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washington213 Since: Jan, 2013
#1: Jul 21st 2011 at 9:50:06 PM

In one of my stories, there's a cat person. I make a joke about her and catnip. She lives with a dog person, and I need her to have a comeback.

Do dogs have anything comparableto catnip?

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#2: Jul 21st 2011 at 9:59:39 PM

That spot you can scratch that makes the leg move? Fast moving small furry things?

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#3: Jul 21st 2011 at 10:03:40 PM

Not really.

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#4: Jul 21st 2011 at 10:06:20 PM

I don't think so. Not anything dog specific. There's probably compounds that mimic the effect in other animals, but I don't know of any specifically for dogs.

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#5: Jul 21st 2011 at 10:07:10 PM

Bacon? Anything at all? A tennis ball?

Dogs are easy to please.

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#6: Jul 21st 2011 at 10:08:24 PM

Child porn?

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#7: Jul 21st 2011 at 10:09:59 PM

I can't think of anything that causes a similar reaction in dogs. That is that makes them high like that.

For some reason I keep thinking of peanut butter though. Dogs go apeshit over peanut butter and then it gets stuck to the roofs of their mouths and it's cute...

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#8: Jul 21st 2011 at 10:13:36 PM

Just have the catperson throw a tennis ball and the dogperson chasing behind it. Or worse, pretending to throw a tennis ball.

edited 21st Jul '11 10:33:34 PM by eX

washington213 Since: Jan, 2013
#9: Jul 21st 2011 at 10:27:52 PM

Shit, I meant to put this in Writer's Block.

Anyways, thanks for all the ideas.

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#10: Jul 21st 2011 at 11:16:39 PM

Don't try chocolate. They can't metabolize it and it ends up scrweing them over rather badly. Or so I heard.

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#11: Jul 21st 2011 at 11:30:17 PM

Yeah, large amounts of chocolate can and will kill a dog.

Which is bad, because they're more than willing to eat it. Silly dogs, begging when I have a chocolate bar in my hands. If I gave into their cuteness in that situation, they would bite the chocolate bar, then bite the dust.

One might even say that they'd be

cool

biting off more than they can chew. *

edited 21st Jul '11 11:30:54 PM by deathjavu

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#12: Jul 22nd 2011 at 3:36:34 AM

There is a type of chocolate like substance Carib I think. They love it btw. I have heard anise is a possibility. I am in no rush to test this on two energetic chihuahuas.

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#13: Jul 22nd 2011 at 6:20:04 AM

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Your choice.

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#14: Jul 22nd 2011 at 7:14:55 PM

I believe chocolate is something dogs can't digest, so it blocks up intestines if they eat too much. Not like a poison or something.

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#15: Jul 23rd 2011 at 1:46:13 AM

[up][up]Please move it for me :)

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#16: Jul 23rd 2011 at 2:37:14 AM

Chocolate is poisonous to dogs and cats (and rodents) because of theobromine. Cats can't taste sweet so they're not as likely to eat it, which is why you never hear about it. Dogs, on the other hand, will eat pretty much anything.

As for the the topic- The tennis ball trick suggested earlier is probably the best you'll get. Alternatively, a bag of dog treats works wonders.

edited 23rd Jul '11 2:39:41 AM by Wulf

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#18: Jul 23rd 2011 at 12:18:26 PM

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#19: Jul 23rd 2011 at 12:31:52 PM

Of course if it's just conversational, it might be fair to have the cat call the dog an exercise junkie, always trying to hone his reflexes at any excuse, even if someone just dropped a tennis ball. Then the dog can argue that it's not the same because he might need his reflexes some day.

edited 23rd Jul '11 12:32:35 PM by Michael

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#20: Jul 23rd 2011 at 12:42:44 PM

I can't believe I of all people am the first to say this...

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#22: Jul 23rd 2011 at 7:56:12 PM

Anise, I think.

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