• TheFriar@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Do people who perpetuate this stereotype have cats? Because it seems like they don’t. My cat is psyched and affectionate as hell when I come home. All of my cats have been the same way.

    • marmotworks@lemmynsfw.com
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      4 months ago

      Fully agree. Mine runs out to meet me, does the same arm stretch greeting, and isn’t hassling me for treats or anything.

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        4 months ago

        Mine also. He waits in the windowsill looking for me, and when he sees me coming he gets super pumped up and races to the front door

        Once I set up a motion detecting webcam inside once when I had to go away for a day (32 hours to be precise lol). Looking at the footage later, I saw him pacing back and forward between windows, clearly pining for me. I’m sorry buddy!

    • TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      I think a lot of people just don’t know how to read cats as well as dogs. Cats can be very aloof but still very loving and most people just know how to read body language from dogs more than cats. Knowing that when a cat gives you that narrow eyed glare and slow blinking is actually a sign of affection is a good indicator that cats are just weird little things.

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        4 months ago

        A lot of people also just treat cats as they would dogs and are surprised they don’t get the same responses.