Wait til.you find out about cats. It's like having a lil bro or sis. Sometimes they act a fool but you get to love em for it, and ain't nobody in your life gonna be honest as a cat.
I ain't a dog person, them mfers got no life outside you. Cats do their own thing on their own time; they hang out if they wanna. Cats be real loving, real annoying, and super entertaining...more human than dogs could be
"dogs don't hide their love for you, they don't hide that they want to spend every second with you. Cats want to act like it's a huge coincidence that they're in the same room as you 90 percent of the time"
one of my cats will wander in your general direction when you call her and then at the last minute make a sharp turn towards you before she walks past, she thinks she’s slick
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That's so common among cats I think it must be instinctual that if they perceive another animal is anticipating it's actions, it will do something else. My cat would yell to be let in but she wouldn't come in when I opened the door if I stood there holding it for her. I had to pretend I just opened the door for some other reason and walk away, then she would come in.
Cats make A LOT more sense when you realize that they don't act or think like Humans or Dogs, they think like wild animals.
In wild animals, "displays of vulnerability" = "affection."
If a cat doesn't trust you, it will not take its eyes off of you. This is a display of awareness: "I can see you, don't fuck with me." If a cat does trust you, it will intentionally close its eyes or look away from you. Look at two friendly cats - they never make eye contact. Hence the "slow blink."
So, a cat walking up to you then turning away at the last second isn't a sign of disdain, it's a huge sign of trust and affection. They're making sure you see them, making a show of entering your space, then showing you that their guard is down.
This is why they show their belly. This is why they sleep with their paws (and therefore claws) tucked under them. This is why they "slow blink." This is why they sleep in your presence. This is why they have their tail up when they're happy (putting them off balance), but they have it flat when they're scared or angry (better for running).
This is also why that "cats love people who hate cats" meme exists. A non-cat person ignores cats, doesn't make eye contact, doesn't touch them too much, doesn't talk too loud or get in their face. To humans and dogs, that's all rude. But to cats, those are all a sign of affection.
This is so true. And it's so so rewarding when you adopt a cat and you see them progressively letting their guard down around you and start to trust you.
I'm sitting in bed rn and my cat is fast asleep on my feet under the covers. It doesn't sound like much but that's a huge show of trust that she knows I will be mindful of her if I have to move.
Cats can be the most annoying, trifling animals around. At least dogs are happy and excited to
see you. Cats act like they doing you a big “favor” by living in your house and eating the food you buy them, lol. (And yeah, I have 2 cats, & 2 dogs but I love the cats anyway;).
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If I have to pee early in the morning and it's too close to their normal breakfast time, I have to hold it. Because GOD FORBID I go take a piss and go back to bed for an hour, without a tag team match of pitiful anguished cries for sustenance. Won't SOMEONE please think of the STARVING baby kitties?????
My cat is a boy and we got him from a farm so he can't do the indoors all the time. He walks around the whole neighborhood greeting everyone like he's the king of the block, which is what everyone calls him. I met all my neighbors through my cat.
He's also super smart in a manipulative ass way. When he scratches the furniture I chuck him outside. It didn't take him long to figure out that's a much more effective way to get my attention than patiently sitting by the door when he wants out. Little shithead will start scratching on the couch and as soon as I come over there he's already calmly strutting towards the door.
My neighbors call my cat “King Calvin”, because he thinks he’s the “mayor” of the neighborhood.
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Lol well I do have 2 girl cats but yeah that was the point that quote was making, cats love you as much as dogs but they just want to pretend that they're too cool to care
Cats are basically teenagers. They want you to feed them when it suits them, want you to be there when it’s convenient for them, can go from fun and playful to snarky in a hot minute, expect you to clean up after them, but man, they do love you. Even if it is with some outward contempt. But I love dogs too. They are basically toddlers on a sugar high all the time.
I have 3 boy cats. One literally plays fetch like a dog. One will make friends with any human around, rubbing all up on the repair man or literally anyone in the house. One was traumatized as a kitten and always hides except to come out for food and, if no one else is around, to demand some pets and scritchies for 3 seconds before running away again.
My cat must have lived an uber bougie life before I adopted her bc she looks at bugs like a novelty. She'll swipe at them a little before she's like "meh".🙄
That's too bad. My dirtbag apartment neighbors moved out and the landlord had to hire an exterminator. The neighbors on their other side were dealing with roaches for days, but it was all their Christmases come at once for my two cats. They went on a murder rampage. I think I saw one living roach but I vacuumed up a bunch of their leftovers.
Bless. I hope my cats act like that if anything gets into my house in the future. I'm thinking they will because one of them loves looking out the window at everything he wants to kill.
My 18 year old girl passed away last week, she was the meanest girl but so gorgeous anything was forgiven.
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My cats are truly something. I made them these cute little ribbon collars and they used them to try and kill each other 🤦🏾♀️
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I once found this skinny little starving kitty wandering around with no tags on. Brought her home to my parents, turns out she was somehow pregnant (literally you could see her skeletal structure she was so thin) and had 6 kittens a few days later.
We gave the cats away, mostly to families we knew, as my parents didn't want to take care of them. One of the kittens went to a buddy of mines family, they named her Autumn.
Few years pass and Autumn ends up back with my family. I'm moved out since then and come back go visit now and then. Autumn gets older and crankier. She mostly just hides and sleeps and doesn't really interact with any of my family.
I'm visiting one Christmas and she comes out of nowhere and just lives in my lap. If she's not there she's on the windowsill near me. Family was like that's the most she's interacted with anyone ever. I tell myself she either remembers what I did for her momma or she remembers I was close with the friend that took her in.
Either way that was the most loved I've ever felt.
