29 Jan 2022, 3:58 pm
lostonearth35
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03 Feb 2022, 12:13 pm
01 Mar 2022, 2:27 am
Descartes wrote:
So why is Western culture so different?
Since I can't answer that I'll just toss in a photo of my dreaming cat.
His whiskers were really twitching for a while.
He's now rolled over on his other side.
01 Mar 2022, 2:40 am
01 Mar 2022, 3:11 am
envirozentinel
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01 Mar 2022, 3:22 am
01 Mar 2022, 3:31 am
Now, back to cats in western society,
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ ... 158390681/
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For some reason, however, cats came to be demonized in Europe during the Middle Ages. They were seen by many as being affiliated with witches and the devil, and many were killed in an effort to ward off evil (an action that scholars think ironically helped to spread the plague, which was carried by rats).
Yeah, but, WHY 
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Not until the 1600s did the public image of cats begin to rally in the West.
Nowadays, of course, cats are superstars: the protagonists of comic strips and television shows. By the mid-90s, cat services and products had become a billion-dollar industry. And yet, even in our popular culture, a bit of the age-old ambivalence remains. The cat doesn't seem to be able to entirely shake its association with evil: After all, how often do you see a movie's maniacal arch-villain, as he lounges in a comfy chair and plots the world's destruction, stroke the head of a Golden Retriever?
Nowadays, of course, cats are superstars: the protagonists of comic strips and television shows. By the mid-90s, cat services and products had become a billion-dollar industry. And yet, even in our popular culture, a bit of the age-old ambivalence remains. The cat doesn't seem to be able to entirely shake its association with evil: After all, how often do you see a movie's maniacal arch-villain, as he lounges in a comfy chair and plots the world's destruction, stroke the head of a Golden Retriever?
The following website offers a pretty good explanation, which ultimately boils down to the blending of religion and politics.Gee, where else in life have we seen That cause problems?
The Cat in Medieval Western Europe
February 06, 2020
https://leidenartsinsocietyblog.nl/arti ... ern-europe
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... In times of religious upheaval and social uncertainty, ambivalence, which characterised the symbolic understanding of cats, was rarely tolerated. Cultural anxieties were influenced by war, plague, famine, and rebellions. Alternatives had to be dealt with. Therefore, everything outside the norm, like cats, was marginalised. In Greco-Roman times, the animal was deemed to have a sensitive soul and humans were the only ones with a rational soul. This view changed in the early Middle Ages: the Church Fathers then believed animals had no soul at all. However, from the twelfth century onwards, medieval society became more lenient towards the human-animal divide. Due to a renewed popularity of some classical texts (e.g. the rediscovery of Aristotle), medieval people were portrayed alongside animals again.
Unfortunately, these portrayals were not necessarily positive. One of the ways people define their identity is by comparing themselves to everything they are not. The combination of several conflicts in the Middle Ages yielded an environment where people needed scapegoats to preserve some sense of social order. Animals, and in this case the cat, became a screen on which medieval people projected their fears and emotions. It is curious that those people who were often in the presence of animals are the exact same people who employed animals as scapegoats. ...
Unfortunately, these portrayals were not necessarily positive. One of the ways people define their identity is by comparing themselves to everything they are not. The combination of several conflicts in the Middle Ages yielded an environment where people needed scapegoats to preserve some sense of social order. Animals, and in this case the cat, became a screen on which medieval people projected their fears and emotions. It is curious that those people who were often in the presence of animals are the exact same people who employed animals as scapegoats. ...
I look at all that "meaning" people dumped on cats and have to say, Huh? What alternate reality did you people drag THAT in from?
Assuming the vast majority of the population was neurotypicals, and they were the ones who created all those different beliefs about cats, what's the deal with neurotypicals, they do some really, really, absurd and bizarre stuff.
A cat is a cat.
And that is that.
01 Mar 2022, 3:51 am
envirozentinel wrote:
Dogs and cats all have different personalities just like we do.
Truth!
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I've mostly been a dog person and I had a little Miniature Pinscher of my own for twelve and a half years. He was unique!
Sounds like lots of memories there.
01 Mar 2022, 12:23 pm
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01 Mar 2022, 9:56 pm
Descartes wrote:
Is it because, in Western culture, cats are associated with witches, black magic, and spinsters?
