Meet our office-mates: The pets of Ars Technica

You've seen our offices, now meet the animals that make working at home more fun.

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athlon11[/url]":3qpzabfo]Too many cats, not enough dogs.

I would guess there's a very practical reason why so many of the staff have cats instead of dogs.

I would guess that many of the staff live in denser urban areas. Dogs, especially a dog of any size, usually do better with more open areas. Cats can be more self-sufficient than dogs, which also probably works well with the busy lives of the staff. Dogs need fed and let out at certain times. Cats will graze on food and use the litter box as necessary. Of course, this doesn't mean that you can't have a cat in the country or a dog in the city, but some pets are better suited than others for certain environments.

I'm wildly allergic to cats but dogs don't bother me. I love our dog, but I've met cats that were really neat, too. I just can't spend any time around them.

Small dogs are great for those places, I have a pug and it's a great apartment dog. I also have a cat, my wife had it before she met me and while I do like it a lot I am still a dig guy.