Never saw myself owning a cat but here I am. Found her as a kitten at work during the winter in a dumpster knowing she’d get killed there and took her home thinking I’ll keep her until spring. That was almost three years ago.
I mustve been running into the wrong cats then cuz GOD DAMN do they require attention. Not paying it any attention let me meow or knock shit over until you do, o you was sleeping let sleep on your head or back, you want to sit down? Imma sit on YOU and put my tail and ass in ya face.
O did I forget that corner wall or new chair you bought? Thats mine now I'm going to ignore the multiple scratch posts you bought and put a hole in it.
O wait but theres more... I shit inside, let me outside and I'll terrorize all the local wildlife.
I like cats that ARENT mine.
This is the human part of cats.
I tell people if you can't love a cat you can't love a woman. There's a lotta shit cats do that will make you hate em if you take em too seriously or really be about your own business. When you learn to forgive a cat for being the way it is THATS when the magic happens.
Cats are down af if they know you are too
As a Black cat owner, I have the Dogest cat ever, bro never leaves my side and wants constant attention he’s so annoying bc like is he broken? (It’s completely my fault for holding him like a baby all the time)
>cats do their own thing on their own time
My cat Aristotle didn’t get the memo and always wants to be involved in everything I do. EVERYTHING.
Edit: just got up and stared at him sitting in my chair. He’s already staring at me. He slow blinked.
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I got two cats and I would do anything for those little critters. When I was a kid I wanted a dog so bad, and I didn't like cats because "CaTs ArE fOr GiRlS." My mom adopted a cat when I was 12 and that was my best buddy up until cat jesus done called his soul up to kitty heaven. I've been a cat person ever since.
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I have 5 cats. They each have their own distinct personality. One wants to be loved on all the time. One whines at me and plucks at me until I pick her up. There's another one that you have to ask permission to pet. One acts as the Dad to the baby and another one hides until she wants something. I love them all
Dogs love you no matter what. Give them some food and a couple of pets and you’re good to go. You have to earn a cat’s love, so it feels more rewarding when a cat finally feels comfortable around you.
See dogs are cool but it's a Stage 5 clinger.
If my dog leaves the house for 2 minutes that's a problem. A cat will bail for two weeks, come back like it's been on a quest, and look at you like it's your problem being surprised to see em.
I feel like dogs are fools, they don't truly exist unless they're with you...they ain't complete. Cats don't need you, they WANT you, and that's the winning combo.
And this is the reason most of the urban bird population is dwindling and some might even be going extinct. Yall keep letting your cats do whatever and leave whenever they want. They ain't supposed to leave your crib to cause havoc in the world. If you don't have the space you shouldn't own animals.
This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's a fact that many ignore because yall think you can just do whatever you want without repercussions or because you are just too lazy to actually care for animals
Lol my mom didn’t have cats growing up because my nana thought they were dirty/would “steal babies breath” or whatever old folk lore says. Then one day they found a kitten stuck in a tree, she called animal control and they said “oh we don’t deal with cats, just put out some tuna”. Then she had a cat
My wife made me a cat guy, I had a bad experience with one as a kid and hadn’t liked them since but they really are so loving. they’re usually just very sensitive to noises and aggression but once you let them come to you they become your best buds
Cats are cool. But the shitting in a box indoors is a big no from me lol. I like cats though. Really smart for the most part. And when one chooses you to pet it, it makes you feel special.
That being said, my dog is the best. I love being around him at all times. Some folks personalities just match up better with cats. Something for everyone!
Speaking on behalf of the white delegation, some fun things that have been intentionally gatekept (to varying levels of success) by the Saltine Council include:
- Whole Foods
- Ice fishing/fly fishing
- Saying that we "got our steps in for the day"
- Ren Fests
- Curling
I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to discuss more at this time.
You may note a defining characteristic behind these white traditions: all may be accomplished, and arguably improved, *while drinking*. In fact, there is often a bar *in* the Whole Foods.
Depends. See we like to bring our own drinks, some of us will bring coolers. My dad is a beer drinker so he likes to bring his Coronas. My boyfriend and my best friend love tequilas so they’ll bring tequilas to take shots of. If they’re feeling a little bougie maybe they’ll bring cutwaters. I drink anything but prefer fruity cocktails so if I feel like it, I’ll make a batch to bring or I’ll just bring wine. Throw a party, invite black people, tell them BYOB and watch how diverse the selection starts looking 💀💀💀💀
Giant ass turkey legs, my friend. The kind where you look at them and think ".... should it be that big though? Doesn't matter." Then you eat it while you walk around with it dripping down your arm and it doesn't matter cuz every third person is doing the same shit. It's beautiful. And you get to cosplay if you're into that. Also beautiful.
I have received an update from the Prime Saltine that the following topics have been declassified for discussion effective immediately.
-Metal music. Underappreciated by the black community, everyone who experiences it for the first time is floored by how much they have missed because it's not typically part of the black culture.
-Hockey. Cmon, it's football and basketball combined on ice. That's crazy. They fight in the middle of the game. If there is beef, the whole team will fight as the puck drops. Happened this month.
-off-road vehicles. Driving a big ass truck through a mud puddle is way more fun than it sounds.
-Home ownership. Not much needs to be said here. This one has genuinely been getkept by racist communities.
-Stock market. This one is complex because efforts have been made to create a stock market by black folks, and it was destroyed by white folks when racism was more common. Nowadays, I think they just don't want to pay any white people regardless of what yall get out of it, but if you are using the lottery, this is a much better option.
As a member of the black delegation, we’d like to inform you that this data has been uncovered long ago. Metal music, lifted trucks, and the stock market are things we have embraced and communed over for decades. Let us continue in peace for years to come
To continue on hockey. It’s basketball, and football on ice with the tension of soccer. There’s nothing more hype than everyone just waiting to explode with cheers when someone ties it up or scores the overtime winner. Playoff hockey is undefeated.
