Kenny_10_Bellys wrote:1. Dogs rescue people on a regular basis, I've yet to read of a cat doing that for anyone. I think they might raise the alarm with a yowl if someone is hurt and cant feed them, but they sure as hell dont fight off mountain lions or track down complete strangers in snowdrifts, that's for sure.
Well, truth be told, I have heard of cats actually knowing how to dial 911 (this also applies to point 5).
2. A few dogs do indeed think they own the place, but practically all cats do and we are talking in general terms here.
True. But like I said, some do. Even if most don't.
3. Tales of cats making their way across distances to find the owners who abandoned them are so rare that Disney make movies about it.
As if they wouldn't make movies from dogs doing it, too.
Dogs tend to be loyal to all in the family, 24/7 and therefore rarely need to cross continents. That's pack animals for you.
True... depending on breed.
5. and again...
Point was that some cats can be trained. It's just a helluva lot more difficult to do it.
6. Tell me with a straight face that cats dont smell. I dare you.
I think
dogs smell. Point?
As for cat trays stinking to high heaven, that once again is real-world observation of everyone I know who owns a cat.
But not all cats are like that, and most cat litters work better than that.
I worked as a telephone engineer for 6 years and I can walk in to a strangers house and right away I'll know if they keep cats. They smell.
Whoopdefuckingdoo. I can walk into a house and know if someone has a dog, too (and not because my sinuses act up), but you're making it seem like a bad thing.
7. Boring? True though. Dogs come with a built in happy-meter attached to their rears, and simple minds tend to be easily amused.
And, at times, overly annoying.
8. Most cat people like cats, that's a moot point. I thought it worth pointing out that Dogs are much more varied in body shape, size, colour and patterning. The reason this came about is because dogs proved to be extremely useful to mankind and we have bred a lot of special purpose animals from that one tame wolf. Cats tended to be picked for breeding because some old dear liked the colour.
Again... cat people don't really need that much variation. Dogs are a lot of work, anyhow. You still have to clean up after them. (If they go in the yard, you clean it up after a while; if you walk 'em, you gotta take a baggie). They are prone to use the carpet if not toilet-trained.. cats just... use the litterbox. Dogs require lots more food and water (more expensive; and yes, cats CAN live on dry food). Etc., etc. But really, we shouldn't be debating about this; it's already been done.
~ver
But not me!
