Top Ten Reasons Why Dogs are Better Than Cats

I am more of a dog person, but cats can get trained. I have a cat myself, she only listens to my sister but still. But to be honest, dogs can probably get trained better than a cat. Well it is at least easier. My cat doesn't laze around, but she barely ever listens to me. If you want to train a cat, choose the right breed. AKA: ABYSSINIAN! that's my BFF's cat. I think she likes her cat more than her dog :( but only because her Abyssinian is so good at training. She can play fetch and (unbelievably) likes water and learnt how to swim(only just). I think that proves that cat scan be trained. But it is much easier to train a dog, so I guess the topic is right. Dogs can be trained to be in the military, herd sheep and sniff out bombs or drugs for police officers in the airports. But it's not that cats are more lazy and can't be trained, it's since dogs were MADE like that. It's hard to explain but, it's like dogs were made to sniff out things(not necessarily bombs or drugs, more like rats ...more

This is depending on your personal opinion. If you like felines better, than you would probably say they were more intelligent or vice versa. Dogs like the German Shepherd or the beagle are trained with policemen to sniff out drugs or animals that have been smuggled. But cats, although sometimes seemed as harder to train have been trained to give people high-five or even use a human's restroom. The structure of the animal's brains also are dependable. A cat's takes 0.9 while a dog's takes 1.2% of their body's overall mass. But most brain sizes aren't related to how smart an animal is. If you look at the neurons for the cerebral cortex, a cat's has 3,000,000 while a dog has less with 160 million. But just because a dog has been domesticated to humans 20,000 years earlier than cats have, doesn't make them more or less intelligent than a cat. This only makes them have a better interaction with people, which would partly explain why they are much more independent.
~Owlpaw

Well yeah, it's easier with a dog. But cats are smart and can do cool things on their own. The Somali Cat can open cupboards on it's own. It even can turn on the sink, and do much more cool tricks or things like that. Some cats love water and will keep looking if there's a pool or some water. Some cats can OPEN doors!

Dogs are used for military, search and rescue, mountain dogs, and therapy dogs, and agility, and show dogs. What do cats do? Sit around and be nasty all day? Dogs save lives!

There have been studies that show, if you die and the dog has no food to eat, the dog will starve to death before it eats you, because it is loyal. Cats, on the other hand, will eat you.

Although there are SOME (but very few) good and affectionate cats, most are just husks. Dogs, on the other hand, will fight for you. If they see that you are sad, they will comfort you. And they have their own personalities as well, unless cats, which all act the same.

So do cats they just don't show. Now do not get me wrong I love both dogs and cats. Cats love you but you have to earn it a dog just loves you at first sight.

Cats hate people! They only pretend to like you because you have the food. Why would you even think that cats like people?

Dogs can be trained to smell out people under rubble and even cancer, chase down criminals, hunt without endangering wildlife, assist the blind and those with epilepsy, and will always remain loyal to their owners. Cats on the other hand are selfish and lazy and can only be trained to do basic things like crapping in a box and jumping through tubes.

They say in cartoons that cats are smarter, but if you ask me dogs are smarter.

Some can even smell different cancers look it up.

Cleverest animal (for me)!

Indeed! Well, a Golden Retriever would do a better job at it than, let's say, a shish tzu, but at least they'll try.

Dogs do protect more than cats, but sometimes cats can protect you.

Dogs could be aggressive. Once someone's dog got lose and was very aggressive

Dog see you attack I save you
Cat see you Attack well nice knowing

Cats do come in different breeds, but I do think dogs have a greater diversity. Some dogs are couch potatoes, while others are much more active. Dog breeds behave differently, but all cats pretty much act the same.

I can't even list half of them here.

So does cats though...

This sounds unlikely but I think it might be true. Cause when I'm crying my dog tilts his head to try to understand.

Almost every cat will ignore you. They don't care about you. A dog will always find a solution how to comfort you!

Cats don't care if you are sad, they only care about their food. When I'm sad my dog comes over to me and comforts me.

True. So true. One time, I was feeling very down, and my Dog, ALL THE way from the other SIDE of the very large house, in a different room, automatically ran to me and began cuddling me. :3

This is insanely true, but I hate the way dog people jump to defend a dog that bites a lot, saying this in it's defense (which is correct), but if another animal, for example a cat, does something remotely wrong we, the dog people, talk trash about it, and just completely ignore our own logic, saying the other animal is evil or something.

I agree with this. My dog was abused for a year before we got her. If we had her first she would not have anxiety or any other problems.

There is a book called "No Bad Dogs" Look it up. It sounds boring but I read some of it and I liked it a lot

So true so very true

A big dog maybe, but what about those really tiny light dogs?

Then... It's a watchdog! The one outside the home.

Have you seen a cat saving someone's life? No.

Yah, they'll bark

Cats hate you. Period. Dogs like attention but won't bother you for it. Cats will hiss and scratch you if you try to hug them.

So do cats. I mean, one of them will just go up to someone and put her paw up and ask for pets.

A little too much. And cats like attention too.

Well some dogs want too much attention.

Cats are cuter. Dogs are ugly.

Yup way cuter

I have a pug, (who can breathe perfectly fine thank you very much) and he is super cute. Cats, they are just ugly furballs. search ugly cats on google and you will see the truth. Dogs rule.

Cats just hunt. Dogs help the blind, sniff out drugs and bombs, get papers, and a million more ways.

If I had a dog-I'd be so much more active... And by active I mean I'd actually move sometimes.

Indeed. They have no happy, childish spirit, nor any kind of a sense of fun.

I like this opinion

I just had to add this.

It's true, so true.

Without dogs most people wouldn't be as active as they are today

Agreed. If you see the cats list it is so inaccurate. Cause most of the cats didn't save lives as heroic as dogs. Cause dogs can call for help and pull you out of the fire if fallen. I think...:

Dogs are used for rescues and haves saved many people.

Dogs are great. I have 2 Marama dogs who look after my alpacas so those wild animals don't kill them. A cat can't do that!

When was the last time you heard of a security cat? Or a service cat?

That's true. And they enjoy it.

Dogs are very helpful!

Cats are wild animals. If you feed wild birds, they will come back to get more food. It's the same with cats. THEY ARE WILD!

Uh-huh! That's true! I talk to Dogs and I can tell they're listening.

Dogs don't eat their hair. And they don't lock themselves all over, covering themselves in their own saliva.

Cats cough up hairballs in annoying places just to make you grumpy. Dogs don't cover themselves in saliva.

But cats are less likely to pee and poop everywhere.

At least cats cover up their crap.

Very, very true, but they also end more. Seriously, there's literally a list on Wikipedia of fatal dog attacks. have you ever heard of a (domestic) cat killing someone? No.

True. Dogs make sacrifices too! It is true! Cats just care about themselves and want to keep only them safe.

True. When there is danger, dogs try to help their owner the best they can. Cats just try to save them self.

Nice so that's one thing dogs only can do cats can do special stuff to

OF Course they are! Who is with me?

That's what my cats are.

Yeah, it's true!

The people who says "Cats are just lazy fluffballs who sleep all day" have never met a cat at night.They can run around in the house like crazy or they can go out hunting in the dark!
Cats are cool,cute and the best animal ever!

True! I had this cat once, it did nothing. Ever. Sometimes I forgot I had a pet, because even when I notice it and pay attention to it, it just sits there. It's kinda annoying.

That's so true

Is unconditional love a good thing?