Looks like I'm getting a cat...

[Minnie]

You should change your userID.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Okay, so let's say you're right and that I'm a terrible pet owner. Does that mean my wife and kids should not be allowed a pet even though I'll have nothing to do with it? Let's assume - because it's true - that I wouldn't be mean to the cat in any way. I'll even pet it sometimes and I'll play with it a lot when it's a kitten (because I really like kittens).

Your wife thought that it was a good idea to let the cat live on a leash in the garage.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by sliver

i'm a terrible pet owner.

fyp?

[Igster]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

Society needs less people like Sliver owning cats and more responsible pet owners.

As someone who just had to put down both our dog and cat within a 6 month period, and still miss them so, so much, I would very much agree.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

Your wife thought that it was a good idea to let the cat live on a leash in the garage.

I think you need to go back and read the post. We both decided a garage cat wouldn't work for us because we wouldn't want it on a leash in there because that wouldn't be fair to the cat.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I think you need to go back and read the post. We both decided a garage cat wouldn't work for us because we wouldn't want it on a leash in there because that wouldn't be fair to the cat.

First thing - the whole "garage cat" is not a thing. It never has been and never will be...why? Because you don't keep cats in one room just like you don't keep children in one room...especially not a garage. Second thing - the fact that either of you thought this was a good idea speaks volumes about either of your capability to own a pet.

[scottish_flame]

Could you not get a dog?

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I think you need to go back and read the post. We both decided a garage cat wouldn't work for us because we wouldn't want it on a leash in there because that wouldn't be fair to the cat.

Nope, still not a thing.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

First thing - the whole "garage cat" is not a thing. It never has been and never will be...why? Because you don't keep cats in one room just like you don't keep children in one room...especially not a garage. Second thing - the fact that either of you thought this was a good idea speaks volumes about either of your capability to own a pet.

My garage is 576 square feet. That's bigger than some apartments that have perfectly happy cats living in them. But that doesn't even matter, anyway. My wife and I decided we weren't going to have a garage cat.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Nope, still not a thing.

Really now. So what would you call a cat that lives in a garage?

[scottish_flame]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Really now. So what would you call a cat that lives in a garage?

A cat

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Really now. So what would you call a cat that lives in a garage?

• A bad idea
• A sad kitty
• Property of a bad owner
• On suicide watch

But these are just off the top of my head.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

• A bad idea
• A sad kitty
• Property of a bad owner
• On suicide watch

But these are just off the top of my head.

Well my aunt and uncle had a cat that lived in their garage that was awesome. Very happy animal, so I have seen a precedent. It just wouldn't work as well in the city and with us coming and going through the drive door in the garage. At my relatives' place, they didn't use their drive door.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Really now. So what would you call a cat that lives in a garage?

Trapped.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Well my aunt and uncle had a cat that lived in their garage that was awesome. Very happy animal, so I have seen a precedent. It just wouldn't work as well in the city and with us coming and going through the drive door in the garage. At my relatives' place, they didn't use their drive door.

Two things:

1. How do you know it was happy?
2. Awesome sample size.

PS: still not a thing.

[V]

I'm really looking forward to the thread 6 months from now when Sliver tells us he's looking for a place for his cat. I'm excited.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by V

I'm really looking forward to the thread 6 months from now when Sliver tells us he's looking for a place for his cat. I'm excited.

At what age do kids stop believing their pet "ran away"?

[Minnie]

I think the only thing that should be living in a garage is Sliver.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

At what age do kids stop believing their pet "ran away"?

[Sliver]

Well, I guess I'm not going to get the help I asked for (a couple posters excepted), which was if anybody had any breed suggestions based on some specific criteria. Thanks anyway.