tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post113671951554099226..comments2023-09-28T08:31:02.877-07:00Comments on Responsible Pet Ownership Blog: Isn’t It Time to Retire the Crazy Cat Lady Stereotype?CANIDAE Pet Foodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14469755460646975188noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-83251642006742587662012-02-22T13:23:34.273-08:002012-02-22T13:23:34.273-08:00Love this article! I don't know if this out-o...Love this article! I don't know if this out-of-print book would be considered a memoir but I love "The Cat Who Came in from the Cold" by Deric Longden. My kids and I listened to the book on tape and just fell in love with the true story of Thermal.Lilibeth MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390013815768574726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-35494058908577393442011-11-28T11:14:26.382-08:002011-11-28T11:14:26.382-08:00Well said! That stereotype riles me up too. And th...Well said! That stereotype riles me up too. And thanks for a list of good books to put on my Christmas list.Langley Cornwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064219496272043638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-72676280932454659252011-11-27T23:34:16.256-08:002011-11-27T23:34:16.256-08:00What a great post! In my opinion, it's people ...What a great post! In my opinion, it's people who don't like cats that are the sad and lonely ones. <br /><br />I've read some wonderful cat memoirs. Obviously the article you mention was written by some ignorant cat hater.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507037483019197630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-8300241869968518712011-11-25T18:24:11.483-08:002011-11-25T18:24:11.483-08:00Well I'll be, I did read this post but until y...Well I'll be, I did read this post but until you mentioned it Mom never noticed you mentioned MY OWN book! Shocking! Thanks so much for the shout out, even if Mom was too dull-witted that day to appreciate it.<br /><br />Purrs Fin & MegQuill and Greysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625138189901613239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-45836659621467497162011-11-21T17:17:20.636-08:002011-11-21T17:17:20.636-08:00Clearly I have a dog in this race (ahem), but neve...Clearly I have a dog in this race (ahem), but nevertheless I have to say: Sing it, sister! ;-pGwen Cooperhttp://www.gwencooper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-9059464890844401502011-11-21T11:12:23.452-08:002011-11-21T11:12:23.452-08:00Right on, Julia! And as a feminist I'd like t...Right on, Julia! And as a feminist I'd like to dump the term "lady" as well. It brings to mind that automaton from the fifties; you know the one: high heels, white gloves (she had style, she had grace, and she always knew her place). Just like my cats, as a WOMAN, my place is wherever I want it to be. Hiss to the labelers!Judith Abernathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843989887704255604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-1629745381128877802011-11-20T13:10:44.755-08:002011-11-20T13:10:44.755-08:00Am I crazy?
I am not a cat!
Whether I'm a la...Am I crazy? <br />I am not a cat! <br />Whether I'm a lady <br />The jury's still out on that!<br /><br />Great post :)CATachresishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227422179439047735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-77371448135125619212011-11-20T10:59:39.100-08:002011-11-20T10:59:39.100-08:00I say raspberries to whoever wrote that useless ar...I say raspberries to whoever wrote that useless article and tried to pitch dogs vs cats (yaaaaaaaaawn) and drag out all the tired notions of CCLs. It must have been a very slow, very boring very sad sack time in that article's writer's life to be writing such tired, tired, tired nonsense. <br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-20025456696272828952011-11-20T06:11:22.312-08:002011-11-20T06:11:22.312-08:00Great article! in a household of three young,live...Great article! in a household of three young,lively boys and five cats and a dog, I can honestly say that the cats were the easiest to look after. Think a cat makes the greatest pet in terms of low maintenance. As much as I also love dogs, I am not able to walk them or pick up after them properly. All our cats have been abandoned or strays. So, what were we supposed to do - just let them freeze or starve? Think the person who wrote this article is highly prejudiced and 'off the wall'. If she loves dogs so much - fine!, just shut up and enjoy them and leave the cat lovers alone. -Really stupid analysis!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-68699326596030530312011-11-19T19:21:34.076-08:002011-11-19T19:21:34.076-08:00I love ,y cat..I have always love my cats. I love...I love ,y cat..I have always love my cats. I loved my dogs too until cats supplanted themin my heart. <br /><br />I get made fun of gently because my blog shows how much I love my little girl cat. But she has shown me fourteen years of true love right back. All she knows is love- all of her life since she was rescued as a tiny girl..and that still holds true. She reflects that love right back to me. It is part of what makes it so heart wrenchign when they are sick and when they leave us.