Cat person

I have turned into quite a "cat person". We've been discussing the idea of getting a dog - the idea does thrill me because I like the independence that a cat offers. You can take off for the weekend, leave out enough chow and a clean litterbox and not need anyone to kittysit.

The cat we have has such a great personality - he stays off the furniture (for the most part), doesn't like to sleep on the bed, won't eat table food, doesn't get into the garbage and makes for a great 5AM wakeup call. I'm a little concerned that some of this wonderful personality would go away with the introduction of a dog or even another cat.

Did I mention the cat is spoiled?