Kitty Power - A Woman's Best asset

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » December 14, 2006 2:07 pm

Once seen as the preserve of the spinster class, felines have become young females' pet of choice - prompting one cat-food brand to invest millions to win their business.

... dogs may still command the honorific, "man's best friend", but they can no longer claim to be companion of choice for the average, upwardly-mobile female.

... that distinction now rests with the humble cat, a pet that outnumbers its canine rival in this country by a million and a half. Not only do an estimated 4.7 million women in the UK own cats - almost four times the number of men - but developments in the £7m-a-year cat-food market suggest an ever-increasing proportion are drawn from the trendiest sections of society.

This week, the makers of Sheba announced they had hired a Hollywood director to film a new advertising campaign aimed at attracting, "stylish" and "independent" women to their product. The£1m, three-part commercial based on Alice in Wonderland, will be directed by Martha Fiennes, sister of the actor Ralph. It stars the ballerina Monica Zamora, together with two sought-after models: Eva Imsa and Meritxell.

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According to experts, this reversal of fortunes is in part due to low-maintenance ownership, which lends itself to the lifestyle of upwardly-mobile career women. Men, who tend to want unconditional loyalty in their pets, still prefer a dog. "There used to be this stereotype of the post-menopausal spinster of this parish, who would live with 15 cats and was ever so slightly mad," says the cat behaviour counsellor, Vicky Halls. "But it's just not so any more, in my professional experience.

"Nowadays, you get a lot of stylish, successful and independent women whose Achilles heel is their cat. They can be strong and self-assured and in control, and then a cat comes into their life and they suddenly become all gooey."

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To some observers - many of them male - cats offer childless single women a low-rent alternative to a baby. But Ms Halls, the author of Cat Counsellor, believes the relationship between a woman and her cat cannot be explained away so easily.

"There's a bit of the mother/child relationship there, but its too simplistic to put the entire thing down to that: if women want a baby then in this day and age they can jolly well go out and have one."

"Actually, cats have a rakish attitude, and sometimes it seems that they're not a child substitute, but a male relationship replacement. They have the appeal of a dismissive bad boy: they'll ignore you 95 per cent of the time but then rub up and down your leg and you'll think 'wow!'.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 14, 2006 2:10 pm

Dogs are way cooler than cats.

Cat ladies are weird, no matter how trendy some BS article make them sound.

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » December 14, 2006 2:12 pm

Did Mal just call me weird?

I answered both, even though I've only had cats for the last several years. I can't have a dog where I live, but I would if I could. Love them both.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 14, 2006 2:14 pm

I think I did Kat.

You get a small break for "likely to have a dog, but can't because of your living situation."

CUparrot · Post by **CUparrot** » December 14, 2006 2:15 pm

I also consider myself to be both. I only own a dog right now, but I can't have a cat b/c hubby is deathly allergic to them. I always grew up with cats, and I love having them around. But I also love my dog, too. I told hubby that if I outlive him that I will be the crazy cat lady on the street with 80 cats to make up for lost time.....

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » December 14, 2006 2:19 pm

We had cats while I was growing up & living at home, but for the past 13-plus years, I've had at least two dogs. (I had three until "Sheba" died in 1995).
Nothing against cats-I love ALL animals-but my dogs are my life.

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » December 14, 2006 2:21 pm

I love cats

stir fried

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » December 14, 2006 2:21 pm

Dogs are true companions. Cats are a disposable nuisance.

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » December 14, 2006 2:21 pm

buffettbride wrote:Dogs are way cooler than cats.

Cat ladies are weird, no matter how trendy some BS article make them sound.

lol.. what about cat men?

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 14, 2006 2:22 pm

12vmanRick wrote:
buffettbride wrote:Dogs are way cooler than cats.

Cat ladies are weird, no matter how trendy some BS article make them sound.
lol.. what about cat men?

queer.

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » December 14, 2006 2:22 pm

rednekkPH wrote:Dogs are true companions. Cats are a disposable nuisance.

dogs stink and have to be taken out to the bathroom

cats don't stink and they can even go in the toilet

pbans · Post by **pbans** » December 14, 2006 2:22 pm

Dog person.....110%
Cats skeeve me out....they lurk and are sorta creepy....

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » December 14, 2006 2:23 pm

buffettbride wrote:
12vmanRick wrote:
buffettbride wrote:Dogs are way cooler than cats.

Cat ladies are weird, no matter how trendy some BS article make them sound.
lol.. what about cat men?
queer.

should I take that personally

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » December 14, 2006 2:23 pm

12vmanRick wrote:
buffettbride wrote:Dogs are way cooler than cats.

Cat ladies are weird, no matter how trendy some BS article make them sound.
lol.. what about cat men?

side? aka Kittyboy

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » December 14, 2006 2:24 pm

12vmanRick wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:Dogs are true companions. Cats are a disposable nuisance.
dogs stink and have to be taken out to the bathroom

cats don't stink and they can even go in the toilet

Just what I want in my house, a box full of sh*t...

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » December 14, 2006 2:24 pm

12vmanRick wrote:
buffettbride wrote:Dogs are way cooler than cats.

Cat ladies are weird, no matter how trendy some BS article make them sound.
lol.. what about cat men?

No such thing, The terms are mutually exclusive.

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » December 14, 2006 2:25 pm

Did you ever notice ONLY cat people think cats don't stink

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » December 14, 2006 2:25 pm

rednekkPH wrote:
12vmanRick wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:Dogs are true companions. Cats are a disposable nuisance.
dogs stink and have to be taken out to the bathroom

cats don't stink and they can even go in the toilet
Just what I want in my house, a box full of sh*t...

boxes of s*** give ambiance to the place

Crazy Navy Flyer · Post by **Crazy Navy Flyer** » December 14, 2006 2:26 pm

I read the topic and thought this thread was about something entirely different.

Cats are cool, dogs drool. I'll never again be a slave to the bathroom habits of a dog, did that for 2 years. Didn't want it before we got it and wanted it even less afterward, primary reason for that divorce.

The only thing dogs are good for is biting kids. WC Fields

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » December 14, 2006 2:27 pm

Cubbie Bear wrote:Did you ever notice ONLY cat people think cats don't stink

they smell like fur not like dog sweat..

I had dogs growing up then switch to cats. Much easier maintenance on cats.

also, my mom the way she acts about her dogs kinda got me turned off to dogs.

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