surprise” in her slippers!

And why would Earl just sit there letting the cat claw his pant leg to bits, or Opal for that matter?

Chinese food.

she can have her cat – he can have his dog!