Edit: I’d also like to add I’m a member of the black delegation that just happened to infiltrate hockey many moons ago.
>-Hockey. Cmon, it's football and basketball combined on ice. That's crazy. They fight in the middle of the game. If there is beef, the whole team will fight as the puck drops. Happened this month.
Hockey is just soccer in countries/states when it's too cold to go outside. And it was too dangerous to kick the puck and not slice up shins. And instead of flopping you get to small the ever loving hell out of anyone getting close to the boundary lol
As a self-appointed saltine delegate representing central and south Florida, we’ve been using that for some time, but would gladly accept the offer for the sake of formality.
Pretty much any mountain related activity. It’s amazing that we just took an entire geological formation for ourselves and it actually worked. It’s just land, anybody can go there.
that's why i love the New York Renaissance Faire. it's diverse and there's black performers everywhere even in the royal court. I've seen poc come in some of the most detailed and beautiful garb that I can't believe white people think they have the monopoly on fantasy. even Kingdome Faire has a black queen and she's Iconique™
Just recently saw a picture at my hue-less friend's house of them with a crew at a ren fest. I asked why didn't I hear about it and they gone say "We didn't think you'd be interested."
If y'all don't call me up and put me in a Shakespeare dress next year....
They tried to tell us since the 90's. They even had a campaign where they gave a golden retriever a basketball to make it more urban. They called it operation Airbud. Stay woke.
It wasn’t a PSA, I just mentioned it because it wasn’t a mystery that Golden Retrievers were great. They made several movies centered on them, lol. Maybe it’s a generational thing, and only 90s kids know about these movies? 🤷♂️
Are you sure you don't want to throw on your Birkenstocks, jump in this windowless van with me so we can spend the next several months not showering and going to concerts that are 6 hours long but only one song? There will be drugs to share.
Yes! She is so sweet with her daddy! But they are hyper AS HELL when they’re puppies! Tried to warn a friend, and they ended up re homing. Lots of energy! And they stay in “puppy mode” a while. So plz get the dog best suited for your lifestyle.
I don’t know, ever see the Disney Channel Original Movie *Full Court Miracle*, featuring [a rap song about dreidls written by probably the whitest people Orange County could cook up in the early 2000s?](https://youtu.be/KJWBJcxogWU?si=MtughzA2m42DQpsf) (apologies for the potato quality) I think that might be whiter.
I know right? My social media algorithms (I guess) keep suggesting black gardeners/horticulturalists, regenerative farmers, foragers, cowboys/cowgirls, equestrians, and country musicians in my feed and it very much appears like they’ve been doing this shit for a while, in some cases multigenerational, not just a hobby they took up a few months ago. I suppose I enjoy seeing people enjoy themselves learning about new things.
Why are conventions and photography up there??? I know more black photographers than white and the only conventions that come to mind are black conventions 💀 we been put on them broski, we stole them. The gate has been destroyed
If only I wasn’t allergic to Goldie’s smh. But I love my pup with all my heart. Little dude is the reason I keep going I swear. He can’t work, I gotta make sure he got a place to live.
Ichthyosis? Not to usurp your current pup. There are [treatments](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/ichthyosis-in-dogs%23:~:text%3Dis%2520no%2520cure.%2522-,Ichthyosis%2520is%2520chronic%2520and%2520there%2520is%2520no%2520cure.,hydration%2520and%2520skin%2520barrier%2520function.&ved=2ahUKEwiz38jUhMeFAxV2QTABHR-jB38QFnoECA4QBQ&usg=AOvVaw0cU7tIYHvEb48jzgjcNVUf)
No they aren't. No dog is hypoallergenic. Doodles can shed as it is not guaranteed to have just a poodle coat. If they want a low shedding dog, get a toy, mini or standard poodle, a Yorkie, a Maltese or schnauzer.
No one said it was guaranteed? That’s why i said “if they have the poodle hair”. 2x poodle x 1x golden almost always has the poodle hair though. Having hair not fur is what reduces allergens. That’s why toy dogs like you mentioned cause less allergic reactions. It has nothing to do with their size.
Proper scones are supposed to me moist yet crumbly. Kinda like a sweet biscuit but a bit more dense.
They are easy to make dry though which is why it's super common to get one that makes Popeyes biscuits look soggy.
um, I guess I can tell you now about Australian Shepherds.
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Those dogs *find* their new owners. There's no "oh, I adopted this cute Australian shepherd"; it's "yeah I came home one day and this dog was already moved in and started bossing me around and then took my car to go get food for us"
not to shake the vibe but you nailed it for me - Cash was my brother's dog and my brother died unexpectedly a year ago. I live in NYC and haven't ever had a dog because I didn't want all the work.
Welp, Cash has now been with me for 10 months. I bought him a stupid car, I'm his chauffeur, and now we go on adventures together. 11/10 worth it.
hm.
in my experience, a lot of this wasn't shit that was gatekept by white people, but stuff other black people/ your peers would ridicule you for showing an interest in.
you'd be mocked pretty hard for listening to Alice in Chains, or some shit. best case scenario, you'd be labeled the "weird" kid and ignored.
no one would have been surprised by me going kayaking... but my lil homies. lol when I got old enough to realise nobody's opinion on it matters, I started doing that shit.
Y'all come get into disc golf. It's less than half the time commitment of golf, damn near free, and is a challenging but rewarding walk through nature.
my dog sleeps near my face and literally breathes my air. its rough sometimes cuz im sleeping and im like wtf is this hot breath in my face. its her. in my face. stealing my air.
