Cats vs Dogs
Your house is on fire, your cat slips out the back door and doesn’t care about you or anyone else but themselves. Where, if you had a dog, they would come sprinting into your bedroom, jump on you, bark, and do whatever they could to warn you about something bad happening.
You have invited a special friend over for dinner, and the second they walk in the door, your dog pounces onto them, licks them in the face and whacks them with their tail. Where if you had a cat, they would leave you and your friend in peace right until dessert when they come out for a late night hug.
This is the battle between cats and dogs.
First of all, cats are a lot lazier than dogs. Dogs sleep for about 12-14 hours per day. Cats sleep 16 hours per day on average (double the amount of humans). Even during the day, cats are lazier. Cats just stalk, pounce and chase random things. If you try to take your cat for a walk, you would have to put a leash on them, and that would look silly. Plus, they don’t even swim! Where dogs, will run after a ball or stick at the park, swim at the beach and even dance with you. This is one great thing about dogs.
After all of this exercise, to be honest, your dog stinks! You don’t even have to ask if someone has a dog or not, you’ll be able to smell them. None of the scented shampoos and brushing/combing/drying routines can do anything about it. You get their fur in your clothes, in your car and on the floor. Where if you have a cat, they can self-groom! There are no terrible smells at all. This is a positive thing about cats.
Did you know that when cats lick themselves after you have stroked them, it pretty much says they don’t like you or the smell of you. They obviously don’t like you when they walk on the kitchen bench and walk in the bath with muddy paws. Do they care about you? “Researchers at the University of Tokyo found that although pet cats are capable of recognizing their owner's voice, the felines usually choose to ignore their calls. Scientists observed 20 domesticated cats in their homes for eight months to see how the animals recognized and responded to different voices - both strangers' voices and the cats' owners - calling out the cats' names. The study found that 50 percent to 70 percent of the cats turned their heads at the sound and 30 percent moved their ears - typical reactions to hearing any sound. Just 10 percent of the felines responded to being called by meowing or moving their tails.” - http://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/yes-your-cat-is-ignoring-you
Yes, your cat is ignoring you.
Dogs do actually care about you. They have a better emotional connection to you than a cat. In a study published on May 30 in the journal Animal Cognition, University of London found dogs more likely to go to a crying person than someone humming or talking. Study researcher and psychologist Deborah Custance said in a statement. “The fact that the dogs differentiated between crying and humming indicates that their response to crying was not purely driven by curiosity. Rather, the crying carried greater emotional meaning for the dogs and provoked a stronger overall response than either humming or talking.”
I think dogs are better for people who are active and people that don’t go away that often. I think cats are good for people who come and go and still want to have nice pet.
Personally, I think dogs are better than cats.
By Andie Scheiwe
References:
http://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/yes-your-cat-is-ignoring-you
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