That sounds like a great reason for people to love cats 
I'm from the deep south & it's very common for people to have dogs as pets for things like hunting & protection & dogs can also be confined to a yard instead of going all over the neighborhood if they are outside. Lots of people have cats as well but the cats are either forced to be house cats & stay inside or the cats wonder all over the neighborhood digging up gardens & scratching cars by climbing on them which is one reason some people hate cats. However apartments are much more likely to allow cats for pets than dogs unless the dog is a service dog which I find very odd because a cat can be just as destructive inside as a dog is. Dogs do not scratch the doors & baseboards & stair railings.
01 Mar 2022, 10:19 pm
nick007 wrote:
Dogs do not scratch the doors & baseboards & stair railings.
https://www.4feldco.com/articles/remove-dog-scratches/
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Ways to Remove and Prevent Dog Scratches on Your Doors
If you’re like most Americans that have a loveable Fido or Baxter who gets let out into the backyard, chances are there are parts of your home that can testify to your canine love.
Now, for those who don’t have doggy doors (you know, those square cutouts that allow small critters to just run in and out of the home at will), you’ll probably find that your dog starts clawing on the door every time he or she wants to come back in. Over time, your door will have a bunch of scratches and claw marks.
If you’re like most Americans that have a loveable Fido or Baxter who gets let out into the backyard, chances are there are parts of your home that can testify to your canine love.
Now, for those who don’t have doggy doors (you know, those square cutouts that allow small critters to just run in and out of the home at will), you’ll probably find that your dog starts clawing on the door every time he or she wants to come back in. Over time, your door will have a bunch of scratches and claw marks.
https://ask.metafilter.com/305958/Im-so ... -apartment
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My dog is the destructive type, so I got a travel crate to put her in for the inevitable errands that I would have to run before her regular crate arrived. She chewed through it on the first day.
So for the first few days that I lived in the apartment, I had to lock her up in different rooms of the house to try to keep her from damaging the entire place. Unsurprisingly, there are now three doors in the apartment that have significant scratches. On one door it's not super noticeable, on the second the scratches are definitely noticeable and deep. The third door is actually a set of French doors that may be original to the home, and the scratches are extremely deep and the dog even chewed at some extra wood that frames the door.
So for the first few days that I lived in the apartment, I had to lock her up in different rooms of the house to try to keep her from damaging the entire place. Unsurprisingly, there are now three doors in the apartment that have significant scratches. On one door it's not super noticeable, on the second the scratches are definitely noticeable and deep. The third door is actually a set of French doors that may be original to the home, and the scratches are extremely deep and the dog even chewed at some extra wood that frames the door.
https://www.reddit.com/r/dogs/comments/ ... nd_i_dont/
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Now to the actual issues. He never chewed anything until he was about 6 months old. He then started chewing the couch, little by little, until one day I got home and it was completely destroyed (couch pieces everywhere). Since that day he became much more prone to chewing and has since chewed a second couch and a coffee table. Although that is not acceptable, I can deal with it. The real problem is he recently started chewing the corners of my baseboards, and my door frames (I live in a rented apartment so this is a big deal).
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeImprovemen ... _a_rental/
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My dog chewed the baseboard/drywall at a rental apartment. How do I fix this?
Here’s the damage: https://imgur.com/a/Cr7mWrO
I looked up the wall part and it seems like I need joint compound and a scraper and to just add mud, dry, repeat, then blend into the wall with a wet rag.
But the baseboard, I don’t know. I saw a recommendation to get wood filler but it doesn’t look like wood, it looks like cardboard. Plus there’s the moulding on it... what do I do? I want to make it look good enough to be minimally noticeable but also not go as far as ripping out and replacing the whole baseboard.
For the record, the dog never destroyed anything other than her toys until today. We just moved in, I have no idea what came over her.
Here’s the damage: https://imgur.com/a/Cr7mWrO
I looked up the wall part and it seems like I need joint compound and a scraper and to just add mud, dry, repeat, then blend into the wall with a wet rag.
But the baseboard, I don’t know. I saw a recommendation to get wood filler but it doesn’t look like wood, it looks like cardboard. Plus there’s the moulding on it... what do I do? I want to make it look good enough to be minimally noticeable but also not go as far as ripping out and replacing the whole baseboard.
For the record, the dog never destroyed anything other than her toys until today. We just moved in, I have no idea what came over her.
https://www.hunker.com/13415108/how-to- ... d-by-a-dog
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How to Fix a Wooden Banister Chewed by a Dog
Aesthetically appealing banisters are essential to clean and comfortable homes. Banisters are often one of the first objects a guest will see when entering your home. Fixing a wood banister chewed by a dog rids the railing of unsightly marks and prevents injury to people or animals that may bump into or grab the object in disrepair. Applying wood putty to fill in the chew marks is a cost saving technique, in lieu of replacing the banister outright.
