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do you feed a dog every time it wants to eat?

• ianai 8y ago
  Which is also a good comparison with my cat. I give him food anytime he asks. He was homeless before I moved into this apartment. I consider it a chance to “make up” for lost happy experiences.
  • leetcrew 8y ago
    I don't think this is a very good comparison. dogs are significantly more likely to overeat than cats. some cats will overeat too of course, but it's less common. maybe feeding was a bad example, but my point is that animals often want to do things that they don't understand the consequences of. my parents' cat really likes to jump on the stove, but we have to discourage him from doing this so he doesn't jump on a 400° griddle.
    • ianai 8y ago
      I was making a comparison to /my cat/ as an anecdote. Not everything needs to be made a broad generalization.
      • leetcrew 8y ago
        sometimes I have a hard time telling whether people are posting an anecdote to support an argument or just to share. my bad.