I like my animals a little wild.
I think we should consider selectively breeding cats the same way humans have bred dogs over thousands of years—for traits like loyalty, intelligence, and responsiveness.
Most domestic cats today still retain many wild instincts, often acting independently, ignoring commands, and sometimes causing issues around the home.
With careful, long-term selective breeding, it might be possible to develop more companionable, trainable, and cooperative feline breeds—much like we’ve done with dogs.
What I'm trying to say is cats are basically wild animals that humans have invited into their homes and are pretending they’re pets.
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You must have one of the homes that smell like cat piss.
My animals prefer to piss outside like wild animals do.
You're exactly the type that thinks cats are pets and ends up abandoning them when they piss inside. Wild animals don't know the concept of pissing outside or inside. They piss wherever they want. That's a wild animal and cats often piss around the house if they get spooked by their litter box.
You don't actually know much about me at all. Nice theory though. I wasn't attempting to anger anyone. Oops.
Fair enough. I'm not trying to assume too much about you either. But the broader point stands that a lot of people romanticize the “wild” nature of cats without acknowledging the downsides that come with it, like destructive behavior or ignoring basic training.
That’s why I think selective breeding could be worth exploring, not to make cats boring, but to make them better suited for modern living, just like we did with dogs. We’ve normalized traits in dogs that make them thrive around humans so why not do the same with cats?
No one is angry. Maybe you're right. I might of type some negative words that seemed angry.