<br /><br />Thank you for this article.Admiral Hestorbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12278698625281609452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-75842568711530360422011-11-19T18:08:23.804-08:002011-11-19T18:08:23.804-08:00We think the ladies who don't have cats are th...We think the ladies who don't have cats are the crazy ones!BeadedTailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662802836032167316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-23088410660812720462011-11-19T14:36:20.750-08:002011-11-19T14:36:20.750-08:00Well I am crazy, crazy about my babies (cats) :)Well I am crazy, crazy about my babies (cats) :)~Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626867819178967993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-79088611463534526352011-11-19T12:18:15.078-08:002011-11-19T12:18:15.078-08:00I would call myself crazy ::before:: Bugs. He kee...I would call myself crazy ::before:: Bugs. He keeps me sane. And believe me, world, you do not want to me crazy. So shut it with the crazy cat-lady garBAJH.Nadbugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882871494759678242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-68374966313074171132011-11-19T04:30:09.410-08:002011-11-19T04:30:09.410-08:00Bravo, Julia! This topic is a hot button for me - ...Bravo, Julia! This topic is a hot button for me - I hate the term crazy cat lady, and I think as bloggers and writers, we not only have an opportunity, but a responsibility, to stop using it and raise awareness of what an insulting term it is to those of us who love cats. <br /><br />Thank you for mentioning Buckley's Story!Ingrid Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874816179648089811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-42385242024870232862011-11-19T03:04:14.933-08:002011-11-19T03:04:14.933-08:00I don't care what people say. There's not...I don't care what people say. There's nothing like the company of cats. At one point my dad actually lived like a hermit, avoiding all human contact and holed up in his tiny apartment with Isaac, his then-best friend and companion.Smudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226245570491413865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-17105137063903499242011-11-18T19:13:20.798-08:002011-11-18T19:13:20.798-08:00CATZOWEY & brava brava Signorina Julia! Youza ...CATZOWEY & brava brava Signorina Julia! Youza nailed this ol' misnomer smack dabzatini! I luvs all my crazy cat luving furiends! And psssst - theyza all not ladies!Guido the Italian Kitty-Big Angel Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00307466748671500469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-36796589121403736802011-11-18T18:42:04.682-08:002011-11-18T18:42:04.682-08:00Ooo, good article. I guess that I'm doubly liv...Ooo, good article. I guess that I'm doubly living the stereotype - I'm a librarian AND I love cats. It really annoys me to no end when people act like I'm somehow crazy or strange or whatever when I mention that I have multiple cats. If cats make me happy, then that's no one else's business, and certainly shouldn't be fodder for "fun" jokes.House of Carnivoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860492929556303670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-63233575623583535472011-11-18T18:25:48.631-08:002011-11-18T18:25:48.631-08:00My Human enjoys being a little crazy (althought *I...My Human enjoys being a little crazy (althought *I* certainly have nuffing to do with <i>that</i>) but she is rarely sad!Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521788085263616551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-40971117640167933002011-11-18T16:55:30.489-08:002011-11-18T16:55:30.489-08:00Oooops! Before you yell at me (LOL) I MISSED that ...Oooops! Before you yell at me (LOL) I MISSED that you had already posted "Housecat Confidential".........MY BAD!<br /><br />I guess that just proves how good it is....ok this time I am GONE......Cat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-84756727167752016452011-11-18T16:53:44.737-08:002011-11-18T16:53:44.737-08:00Had to come back and say that I agree with Mr.Pip,...Had to come back and say that I agree with Mr.Pip, "The Zen Of Max", "Housecat Confidential" as well as "Confessions of a Catnip Junkie" are ALL superb!Cat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-26435323090886796532011-11-18T16:38:23.160-08:002011-11-18T16:38:23.160-08:00This writer sounds super annoying. My mom is part ...This writer sounds super annoying. My mom is part cat person and part dog person and doesn't fit the stereotypes for either one. We loved Homer's Odyssey. I would also add The Zen of Max as another wonderful and inspiring cat memoir.The Daily Pip https://www.blogger.com/profile/17071013559078816245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-62550049887551580592011-11-18T15:52:56.190-08:002011-11-18T15:52:56.190-08:00Frankly I'm with Katnip Lounge...completely!
...Frankly I'm with Katnip Lounge...completely!<br /><br />Having grown up with an editorial cartoonist for a father I guess I have developed a thicker skin than most. Call me what you will, I know what I am and to me that's all that matters.Cat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-62723291386411561682011-11-18T15:27:47.876-08:002011-11-18T15:27:47.876-08:00Yes, I agree, it is quite the stereotype, but prob...Yes, I agree, it is quite the stereotype, but probably won't go away anytime soon. We just need to use it to our advantage I guess!Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-45046138691928158942011-11-18T15:07:39.914-08:002011-11-18T15:07:39.914-08:00Julia - great post and thank you so much for the s...Julia - great post and thank you so much for the shout out to The Chronicles of Zee and Zoey. I agree, as a cat lady, I prefer to think I am passionate, devoted, and compassionate. Crazy, yes, crazy in love...Deb Barnes - Zee and Zoeyhttp://www.zeezoey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647675683976633621.post-76856500419472669392011-11-18T12:35:02.962-08:002011-11-18T12:35:02.962-08:00Ditto. And ditto. Thank you, Julia.Ditto. And ditto. Thank you, Julia.suehttp://www.pitterpatsofbabycats.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com