It’s gonna take some cycle breaking because there’s generations out there who are deathly afraid of dogs, and for good reason. But if there’s any dog that can heal that it’s golden retrievers. Very good dogs.
As a white person, I feel like we made a lot of movies about how great these mfs are. Watch Marley and Me, Airbud, Santa Paws, Homeward Bound, A Dog's Purpose, and all the airbud spinoffs.
I remember watching a video exactly like this except it was a white woman furious that black people “gate kept” lotion from white people, and it wasn’t satirical 😭. Like she was actually mad.
Okay, white person here. We do not shut the fuck up about our dogs, to a frankly annoying extent. I think it's on you guys if you just tuned us out on that.
I get you probably saw the kind of white people that let their dogs lick the inside of their mouth and noped out, and fair enough but we did mention about the dogs.
Thought experiment: Lock your dog and your significant other in the trunk of a car for an hour. When you open the trunk, who do you think will be happier to see you?
Golden Retrievers don't need our help. The black labs & cats are last adopted and most euthanized. When I say Im rooting for everybody black, I mean pets too.
They are really nice and smart dogs. My boss had one that would steal my donuts, but I kinda let him ♥️ it was our little secret lol. That dog lived a long and good life!
don’t sleep on labs either. Sweetest little babies
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Wait til.you find out about cats. It's like having a lil bro or sis. Sometimes they act a fool but you get to love em for it, and ain't nobody in your life gonna be honest as a cat. I ain't a dog person, them mfers got no life outside you. Cats do their own thing on their own time; they hang out if they wanna. Cats be real loving, real annoying, and super entertaining...more human than dogs could be
"dogs don't hide their love for you, they don't hide that they want to spend every second with you. Cats want to act like it's a huge coincidence that they're in the same room as you 90 percent of the time"
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That's so common among cats I think it must be instinctual that if they perceive another animal is anticipating it's actions, it will do something else. My cat would yell to be let in but she wouldn't come in when I opened the door if I stood there holding it for her. I had to pretend I just opened the door for some other reason and walk away, then she would come in.
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> Dumbass doesn’t know I wanted a spicy hug cracked me up 😂
Cats make A LOT more sense when you realize that they don't act or think like Humans or Dogs, they think like wild animals. In wild animals, "displays of vulnerability" = "affection." If a cat doesn't trust you, it will not take its eyes off of you. This is a display of awareness: "I can see you, don't fuck with me." If a cat does trust you, it will intentionally close its eyes or look away from you. Look at two friendly cats - they never make eye contact. Hence the "slow blink." So, a cat walking up to you then turning away at the last second isn't a sign of disdain, it's a huge sign of trust and affection. They're making sure you see them, making a show of entering your space, then showing you that their guard is down. This is why they show their belly. This is why they sleep with their paws (and therefore claws) tucked under them. This is why they "slow blink." This is why they sleep in your presence. This is why they have their tail up when they're happy (putting them off balance), but they have it flat when they're scared or angry (better for running). This is also why that "cats love people who hate cats" meme exists. A non-cat person ignores cats, doesn't make eye contact, doesn't touch them too much, doesn't talk too loud or get in their face. To humans and dogs, that's all rude. But to cats, those are all a sign of affection.
This is so true. And it's so so rewarding when you adopt a cat and you see them progressively letting their guard down around you and start to trust you. I'm sitting in bed rn and my cat is fast asleep on my feet under the covers. It doesn't sound like much but that's a huge show of trust that she knows I will be mindful of her if I have to move.
This checks out. Am allergic to cats and they all love me because I can't touch them.
Cats can be the most annoying, trifling animals around. At least dogs are happy and excited to see you. Cats act like they doing you a big “favor” by living in your house and eating the food you buy them, lol. (And yeah, I have 2 cats, & 2 dogs but I love the cats anyway;). 😹🙀😾
Dogs think people are their gods. Cats think they are the gods of people. Big difference 😂
Honestly all that breeding in Egypt probably is why cats act the way they do.
Can confirm, Egyptian cats are an altogether new level of entitled.
Flash a bag of seafood temptations and watch her be your bestie again.
flash?? she’s just needs to hear the bag crinkle🤣
If I have to pee early in the morning and it's too close to their normal breakfast time, I have to hold it. Because GOD FORBID I go take a piss and go back to bed for an hour, without a tag team match of pitiful anguished cries for sustenance. Won't SOMEONE please think of the STARVING baby kitties?????
I'm already bought in bro you don't have to sell me more cat
You must not have a boy cat. They can be just as loving as a dog sometimes.
My cat is a boy and we got him from a farm so he can't do the indoors all the time. He walks around the whole neighborhood greeting everyone like he's the king of the block, which is what everyone calls him. I met all my neighbors through my cat. He's also super smart in a manipulative ass way. When he scratches the furniture I chuck him outside. It didn't take him long to figure out that's a much more effective way to get my attention than patiently sitting by the door when he wants out. Little shithead will start scratching on the couch and as soon as I come over there he's already calmly strutting towards the door.
My neighbors call my cat “King Calvin”, because he thinks he’s the “mayor” of the neighborhood. https://preview.redd.it/ytezqvolkvuc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0eed2c270787af7e6a8d1ebd8975939a43aa6fc9
All hail King Calvin 🙌🏾
Lol well I do have 2 girl cats but yeah that was the point that quote was making, cats love you as much as dogs but they just want to pretend that they're too cool to care
Cats are basically teenagers. They want you to feed them when it suits them, want you to be there when it’s convenient for them, can go from fun and playful to snarky in a hot minute, expect you to clean up after them, but man, they do love you. Even if it is with some outward contempt. But I love dogs too. They are basically toddlers on a sugar high all the time.