Aesthetically appealing banisters are essential to clean and comfortable homes. Banisters are often one of the first objects a guest will see when entering your home. Fixing a wood banister chewed by a dog rids the railing of unsightly marks and prevents injury to people or animals that may bump into or grab the object in disrepair. Applying wood putty to fill in the chew marks is a cost saving technique, in lieu of replacing the banister outright.
https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/co ... ex_and_my/
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Need advice! I live in an apartment complex and my dog chewed my window sill. I’m worried they’ll try to charge me a ton in damages when I move out because of it. Is there an easy-ish fix to this? Is it worth attempting?
https://www.quora.com/My-dog-destroyed- ... posit-back
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My dog destroyed our floor. How would we fix it ourselves? We live in an apartment and want to get our security deposit back.
6 Answers
Stan Frymann
, Property Manager (1981-present)
Answered 1 year ago · Author has 2.1K answers and 2.4M answer views
Originally Answered: My dog destroyed our floor. It appears to be a peel and stick “hardwood” floor. How would we fix it ourselves? We live in an apartment and want to get our security deposit back.
I congratulate you on taking responsibility. One thing you might want to consider is whether you are pretty confident that a new floor won’t also be destroyed by your dog. If not, and it’s something you can live with, you might want to hold off replacing it until later.
I’m no flooring expert, but peel and stick sounds like a fairly inexpensive type of flooring. When you finally do deal with it, you might want to get a bid from a flooring company for replacement with similar materials. You can present this to the owner to avoid any possibility of getting charged for a replacement that is actual
6 Answers
Stan Frymann
, Property Manager (1981-present)
Answered 1 year ago · Author has 2.1K answers and 2.4M answer views
Originally Answered: My dog destroyed our floor. It appears to be a peel and stick “hardwood” floor. How would we fix it ourselves? We live in an apartment and want to get our security deposit back.
I congratulate you on taking responsibility. One thing you might want to consider is whether you are pretty confident that a new floor won’t also be destroyed by your dog. If not, and it’s something you can live with, you might want to hold off replacing it until later.
I’m no flooring expert, but peel and stick sounds like a fairly inexpensive type of flooring. When you finally do deal with it, you might want to get a bid from a flooring company for replacement with similar materials. You can present this to the owner to avoid any possibility of getting charged for a replacement that is actual
nick007
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01 Mar 2022, 10:32 pm
kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:
nick007 wrote:
Dogs do not scratch the doors & baseboards & stair railings.
https://www.4feldco.com/articles/remove-dog-scratches/
Quote:
Ways to Remove and Prevent Dog Scratches on Your Doors
If you’re like most Americans that have a loveable Fido or Baxter who gets let out into the backyard, chances are there are parts of your home that can testify to your canine love.
Now, for those who don’t have doggy doors (you know, those square cutouts that allow small critters to just run in and out of the home at will), you’ll probably find that your dog starts clawing on the door every time he or she wants to come back in. Over time, your door will have a bunch of scratches and claw marks.
If you’re like most Americans that have a loveable Fido or Baxter who gets let out into the backyard, chances are there are parts of your home that can testify to your canine love.
Now, for those who don’t have doggy doors (you know, those square cutouts that allow small critters to just run in and out of the home at will), you’ll probably find that your dog starts clawing on the door every time he or she wants to come back in. Over time, your door will have a bunch of scratches and claw marks.
https://ask.metafilter.com/305958/Im-so ... -apartment
Quote:
My dog is the destructive type, so I got a travel crate to put her in for the inevitable errands that I would have to run before her regular crate arrived. She chewed through it on the first day.
So for the first few days that I lived in the apartment, I had to lock her up in different rooms of the house to try to keep her from damaging the entire place. Unsurprisingly, there are now three doors in the apartment that have significant scratches. On one door it's not super noticeable, on the second the scratches are definitely noticeable and deep. The third door is actually a set of French doors that may be original to the home, and the scratches are extremely deep and the dog even chewed at some extra wood that frames the door.
So for the first few days that I lived in the apartment, I had to lock her up in different rooms of the house to try to keep her from damaging the entire place. Unsurprisingly, there are now three doors in the apartment that have significant scratches. On one door it's not super noticeable, on the second the scratches are definitely noticeable and deep. The third door is actually a set of French doors that may be original to the home, and the scratches are extremely deep and the dog even chewed at some extra wood that frames the door.
https://www.reddit.com/r/dogs/comments/ ... nd_i_dont/
Quote:
Now to the actual issues. He never chewed anything until he was about 6 months old. He then started chewing the couch, little by little, until one day I got home and it was completely destroyed (couch pieces everywhere). Since that day he became much more prone to chewing and has since chewed a second couch and a coffee table. Although that is not acceptable, I can deal with it. The real problem is he recently started chewing the corners of my baseboards, and my door frames (I live in a rented apartment so this is a big deal).
