Engaging in Flagrant Bipetuality

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1. Max Kaehn says:
   January 13, 2011 at 6:00 pm

   I usually make it a martial arts reference. “Two cats technique!” when it’s just my Maine Coons at home, “Two pets technique!” when a friend brings her Shiba-inu over.
2. Frank Colella says:
   January 13, 2011 at 6:01 pm

   would you call this “bipetison co-operation”?? maybe there’s a lesson here for all of us!
3. vian says:
   January 13, 2011 at 6:04 pm

   It’s a false dichotomy, this Dog-or-Cat person nonsense. Any person of sense and taste loves them some small (or not), fluffy companion animals of either kind. Except at 5 in the morning, when they pat you on the nose because they want some scratching. Idiot cat.
4. Katrina says:
   January 13, 2011 at 6:12 pm

   My dog won’t let me pet the cat without petting him. Jealous beasts they are, dogs.
5. Michael says:
   January 13, 2011 at 6:14 pm

   If there is petting going on, dogs want in. It’s that sort of thing that leads to bipetuality, and must be stopped. Think of the children!
6. CrypticMirror says:
   January 13, 2011 at 6:15 pm

   Those boots are pretty awesome too. Just thought I’d say.
7. Dave H says:
   January 13, 2011 at 6:18 pm

   You’ll notice Daisy makes it as convenient as possible for Krissy, while Zeus expects her to work to demonstrate her love.

   A story as old as time.
8. Warren Terra says:
   January 13, 2011 at 6:34 pm

   If she walked off, still petting them as they accompanied her, would that be bipetal locomotion?
9. Bob says:
   January 13, 2011 at 7:03 pm

   Didn’t Bill Murray warn us about this in Ghostbusters?
10. Alternative Eric S. says:
    January 13, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    Epic snow! Cats and dogs petting together! Mass hysteria!
11. Mac says:
    January 13, 2011 at 7:17 pm

    Sometimes I look at these happy cozy pet pictures, and how gorgeous the cats are (I love cats) and how loving and sociable and soft and fuzzy the dogs are, and I become really insanely jealous of people who don’t have insane levels of pet allergies. :-(
12. Steve Bainbridge says:
    January 13, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    With all due deference to your lovely bride, those pink (?) Ugg boots are the really shocking thing in this picture!
13. Josh Jasper says:
    January 13, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    Isn’t ambipetuality more accurate

    ;-)
14. Doug from Tally says:
    January 13, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    “Dogs and cats, living together!”
15. Pat H says:
    January 13, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    Somehow, I think if Daisy could talk, at this moment it would be something like – “I love you, you must love me. I’m lovable, right? I’ll lick your face if you want.. just pleeeeeese pet me some more.” If it weren’t for the fact that dogs are very tolerant of us when we’re feeling the need for their affection and attention, their need for our affection and attention might be just a little annoying. Still though, if everyone in the house is mad at you, even if your dog is mad at you, your dog will still plop her face in your lap and remind you that you are loved.
16. Catherine Shaffer says:
    January 13, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    This gives me the courage to come out of the closet myself. I, too, am bipetual. I especially like petting a dog and cat at the same time if the dog and cat are snuggled up to each other. It’s moar cuterer.
17. mjfgates says:
    January 14, 2011 at 1:19 am

    What this picture really needs is a hamster.
18. Kevin B says:
    January 14, 2011 at 3:03 am

    OH. MY. DOG.
    (and CAT)
19. Ruth says:
    January 14, 2011 at 6:46 am

    Glad to see that my household is not the only one with bi-petal tendencies. Now I don’t have to look for a support group to come out to. Whew.
20. MarkHB says:
    January 14, 2011 at 7:37 am

    Your rug is made out of “Restore Window Size” gadgets. Cool.
21. BarstoolBabe says:
    January 14, 2011 at 8:50 am

    I imagine that Daisy’s tail is a lethal weapon. My old cat would sit on my lap, use his paw to grab my hand and then place her head under my hand in a blatant demand to be petted.
22. Laura Resnick says:
    January 14, 2011 at 10:23 am

    Look at that face!
23. Laura Resnick says:
    January 14, 2011 at 10:23 am

    Mrs. Scalzi’s face is very nice, too, of course.
24. Tully says:
    January 14, 2011 at 11:07 am

    It doesn’t get ugly until a third pet arrives …
25. guthrie says:
    January 14, 2011 at 11:48 am

    When my parents ended up with 1 dog and 2 cats I realised that no household should contain more dogs and cats than there are hands to pet them. Which is a bit of a problem right now as there are 2 cats, 4 dogs and 2 adults…
    When I visit I end up with 3 dogs wanting petted at the same time, which can get painful.

    Or has someone banned bipetuality? Is it illegal to pet more than one animal at a time?
26. Pam Adams says:
    January 14, 2011 at 11:57 am

    Tully@24,
    The third pet should climb onto your shoulders, allowing for mutual head-butting.
27. Lauretta says:
    January 14, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    Michael@5 – our family dogs couldn’t stand it if some of us hugged withOUT them. They just had to push their way into whichever hug was going on.

    I applaud your wife’s ability to reach out across the aisle, err, sorry not a political thread. :)
    reach across the pet divide….yeah, that’s it.
28. turtlesong says:
    January 14, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    i don’t think i really comprehended exactly how big daisy was until this picture. she is very tall, isn’t she?
29. Terry says:
    January 15, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    Tis shouldn’t be surprising really. We are, after all, bipetal hominids!
30. Bozo the Clone says:
    January 18, 2011 at 7:35 am

    At least she’s using the correct hands. The left hand is the left hand of dogness.

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