I overheard a conversation between two women today. It was between a café owner and a patron and they weren't trying to be quiet, so I wouldn't count it as eavesdropping. Anyway, it was about a cat. One of their friends had recently switched her cat from being and outdoor cat to being strictly indoors. The cat had taken to it, although they had to trim the cat's claws. They get scratchy when the claws grow wild, which isn't too surprising.
That's another difference between cats and dogs, in the domestic sphere. Is there such a thing as an indoor-only dog? At least without serious health problems?
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Some people prefer owning pretty small dogs, but I imagine the biggest problem with keeping one inside would be their need to urinate etc. While I may be out of touch with any solutions that have been developed in this regard, I personally have never heard of a dog that's been litter trained. It seems as though it would be cruel to never take a dog for a walk or to play outdoors.
There are very small breeds of dog, which is weird when you consider what the baseline dog looks like. Still, they do seem more made for the outdoors. Or at least the option of being taken out into the greater world. Not sure the litter box would be a workable solution.
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