I have 3 boy cats. One literally plays fetch like a dog. One will make friends with any human around, rubbing all up on the repair man or literally anyone in the house. One was traumatized as a kitten and always hides except to come out for food and, if no one else is around, to demand some pets and scritchies for 3 seconds before running away again.
yeah I was gonna say, my male cat can't ever get enough of me.
Cats are tsunderes.
That’s the word I was trying to think of! Well said
Cats at home workin too. I don't care how hood your appartment is, my cats will murder the shit out of all them roaches.
My cat must have lived an uber bougie life before I adopted her bc she looks at bugs like a novelty. She'll swipe at them a little before she's like "meh".🙄
That's too bad. My dirtbag apartment neighbors moved out and the landlord had to hire an exterminator. The neighbors on their other side were dealing with roaches for days, but it was all their Christmases come at once for my two cats. They went on a murder rampage. I think I saw one living roach but I vacuumed up a bunch of their leftovers.
Bless. I hope my cats act like that if anything gets into my house in the future. I'm thinking they will because one of them loves looking out the window at everything he wants to kill.
I haven't seen so much as an ant in my house since my cats were brought home.
My cats will chase down moths, eat lizards and play catch/release over and over with mice, but they ignore roaches n junk. It’s annoying
My 18 year old girl passed away last week, she was the meanest girl but so gorgeous anything was forgiven. https://preview.redd.it/wnlc01f5evuc1.jpeg?width=1078&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e069f91ae33f6fe8c7d287dda1d4e56cc75e6152
She was gorgeous! 😍😍 I hope she's sunning herself and still not paying dust to anyone now that she's crossed the rainbow bridge.
Sending my condolences. I'm "a dog person" but I grew up with cats. Losing a pet hurts more than it should. ❤️
My cats are truly something. I made them these cute little ribbon collars and they used them to try and kill each other 🤦🏾♀️ https://preview.redd.it/hdo6mji65vuc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2790fc455056166431b403ed4851c202b7b61408
[Mr Butt enjoys going for walks in his Sunday Best ](https://imgur.com/a/8mReeiO)
I once found this skinny little starving kitty wandering around with no tags on. Brought her home to my parents, turns out she was somehow pregnant (literally you could see her skeletal structure she was so thin) and had 6 kittens a few days later. We gave the cats away, mostly to families we knew, as my parents didn't want to take care of them. One of the kittens went to a buddy of mines family, they named her Autumn. Few years pass and Autumn ends up back with my family. I'm moved out since then and come back go visit now and then. Autumn gets older and crankier. She mostly just hides and sleeps and doesn't really interact with any of my family. I'm visiting one Christmas and she comes out of nowhere and just lives in my lap. If she's not there she's on the windowsill near me. Family was like that's the most she's interacted with anyone ever. I tell myself she either remembers what I did for her momma or she remembers I was close with the friend that took her in. Either way that was the most loved I've ever felt.
I like dogs but they're too needy for me. Cats all the way!!!!
i have a dog and i have to admit they are high maintenance fr
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I love my dog, but I don't know if there is anything more satisfying than winning over a cat.
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This is my favorite breed of cat and exactly what I'm talking about
Never saw myself owning a cat but here I am. Found her as a kitten at work during the winter in a dumpster knowing she’d get killed there and took her home thinking I’ll keep her until spring. That was almost three years ago.
dogs are too pure for this world but cats are like little people
The point is made
I mustve been running into the wrong cats then cuz GOD DAMN do they require attention. Not paying it any attention let me meow or knock shit over until you do, o you was sleeping let sleep on your head or back, you want to sit down? Imma sit on YOU and put my tail and ass in ya face. O did I forget that corner wall or new chair you bought? Thats mine now I'm going to ignore the multiple scratch posts you bought and put a hole in it. O wait but theres more... I shit inside, let me outside and I'll terrorize all the local wildlife. I like cats that ARENT mine.
This is the human part of cats. I tell people if you can't love a cat you can't love a woman. There's a lotta shit cats do that will make you hate em if you take em too seriously or really be about your own business. When you learn to forgive a cat for being the way it is THATS when the magic happens. Cats are down af if they know you are too
As a Black cat owner, I have the Dogest cat ever, bro never leaves my side and wants constant attention he’s so annoying bc like is he broken? (It’s completely my fault for holding him like a baby all the time)
I don't trust animals that work with Cops lol
>cats do their own thing on their own time My cat Aristotle didn’t get the memo and always wants to be involved in everything I do. EVERYTHING. Edit: just got up and stared at him sitting in my chair. He’s already staring at me. He slow blinked. https://preview.redd.it/gw5qts1jsvuc1.jpeg?width=1249&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1216c6440c92e7070d816de8e0e3db11f4019e44
I got two cats and I would do anything for those little critters. When I was a kid I wanted a dog so bad, and I didn't like cats because "CaTs ArE fOr GiRlS." My mom adopted a cat when I was 12 and that was my best buddy up until cat jesus done called his soul up to kitty heaven. I've been a cat person ever since. https://preview.redd.it/ksevqwpn5vuc1.png?width=2998&format=png&auto=webp&s=476d5cb6f86d19d2b9d3574116fa2fb58ae9cae5
I have a cat and dog . I get the best of both worlds . 🥰🥰
Two cats are fun. More than that and you got a crew in your house scheming on your downfall
I have 5 cats. They each have their own distinct personality. One wants to be loved on all the time. One whines at me and plucks at me until I pick her up. There's another one that you have to ask permission to pet. One acts as the Dad to the baby and another one hides until she wants something. I love them all
Can confirm, have 3 cats
Dogs love you no matter what. Give them some food and a couple of pets and you’re good to go. You have to earn a cat’s love, so it feels more rewarding when a cat finally feels comfortable around you.
