Love Bites: Dog To Cat Person Conversion Therapy

The true story of a dog person who became a cat person almost overnight.

Transcript

00:00Lovebites, dog-to-cat person conversion therapy.

00:04I've heard that dogs see humans as supreme leaders of the pack,

00:07while cats see us as weird hairless cats that haven't learned our place.

00:12Dogs play checkers, while cats play with the chessboard they just knocked over.

00:17Dogs greet you at the door with wild abandon and frenzy.

00:20Cats greet you with an intoxicating blend of disdain and disinterest.

00:25I grew up a dog person, and I remember a long succession of German shepherds,

00:29Pomeranians, poodles, golden retrievers, and bulldogs.

00:33I only dealt with other people's cats from a distance,

00:36and I never imagined actually taking possession of one.

00:39That is until I married a cat person.

00:41Our first cat together was a slash course on feline ownership.

00:45You place cat on floor, yes. You place cat on floor, no.

00:49You place cat on floor, guess so!

00:51Get sliced into five sections, just like the cartoons.

00:55I've learned to love cats, and no longer in a Stockholm Syndrome sort of way.

00:59The three overlords in my house now have settled into an armed truce amongst themselves,

01:04and actually allow us to touch them on alternating Tuesdays.

01:08I still miss the manic energy of a dog,

01:11but there's something to be said for catly dignity.

01:14I just say it without direct eye contact.