The Most Loved Cat is An Indoor Cat

There are all kinds of cat lovers out there that will disagree but when it comes to being a responsible pet owner there is only way to behave and that is to never let your cat go outdoors unless it is carefully supervised.

This brings roars of protests from cat owners who will say things about cat nature and fresh air but the truth is that even in the country a cat has a lot of predators and is vulnerable to diseases. In the city it is even worse. So if you want your cat to live a long tie then don’t let it wander around outdoors.  

This is not just opinion. It is the advice of veterinarians, rescue organizations and humane societies. In fact some humane societies will not help out an owner who has left their cat outdoors. Some rescue organizations and humane societies will not even let you adopt a cat if you have any intention of letting it outside. Your request to adopt will be outright refused. Also at some humane societies you are also charged more for medical treatment if you bring them a cat that has suffered injury due to being let outdoors. You might even end up having your cat taken away from you.

In essence, if you let your cat roam around unsupervised outdoors in this day and age you are considered to be parent if something happens to it.

Why is letting your cat outside so objected to by all of these experts? Here is a short list of just a few of the risks to its health and well-being that an outdoor cat faces.

1. Being run over by a vehicle.

2. Eating poisonous plants.

3. Drinking antifreeze in a garage

4. Eating rat or raccoon poison

5. Injury or death caused by a fight with other cats

6. Contracting a fatal disease such as Feline Aids or Feline Leukemia

7. Abuse from mentally ill or addicted people

8. Abuse from annoyed neighbors

9. Getting lost

10. Getting stolen and then sold as bait for illicit gaming

11. Getting stolen and then sold to a laboratory

12. Contracting parasites, fleas, ticks and ringworms

Maintaining an indoor cat is also less expensive. For one thing your cat will need less vaccinations over the course of its lifetime. You will also be spared the expense of items such as a microchip,

You can buy cat leads and leashes that can allow you to take your cat for a walk just like a dog. Leads can be as long as thirty feet so your cat has room to roam.

Ultimately though the decision whether or not to let your cat roam free might just come down to how perceptive you are about the dangers in your neighbourhood. Times have changed and it is very old fashioned to think that a cat left to roam outside will be taken care of by “Mother Nature” somehow. Nothing could be further from the truth especially in an urban area.

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The Friendliest Dog Breed

Is one dog breed really friendlier than others? It probably depends on what you mean by friendly in the first place. Some dog owners think the word is used to describe certain breeds as unfriendly and create prejudices.  Still even if you do think  this labeling is wrong the American Kennel Association really does say that some breeds are friendlier then others.

Of course this is a complex matter. Like humans dogs have individual personalities and their behavior may have nothing to do with their breed.  Also a dog may be selectively friendly.  

Some breeds that are friendly towards adults dislike children or other pets. Dogs that are abused when young also don’t tend to be that friendly , a problem encountered all the time by Dog Rescue organization that are trying to find homes for traumatized animals.   So of course all this means you could own a ,friendly breed, but still end up with an unpredictable dog that could not be so friendly in certain situation.  

However in general the American Kennel Association cites the following breeds to have more of a gentle disposition than others and also to be friendlier to strangers. These breeds are the Brittany Spaniel, the Labrador Retriever, the Bichon Frise, the Cavalier King Spaniel, the Chinese Crested Spaniel, the English Setter, the Golden Retriever, the Bull and Dog, the Bearded Collie, the Bedlington Terrier, the Bloodhound, the Irish Setter, the Newfoundland, the Old English Sheepdog, the Otterhound, the Siberian Husky, the Vizla, the Alaskan Malumite, the Basset Hound.  

If you want a dog that gets along with other animals then the association recommends that you own a Beagle, Bloodhound, Cavalier King Spaniel, Chinese Crested Spaniel, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia Duck Trolling Retriever, Samoyed, Labrador Retriever, American Foxhound English Cocker Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Golden Retriever, Bernese Mountain Dog, Bichon Frise, Boston Terrier, the Canaan Dog, the Bull Dog and the Bull Mastiff.   These dogs are also less likely to get into trouble if you run them off leash in a park.  

Notice that some people friendly dog breeds also cross over with the pet friendly breeds. Good examples are the Cavalier King Spaniel and the Chinese Crested Spaniel. However many of these dog breeds have either one trait or another and you ,can’t have your cake and eat it too.,  This means you have to prioritize.  

It is easier to train a dog to be friendly to strangers then it is to change its behavior to be friendly to other pets. This is because instincts that dogs have towards other animals are of the hard-wired variety.   However you can successfully train a dog that is from a breed that is not known to be that friendly to humans to be friendlier by taking him or her through a bout of obedience training.  

Among the easiest dogs to train are the Bichon Frise, the Bernese Mountain Dog, the Canaan Dog, the English Spaniel, the Havanese, the Irish Spaniel, the Nova Scotia Duck Trolling Retriever and the Toy Fox Terrier.    

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