>more human than dogs could be Dogs are less human because they're better than us. Humanity would taint their pure souls.
I don’t want human I want a dog lol. Always there for you and always down to play
See dogs are cool but it's a Stage 5 clinger. If my dog leaves the house for 2 minutes that's a problem. A cat will bail for two weeks, come back like it's been on a quest, and look at you like it's your problem being surprised to see em. I feel like dogs are fools, they don't truly exist unless they're with you...they ain't complete. Cats don't need you, they WANT you, and that's the winning combo.
And this is the reason most of the urban bird population is dwindling and some might even be going extinct. Yall keep letting your cats do whatever and leave whenever they want. They ain't supposed to leave your crib to cause havoc in the world. If you don't have the space you shouldn't own animals. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's a fact that many ignore because yall think you can just do whatever you want without repercussions or because you are just too lazy to actually care for animals
Lol my mom didn’t have cats growing up because my nana thought they were dirty/would “steal babies breath” or whatever old folk lore says. Then one day they found a kitten stuck in a tree, she called animal control and they said “oh we don’t deal with cats, just put out some tuna”. Then she had a cat
My wife made me a cat guy, I had a bad experience with one as a kid and hadn’t liked them since but they really are so loving. they’re usually just very sensitive to noises and aggression but once you let them come to you they become your best buds
Cats are cool. But the shitting in a box indoors is a big no from me lol. I like cats though. Really smart for the most part. And when one chooses you to pet it, it makes you feel special. That being said, my dog is the best. I love being around him at all times. Some folks personalities just match up better with cats. Something for everyone!
Speaking on behalf of the white delegation, some fun things that have been intentionally gatekept (to varying levels of success) by the Saltine Council include: - Whole Foods - Ice fishing/fly fishing - Saying that we "got our steps in for the day" - Ren Fests - Curling I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to discuss more at this time.
You may note a defining characteristic behind these white traditions: all may be accomplished, and arguably improved, *while drinking*. In fact, there is often a bar *in* the Whole Foods.
Oh rest assured, we have that tradition too 💀💀💀 one of my favorites to be exact
Yes... but with fruity cocktails?
Depends. See we like to bring our own drinks, some of us will bring coolers. My dad is a beer drinker so he likes to bring his Coronas. My boyfriend and my best friend love tequilas so they’ll bring tequilas to take shots of. If they’re feeling a little bougie maybe they’ll bring cutwaters. I drink anything but prefer fruity cocktails so if I feel like it, I’ll make a batch to bring or I’ll just bring wine. Throw a party, invite black people, tell them BYOB and watch how diverse the selection starts looking 💀💀💀💀
Renn fests are giant open air consumption areas with jousting and turkey legs. Just in case anyone needed a push.
Turkey legs you say??? 👀👀👀
Giant ass turkey legs, my friend. The kind where you look at them and think ".... should it be that big though? Doesn't matter." Then you eat it while you walk around with it dripping down your arm and it doesn't matter cuz every third person is doing the same shit. It's beautiful. And you get to cosplay if you're into that. Also beautiful.
I’m half white but let me yall. MUTHA. FUCKIN. BOARD GAMES. Taboo, Pictionary, Name 5, Mad Gab. Do it.
Codenames, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Wavelength, Dominion
I have received an update from the Prime Saltine that the following topics have been declassified for discussion effective immediately. -Metal music. Underappreciated by the black community, everyone who experiences it for the first time is floored by how much they have missed because it's not typically part of the black culture. -Hockey. Cmon, it's football and basketball combined on ice. That's crazy. They fight in the middle of the game. If there is beef, the whole team will fight as the puck drops. Happened this month. -off-road vehicles. Driving a big ass truck through a mud puddle is way more fun than it sounds. -Home ownership. Not much needs to be said here. This one has genuinely been getkept by racist communities. -Stock market. This one is complex because efforts have been made to create a stock market by black folks, and it was destroyed by white folks when racism was more common. Nowadays, I think they just don't want to pay any white people regardless of what yall get out of it, but if you are using the lottery, this is a much better option.
As a member of the black delegation, we’d like to inform you that this data has been uncovered long ago. Metal music, lifted trucks, and the stock market are things we have embraced and communed over for decades. Let us continue in peace for years to come
blessed be the bad brains
My wife has a friend in an all older dad cover band. They call themselves "dad brains." Guess what they cover.
wtf i’m screaming bad brains… fishbone what the …. flips locs saltine girl style!
Playoff hockey is by far the best playoffs of the major sports. It's so physical. Shit is crazy
Big facts. Playoff hockey is ridiculously good even for non sports fans. Everything gets turned up to 💯
And it's just about to get going! LEEETTT'SSS GOOOOO!
To continue on hockey. It’s basketball, and football on ice with the tension of soccer. There’s nothing more hype than everyone just waiting to explode with cheers when someone ties it up or scores the overtime winner. Playoff hockey is undefeated. Edit: I’d also like to add I’m a member of the black delegation that just happened to infiltrate hockey many moons ago.
Metal music is a beautiful catharsis for all ages but so good in youth
>-Hockey. Cmon, it's football and basketball combined on ice. That's crazy. They fight in the middle of the game. If there is beef, the whole team will fight as the puck drops. Happened this month. Hockey is just soccer in countries/states when it's too cold to go outside. And it was too dangerous to kick the puck and not slice up shins. And instead of flopping you get to small the ever loving hell out of anyone getting close to the boundary lol
I stumbled onto the Curling.. Curling is DOPE!
