Why always a dog?? why not a cat???

That's the funny thing, there are dog lovers, but there are plenty of people that just like dogs. I am not a big dog person, but they always seem to love me. My husband wants a dog really bad and I'm ok with it, but I kind of doubt I would ever get one if it were just me. I love my kitties.

However it seems with cats you either love them or you hate them. Cats are misunderstood, they are depicted as sneaky. But really my two cats have the funniest personalities. The one is very sweet when he wants to be, but other times he wants to be left alone. My other one is a huge snuggle bug, he wants to be on your lap the second you sit down and he'll snuggle with anyone that comes over and dares to sit down. My cats often act a lot like dogs....I don't think dog owners realize this. Also, most cats are MIA when company comes over, so often times people don't realize a person has cats since they are always hiding for company (except my little social boy). I think a lot of people think of cats as cold and unloving because of this, they just come out of hiding to eat.

So yeah, not many cat movies because they are just not as universally loved as dogs are.

PS, ever notice the pet stores have about 10 aisles for dogs while cats only get like 3-4? It's a dog's world my friend.

I heard somewhere that most dogs have low self-confidence, which is why they're always looking for praise and why they're so loyal.

And contrary to popular belief, cats are affectionate, but no one expects loyalty from a cat like they would from a dog. That's no reason to demonise cats. Everyone has their preferences. Cat-owners know that a cat will be more independent than a dog, that's even what attracts them sometimes.

I did hear about a cat that supposedly committed suicide (jumped) after his owner, a little girl who was dying of leukemia, died.

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are you kidding me. a cat is an arrogant animal, selfish to the extreme. cats do not seek human companionship like dogs. if you know the history of how cats and dogs evolved thru time you would know that dogs are TRULY MAN'S BEST FRIEND! cats don't even come close to being helpful to humans. i have never heard of cats being trained for sniffing drugs, bombs, rescue,helping the handicap etc. dog's service to human beings far exceed the cats. study history of dogs and cats and you will realize why i love dogs. I had both dogs and cats as pets and from my personal experience dogs understand how humans feel and respond accordingly. there are many scientific proof of this link between man and dogs,

i owe my life to dogs in military, several times in Iraq and Afghan, the military dogs that were assigned to my INFANTRY UNIT detected IEDs saving my life and my men's. I can't see cats serving mankind in any shape or form.

This is why Dogs are superior to cats when it comes to choosing a pet:

http://digitaljournal.com/article/261773

DOGS RULE!

Check out Harry and Tonto, great film with Art Carney and his cat.

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