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Dogs Vs. Cats

Date: Oct 09 2007

Themes: Pets

Intro

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There are two kinds of people in this world. Dog people and cat people.

Cat people like that they can have a pet that learns to go to the bathroom in a litter box or outside. Their pet doesn’t come when they call and it doesn’t do tricks, but it’s not much trouble either.

Dog people don’t mind that they have to take their dog on walks so he can use the bathroom because they love having a loyal pet that knows its name, sits on command, and protects the house when they’re away.

Dialog

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Kevin

Beren

Kevin: I went to the Humane Society yesterday and I adopted a puppy.

Beren: A puppy?

Kevin: I did. It’s going to be a lot of work.

Beren: Yeah, you should have gotten a cat.

Kevin: You know, I used to have a cat, and I’m all for cats but I kind of…I went and saw which ones were sad in the corner. A lot of them sort of run up to you.

Beren: Which puppy is the most depressed…

Kevin: Yeah, and she’s so cute, so I think she’ll be fine.

Beren: Alright…

Kevin: How about you? Are you a dogs or cats…

Beren: I’d have to say I’m a cat person.

Kevin: Really?

Beren: Yeah. They’re more independent, you don’t have to be there all the time to take care of them. They take care of themselves!

Kevin: Yeah.

Beren: And they’re fun. You can train ‘em.

Kevin: Do you have a cat?

Beren: I do have a cat. Kind of like a dog in a cat’s body so it’s the best of both worlds.

Kevin: But, like, I used to have a cat and he was super needy. He was great, but he was incredibly needy.

Beren: Hm. What do you mean, “needy”?

Kevin: Like, he always had to be jumping on you.

Beren: That’s a puppy in a nutshell!

Kevin: I don’t know. I guess when I was a kid I always had dogs so I’m just more comfortable with them.

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Discussion

Kevin adopted a stray puppy. He went to the Humane Society, where abandoned dogs end up, and picked the saddest, cutest puppy he could find. He says he knows the dog is going to be a lot of trouble.

Beren says he should have gotten a cat. She’s a cat person and likes that her cat doesn’t require a lot of care.

As it turns out, Kevin used to have a cat that, oddly enough, required too much attention. Beren says that Kevin’s former cat sounds more like a dog.

Which are you, a dog person or a cat person?

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cirene

China

i like dog very much,and i adopted a red one when she is a little baby.She is so cute.one day,she is quiet and sleeping in the corner all the time,because she have done somethin wrong. oh,baby!!!!