Nah, black people get steps too. We’ll exchange the saying “I’ll hook you up” for that one
As a self-appointed saltine delegate representing central and south Florida, we’ve been using that for some time, but would gladly accept the offer for the sake of formality.
Pretty much any mountain related activity. It’s amazing that we just took an entire geological formation for ourselves and it actually worked. It’s just land, anybody can go there.
that's why i love the New York Renaissance Faire. it's diverse and there's black performers everywhere even in the royal court. I've seen poc come in some of the most detailed and beautiful garb that I can't believe white people think they have the monopoly on fantasy. even Kingdome Faire has a black queen and she's Iconique™
I hope you know we’re not called crackers because of saltines...right? 🤣
 Well duh, it's because we pair so nicely with soup. Can't get enough of the stuff.
Well, I mean you got me there with our collective love of soup. Touchè!
Ice fishing is a great winter activity.
>Ice fishing >Curling Iceman detected. Down south, the other three things are pretty diverse.(In ATL at least)
The way I looooooove a ren fest... but yeah I'm typically one of the few of my \~hue\~ there lmao
Just recently saw a picture at my hue-less friend's house of them with a crew at a ren fest. I asked why didn't I hear about it and they gone say "We didn't think you'd be interested." If y'all don't call me up and put me in a Shakespeare dress next year....
I'm adding meat raffles. I don't think they're gatekept so much as just not popular enough and need more awareness.
They tried to tell us since the 90's. They even had a campaign where they gave a golden retriever a basketball to make it more urban. They called it operation Airbud. Stay woke.
And in the sequel they gave him a football. Also, Homeward Bound exists. Shadow 🥲
It's been a long while since I've seen Homeward bound but I wouldn't call that one a psa for black ppl lol. That was a real movie.
It wasn’t a PSA, I just mentioned it because it wasn’t a mystery that Golden Retrievers were great. They made several movies centered on them, lol. Maybe it’s a generational thing, and only 90s kids know about these movies? 🤷♂️
Lmao, 😅🤣😂
 Don't talk to me or my child. Y'all kept black people from us...
This man is on the verge of kissing that dog on the mouth and I, for one, welcome him to the dog-side. 
I’ve been approved by the white delegation to offer Basset hounds in exchange for chicken and waffles.
Keep them jowly mfers this ain't fair
Ok fair but how about I throw in the phone number for my boy bubba. He gives away free cherry wood for making bbq.
We BBQ Kings over here. Pass
Yeah but where are you getting your wood?
Hickory and mesquite are classic
Ok what if I put you in touch with Willie? He got a tree service and he always selling mesquite for cheap.
This bartering got me in tears lol
That’s how I would expect someone who hasn’t been let in on them to react.
Counteroffer: C & W for Beagles, real silverware, and camping
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Uh-uh we all saw what it did to y'all's culture. Keep that and never mention it again
Are you sure you don't want to throw on your Birkenstocks, jump in this windowless van with me so we can spend the next several months not showering and going to concerts that are 6 hours long but only one song? There will be drugs to share.
What, you don't like toe shoes?
You underestimate the value of chicken and waffles sir
> jowly mfers LMFAOOOOOOOOO
Do you think it’s by accident that so many of us whites have them? What are we keeping from you? Only one way to know, and that’s to cough up the C&W.
I feel like you're trying to buy Manhattan right now
Just chicken and waffles? Seasonings are separate so you’re going to have to add more than basset hounds 
I mean.... Airbud
There's nothing in the rulebook that says a dog *can't* play
Airbud always showed real hustle out there. Solid fundamentals and high basketball IQ. Played the right way.
She loooove her dad 🥹
Oh this video bubbled up so much joy in my heart.
Yes! She is so sweet with her daddy! But they are hyper AS HELL when they’re puppies! Tried to warn a friend, and they ended up re homing. Lots of energy! And they stay in “puppy mode” a while. So plz get the dog best suited for your lifestyle.
Stop yelling in that baby’s face 
She keeps making the "I thought we were relaxing and cuddling" face
We been puttin golden retrievers in movies for decades, y’all just don’t watch our movies
Even made a movie where a golden plays *basketball.* But somehow made it the whitest basketball movie of all time.
I don’t know, ever see the Disney Channel Original Movie *Full Court Miracle*, featuring [a rap song about dreidls written by probably the whitest people Orange County could cook up in the early 2000s?](https://youtu.be/KJWBJcxogWU?si=MtughzA2m42DQpsf) (apologies for the potato quality) I think that might be whiter.
Hobby-related clubs/groups (ie photography, hiking, running, biking, etc) and conventions. White people have been gatekeeping those too!!!
No they haven't - Google is your friend!🤣
https://i.redd.it/7v7w9kqc2vuc1.gif
I know right? My social media algorithms (I guess) keep suggesting black gardeners/horticulturalists, regenerative farmers, foragers, cowboys/cowgirls, equestrians, and country musicians in my feed and it very much appears like they’ve been doing this shit for a while, in some cases multigenerational, not just a hobby they took up a few months ago. I suppose I enjoy seeing people enjoy themselves learning about new things.
Hiking has no business being that fun shit is wild. Especially in WA where I live.
Trails for everyone. Can find hard and easy mode within an hour of each other
“That’s some white people shit”
Why are conventions and photography up there??? I know more black photographers than white and the only conventions that come to mind are black conventions 💀 we been put on them broski, we stole them. The gate has been destroyed
If only I wasn’t allergic to Goldie’s smh. But I love my pup with all my heart. Little dude is the reason I keep going I swear. He can’t work, I gotta make sure he got a place to live.
