For the middle aged single folks on here

[GJABS]

Nicest dogs I've met have all been pub dogs. Including a rather large brown poodle.

That wasn't a dog, that was where someone spilled a lot of their beer on the floor

[DimPrawn]

Yep, avoid cats. I love them to death but realise they are only loyal to themselves and would have no hesitation in eating me if it came down to it.

Indeed. How a cat rewards you for a late dinner time or cheap brand of cat food.

[Hobosapien]

The cat we had when I was growing up used to have what we called mad half hours.

She was normally totally timid to humans but would often go on a maniacal mission to attack anything and anyone that would 'play', dashing all over the place.

Being 'my' cat since she was a kitten she would get carried away, stick her claws in my hand while playing, immediately realise what she had done and lick my hand better.

Didn't think at the time about the germs from her tongue into the newly open claw wounds she'd created.

[SueEllen]

That wasn't a dog, that was where someone spilled a lot of their beer on the floor

It definitely was a dog. His name was Bruno after a certain boxer. He looked something like this linky and was incredibly calm.

[Big Blue Plymouth]

The cat we had when I was growing up used to have what we called mad half hours.

She was normally totally timid to humans but would often go on a maniacal mission to attack anything and anyone that would 'play', dashing all over the place.

Being 'my' cat since she was a kitten she would get carried away, stick her claws in my hand while playing, immediately realise what she had done and lick my hand better.

Didn't think at the time about the germs from her tongue into the newly open claw wounds she'd created.

I thought cats' saliva had antiseptic properties