WOMEN ARE LIKE CATS; MEN ARE LIKE DOGS

“WOMEN ARE LIKE CATS; MEN ARE LIKE DOGS”
(From a sermon by Dr. Bobby Mullins at Central Baptist Church, Oak Ridge, TN 081907)

WOMEN ARE LIKE CATS:

A common comparison used to illustrate how men and women are different uses cats and dogs, with cats representing females and dogs representing males.

Some characteristics of cats, that may be somewhat similar to women, is that:
They are finicky and picky and spend a good portion of their day grooming. Cats are moody. They can be totally unpredictable. When you want to play, they want to be alone. When you want to be alone, they want to play.
They like to cuddle and rub against you.
They purr, and only when they are in a fight do they get loud with their screeching. Cats like to taunt their prey. I have observed our cat play and toy with a chipmunk for an hour without killing it. My wife and I usually try to free the chipmunk, and sometimes succeed, but our cat usually finds it again.
Cats leave hair all over the place, but other than that, they like to keep things clean, cleaning themselves and cleaning up after themselves when they use their litter box.
They don’t beg you for things by jumping on you or wagging their tail. They have penetrating eyes and seem to communicate with you through their quiet manner what they want you do for them. They are not very trainable animals who will go fetch the paper or chase the ball. You just won’t see a pack of eight cats hooked up together pulling a sled with a man guiding them as a means of travel through the snow. But, they have a way of getting done what they need you to do.

MEN ARE LIKE DOGS: 

What about dogs? How may men be somewhat like dogs?

As cats will taunt their prey for an extended period of time, dogs tend to consume their prey at once. Dogs like instant gratification. They want to please you and will do just about whatever you ask them to do. They like to be petted and told how good a dog they are. Throw them a bone or give them a dog biscuit, and you can get them to roll over or do other tricks. They will get the newspaper for you just for a snack or your praise. They will work for you if you simply make it worth their while and reward them for it.
They love to play. They will chase after a tennis ball you throw them over and over and over again.
They love to compete. If more than one dog is around, and you throw the ball, they all run at full pace to try to get it.
They are loyal. They’ll love you forever if you rub their tummy. It doesn’t take much to gain their affection.
Yes, they love to play. They love to eat. When you pour food in their bowls outside, they can hear you clear on the other side of the house with the air conditioning units humming next to where they are sleeping in the shade. They can hear you open food in another room of the house, and if the food is for you, they want some, even when they just ate a few minutes earlier.
That’s because dogs are great at begging. They will paw on you, and nudge you, and jump up on you just to get some food or to get you to pet them or praise them or play with them.
They do tend to leave their toys everywhere.
They put their noses and mouths on everything and then want to come up and lick you in the face. Yes, ladies, if you can overlook some of the ways dogs are because they’re dogs, you won’t find anything more lovable or loyal.

Are men like dogs? Well, they can be your best friend. Men are not that complicated. Like dogs can be trained to work such as being sled dogs, when their work is over it doesn’t take much to please them. Feed them. Play with them. Let them sleep. Then feed them again. Play with them again, and when you have more time to play with them, play with them more than usual. Let them get their sleep. And, give them time to themselves. I’ve noticed with our dog, and dogs in both yards next to us and behind us, that when they aren’t sleeping, they stay busy just moving around the yard. Sometimes, they bark at each other. Sometimes, they all bark at something together. They even howl together when the occasion lends to it. Dogs are a different breed of animal from cats. Dogs do chase cats. But, that’s not necessarily a bad trait when saying that cats are like women and men are like dogs. Just keep feeding your husband what he likes, keep playing with him the games he likes to play, and let him sleep when he needs to, and you’ll be the only cat he chases after. And, isn’t that what most every woman wants in a man? A husband whose attention, adoration, and affection is exclusively upon his wife.