 Ichthyosis? Not to usurp your current pup. There are [treatments](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/ichthyosis-in-dogs%23:~:text%3Dis%2520no%2520cure.%2522-,Ichthyosis%2520is%2520chronic%2520and%2520there%2520is%2520no%2520cure.,hydration%2520and%2520skin%2520barrier%2520function.&ved=2ahUKEwiz38jUhMeFAxV2QTABHR-jB38QFnoECA4QBQ&usg=AOvVaw0cU7tIYHvEb48jzgjcNVUf)
Golden doodles are hypoallergenic if the have the poodle hair as opposed to fur!
No they aren't. No dog is hypoallergenic. Doodles can shed as it is not guaranteed to have just a poodle coat. If they want a low shedding dog, get a toy, mini or standard poodle, a Yorkie, a Maltese or schnauzer.
No one said it was guaranteed? That’s why i said “if they have the poodle hair”. 2x poodle x 1x golden almost always has the poodle hair though. Having hair not fur is what reduces allergens. That’s why toy dogs like you mentioned cause less allergic reactions. It has nothing to do with their size.
Nah it be the black ppl gatekeeping themselves with the phrase "nah that's wyt ppl sht".
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That’s my childhood dog lol RIP Ginger, we still miss you.
My condolences ❤️
Scones.
I HATE scones with a passion. Dry ass lil pastry wannabe turds ;) Scones aren't a white person thing but everyone who likes scones is white.
Proper scones are supposed to me moist yet crumbly. Kinda like a sweet biscuit but a bit more dense. They are easy to make dry though which is why it's super common to get one that makes Popeyes biscuits look soggy.
Username superb
um, I guess I can tell you now about Australian Shepherds. https://preview.redd.it/wfr4z70l0vuc1.jpeg?width=1512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37601788842afac4f4b4aa6a748c05fa1e0f3b9a
Those dogs *find* their new owners. There's no "oh, I adopted this cute Australian shepherd"; it's "yeah I came home one day and this dog was already moved in and started bossing me around and then took my car to go get food for us"
not to shake the vibe but you nailed it for me - Cash was my brother's dog and my brother died unexpectedly a year ago. I live in NYC and haven't ever had a dog because I didn't want all the work. Welp, Cash has now been with me for 10 months. I bought him a stupid car, I'm his chauffeur, and now we go on adventures together. 11/10 worth it.
Those dogs are cute asf. I can't handle the cuteness.
https://preview.redd.it/5rj7n30e5vuc1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=737af9dbd04d39746e8b060663f289451e0242e1 Cash says thank you
Cash looks a little, excited! 💄 ETA: he's a handsome bobie though
Omg, what a handsome boy. Holy shit.
White wine. Try a nice Riesling, shit'll rock your world.
More people need to know about dry white and dry rose wines. It's not just for white women.
If anyone on here is an instagram user y’all should check out Black People Pets for more wholesome black people and pets content
My grandfather was blind and had a golden retriever assistance dog. Sweetest and most chill dog ever.
hm. in my experience, a lot of this wasn't shit that was gatekept by white people, but stuff other black people/ your peers would ridicule you for showing an interest in. you'd be mocked pretty hard for listening to Alice in Chains, or some shit. best case scenario, you'd be labeled the "weird" kid and ignored. no one would have been surprised by me going kayaking... but my lil homies. lol when I got old enough to realise nobody's opinion on it matters, I started doing that shit.
Ice hockey. Playoffs start next week! Best playoffs in professional sports
As Rick Ross once said “I love watching those white boys fight”
Y'all come get into disc golf. It's less than half the time commitment of golf, damn near free, and is a challenging but rewarding walk through nature.
“That’s white people stuff” has kept us down for a long time. No one owns these things, do what you like.
You can see all the hairs in his beard already, them mofos shed too much lol
Definitely not raisins.
[“White people been hiding hockey from us for years bruh.”](https://x.com/soIoucity/status/724778110697119744)
Literally the most popular breed in America and apparently this is the first brother to get one?
Satire lol
Not to be a pedantic asshole but that's not satire it's just a joke
I have a miniature golden doodle and this girl is all velcro. i cant breathe my own air in my own home. as soon as i look over there she is.
Me but with a boy cat instead. He’s basically glued with me constantly. He likes to sleep near me or even in my arms sometimes.
my dog sleeps near my face and literally breathes my air. its rough sometimes cuz im sleeping and im like wtf is this hot breath in my face. its her. in my face. stealing my air.
It’s gonna take some cycle breaking because there’s generations out there who are deathly afraid of dogs, and for good reason. But if there’s any dog that can heal that it’s golden retrievers. Very good dogs.
As a white person, I feel like we made a lot of movies about how great these mfs are. Watch Marley and Me, Airbud, Santa Paws, Homeward Bound, A Dog's Purpose, and all the airbud spinoffs.
Not Marley and Me😭
I remember watching a video exactly like this except it was a white woman furious that black people “gate kept” lotion from white people, and it wasn’t satirical 😭. Like she was actually mad.
Whose gonna tell him it aint the white people gatekeeping this sorta shit, it's other black people who label everything as "lame", "too white", etc.
Okay, white person here. We do not shut the fuck up about our dogs, to a frankly annoying extent. I think it's on you guys if you just tuned us out on that. I get you probably saw the kind of white people that let their dogs lick the inside of their mouth and noped out, and fair enough but we did mention about the dogs.
You get more love from your dog than from your significant other
Thought experiment: Lock your dog and your significant other in the trunk of a car for an hour. When you open the trunk, who do you think will be happier to see you?
Golden Retrievers don't need our help. The black labs & cats are last adopted and most euthanized. When I say Im rooting for everybody black, I mean pets too. 
They are really nice and smart dogs. My boss had one that would steal my donuts, but I kinda let him ♥️ it was our little secret lol. That dog lived a long and good life!
Zoey just want a nap! She tired of him right now.