Cats! lady gardens or Awesome?

[DazzaHDI]

My mate and his girlfriend have ruined their social life with dogs. Only one of them can ever come out as they dont want to leave the dog at home.

With situations like this, IMO it's how they raise them in there first few months. If you don't have discipline and think its cute to let the puppy walk all over you, in later years you can't/won't have a social life.
I myself have grew up with all manner of animals and had a cat for 16 years! Miss him and a staffy that went missing after 10 years of ownership and I could put my food on the floor and leave the room and come back with it being untouched!
It's all about discipline and knowing where the boundary is between dog and human!