Dunno--I had cats for nearly 20 years, but since then,
I've always
 had two or three dogs.  Much, MUCH easier to live with.  Cats remind  
Nah, the last thing I want is something that means I have to go for a
long walk every day. Cats are essentally self-maintaining :-)
  me of lawyers, particularly the calico ones... 
Mine don't. They seem to have the hacker-nature, at least they dismantle
things (like mice, frogs, etc). They've not got round to reassembling them
yet, but we all had to start somwhere :-).
-tony (and Muon, and Tigger)