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeImprovemen ... _a_rental/
Quote:
My dog chewed the baseboard/drywall at a rental apartment. How do I fix this?
Here’s the damage: https://imgur.com/a/Cr7mWrO
I looked up the wall part and it seems like I need joint compound and a scraper and to just add mud, dry, repeat, then blend into the wall with a wet rag.
But the baseboard, I don’t know. I saw a recommendation to get wood filler but it doesn’t look like wood, it looks like cardboard. Plus there’s the moulding on it... what do I do? I want to make it look good enough to be minimally noticeable but also not go as far as ripping out and replacing the whole baseboard.
For the record, the dog never destroyed anything other than her toys until today. We just moved in, I have no idea what came over her.
Here’s the damage: https://imgur.com/a/Cr7mWrO
I looked up the wall part and it seems like I need joint compound and a scraper and to just add mud, dry, repeat, then blend into the wall with a wet rag.
But the baseboard, I don’t know. I saw a recommendation to get wood filler but it doesn’t look like wood, it looks like cardboard. Plus there’s the moulding on it... what do I do? I want to make it look good enough to be minimally noticeable but also not go as far as ripping out and replacing the whole baseboard.
For the record, the dog never destroyed anything other than her toys until today. We just moved in, I have no idea what came over her.
https://www.hunker.com/13415108/how-to- ... d-by-a-dog
Quote:
How to Fix a Wooden Banister Chewed by a Dog
Aesthetically appealing banisters are essential to clean and comfortable homes. Banisters are often one of the first objects a guest will see when entering your home. Fixing a wood banister chewed by a dog rids the railing of unsightly marks and prevents injury to people or animals that may bump into or grab the object in disrepair. Applying wood putty to fill in the chew marks is a cost saving technique, in lieu of replacing the banister outright.
Aesthetically appealing banisters are essential to clean and comfortable homes. Banisters are often one of the first objects a guest will see when entering your home. Fixing a wood banister chewed by a dog rids the railing of unsightly marks and prevents injury to people or animals that may bump into or grab the object in disrepair. Applying wood putty to fill in the chew marks is a cost saving technique, in lieu of replacing the banister outright.
https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/co ... ex_and_my/
Quote:
Need advice! I live in an apartment complex and my dog chewed my window sill. I’m worried they’ll try to charge me a ton in damages when I move out because of it. Is there an easy-ish fix to this? Is it worth attempting?
https://www.quora.com/My-dog-destroyed- ... posit-back
Quote:
My dog destroyed our floor. How would we fix it ourselves? We live in an apartment and want to get our security deposit back.
6 Answers
Stan Frymann
, Property Manager (1981-present)
Answered 1 year ago · Author has 2.1K answers and 2.4M answer views
Originally Answered: My dog destroyed our floor. It appears to be a peel and stick “hardwood” floor. How would we fix it ourselves? We live in an apartment and want to get our security deposit back.
I congratulate you on taking responsibility. One thing you might want to consider is whether you are pretty confident that a new floor won’t also be destroyed by your dog. If not, and it’s something you can live with, you might want to hold off replacing it until later.
I’m no flooring expert, but peel and stick sounds like a fairly inexpensive type of flooring. When you finally do deal with it, you might want to get a bid from a flooring company for replacement with similar materials. You can present this to the owner to avoid any possibility of getting charged for a replacement that is actual
6 Answers
Stan Frymann
, Property Manager (1981-present)
Answered 1 year ago · Author has 2.1K answers and 2.4M answer views
Originally Answered: My dog destroyed our floor. It appears to be a peel and stick “hardwood” floor. How would we fix it ourselves? We live in an apartment and want to get our security deposit back.
I congratulate you on taking responsibility. One thing you might want to consider is whether you are pretty confident that a new floor won’t also be destroyed by your dog. If not, and it’s something you can live with, you might want to hold off replacing it until later.
I’m no flooring expert, but peel and stick sounds like a fairly inexpensive type of flooring. When you finally do deal with it, you might want to get a bid from a flooring company for replacement with similar materials. You can present this to the owner to avoid any possibility of getting charged for a replacement that is actual
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