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lupineEleven -> RE: Cat or Dog? (9/8/2011 7:22:27 PM)
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Being wolfish isn't normally something I'd attribute to a girl, but with the way pack structures are, it's very possible for subs or slaves to be wolfish, just submissive wolfish. Admittedly, some dogs with stronger (and in my mind, more cat-like) personalities also test their owners (such as Akitas, Huskies, Malamutes, etc.), but it's not considered a sweeping trait of dogs, overall. I think the difference between wolves and cats, really, is that cats tend to be solitary (read: anti-social *cough*).
So, rock on! I think "wolf girl" sounds awesome.
Baha!! You shoulda seen how often I had to smack s-types and D-types alike with a clueX4 back when I had the nickname WolfyMontgomery. I got called Sir so often that it wasn't even funny anymore. Well, it was funny, but only after you killed a few braincells smashing your head into the desk. On a side note, I've actually had the nickname Wolfy since before I even knew how to talk, because I apparently growled and barked more than anything in my infant year. =P
I feel the stronger dog/wolf types aren't necessarily cat-like when they are stronger, I think of it more as natural dominance and submission. If you look at pack hierarchy (which is a very common concept in wolves and dogs alike), there will be leaders, and there will be followers. And often - especially in those packs that aren't primarily comprised of family members (IE doggy gangs or wolf packs that chose their leader through acts of dominance and leadership and are not related, rather than parental guidance where the alphas are the parents of a majority of the pack), when the leader is weak, the others can and do sometimes spring to take control themselves.
For a cat, when they fight for 'their way', it's more because they want to be independent and do things 'their way'.
For dogs, when they fight for 'their way' it's often to test the dominant figure in their home/life to make sure they're still fit for the job, and if they aren't, then they see little reason to not take over and run things themselves. Even annoying, yappy dogs do this sometimes, surprise surprise. A lot of dogs test, just not always in the ways you find obvious. Sometimes a dog will jump on the furniture, and when you say "Off" or "No", and they don't do it right away, they are testing your power over them. When you give up and let them stay on the furniture (as a lot of owners do, and why they often end up on that Dog Whisperer show, LMAO), you have conceded the dominance to them in that situation. The more you concede, the more power they think they have, and the more dominant versus submissive they become.
So for me, because I am wolf-like in my mannerisms, and have a submissive personality type, I 'test' and fight and struggle because I'm (sometimes unconsciously) fighting for dominance. The catch is, because I am a submissive type, I don't ever want to win. I can be an efficient leader, and have been, and have totally dominated others in the hierarchy sense, but I hate doing so and don't like it.
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