My favorite color is green. I plan to travel to Europe. I prefer cars to surfing. I have a cat called 'Patches'. I have more than one cat. I like high-end cars.
I have a german shepherd. I am a mechanic. I work on cars as a job.  I like old ford mustang gts.  I love cats. My father passed away. I continue to work on a Ford Mustang GTS that my father and I restored prior to his passing. I get sad when I think about the time my father and I spent restoring this car. Speaking about my father is a sensitive topic for me. I like Porsche's cars but I greatly dislike their Cayenne model.
My cat caught another rat in my house. Oh my God, that's horrifying! Well, better that he caught it than let it run loose. You've got yourself a nice defender! Definitely - plus, I save on mouse traps and cat food. Then again, Patches eats enough for 2 cats so I guess it evens out.  Ha! He requires extra fuel so he can be alert to protect from attackers. Cats are such great animals. Dogs are fine but not very practical. Cats might not be the most loving, but they get things done! I guess he does, haha. Cats are definitely great, but I doubt they'd be of much use in a home invasion, herding, tracking, and other things like that. But I'm happy with rat catching being a specialty.  That's fair. Dogs can be trained for actually important tasks, I forget about service animals and police dogs. Guess you can't train a cat! But most dogs I've seen don't do much more than bark at squirrels lol  You're right on with that one. A lot of people don't have dogs trained beyond the point of being glorified alarm clocks, haha. I guess one difference is cats do what they want, and dogs do what they learn.  I like that summary! I bet my dog could actually learn some neat tricks if I spent the time to train him. I mostly let him be, but I hear german shepherds are actually a pretty smart breed. You ever think about getting a dog? Or I guess if you wanted a pet rat you have a natural supply! I don't think I could handle becoming emotionally attached to a rat that becomes food so I'll pass on that. Dogs seem awesome, and I always thought it would be cool to have a German shepherd, actually.  Ah, you'd be worried your cats would catch the rat in its cage? That does make sense. Ooh you should totally get one! I make fun of dogs but I really do love mine. He's loyal and just a very good boy. I didn't consider putting the rat in a cage, so that's some good advice in the hypothetical pet rat life. But I'll definitely look more into getting a dog. Know any reputable breeders?  Ooh, I'm not super knowledgable there - my uncle helped me out. He knows a lot about this stuff. I'll definitely ask him and get back to you! Definitely seems like the kind of thing where you don't just want to pick one at random