They are the best low maintenance pets.

cats are the lowest for maintenance but are also a lot more impersonal

@Leif_Ericksson99 Keep in mind the amound of fur, ther shorter the fur the less hassle

My cats pretty personal

My cat is very personable.

it can depend

ive had aloof cats and clingy cats

I call him a ho cat because he goes for pets from anyone.

and it depends on the cats but most won't be jumping at you for attention of that's what your after

one cat i had would once she learned my schedule. lay in front of the door before i left for work and refuse to move

But, Shinobi is extremely well socialized. Camo not so much.

but i had a roomate. so she wasnt alone all that much

Shinobi thought he was people until I got Camo.

my roomate worked nights i worked days. so one of us was always home

He literally tried to open doors and got frustrated when he couldn't reach the handles.

my cat leanred how to open doors

might get a Labrador Retriever, a brown one

so i had to lock the door when i used the bathroom

XD

honestly pets are only really ideal if you live suburban or rural.

Mine can open doors it's very annoying

@Leif_Ericksson99 I think that might be a good choice

@DankChum They become livestock in rural.

@Xychotic I wouldn't really call a barn cat or a hunting dog livestock

Would you call a plow horse livestock?

idk I've never dealt with horses. I just don't see how geographical location turns them into commodities and not pets

That's a lot of typing for a yes or no question.

I didn't say commodity. I said livestock.

That's because, in a rural setting, a "pet" is a value add to your homestead.

I am from a rural area and I agree with @Xychotic

In an urban/suburban setting, a pet is a luxury.

I grew up on a farm and always considered the dog/cat/goats pets

The cows and horses livestock

yeah that's what I was thinking

Dogs didn't heard or anything

@Whats gay anymore We used to treat cows as pets too when I was a kid, but they gave of some milk

@Whats gay anymore how was that?, one of my goals is to move to a semi-rural area and have a small family farm

Still livestock

Loved it

is livestock and pet mutually exclusive?

Well our dogs gave us company and that was it 🤷 I'll call them pets