TheMamba wrote:Cats eat the birds in your garden, dogs don't. Cats scratch you all of a sudden after enjoying being pet, dogs don't. Cats are out of the house most of the time, dogs aren't. Dogs actually care about you, cats mostly don't. You are a dog's best friend but your cat's servant. Cats mostly don't listen to any commands and you will have to cat proof your house, otherwise they will knock over things and destroy your toilet paper.
I enjoy caring for two cats I know when their owners are on holiday but I have a dog and would always prefer them over cats. I'd only get cats when a dog wouldn't be an option due to lack of time.
absolutely agree with everything you just said, another point is that cats can transmit toxoplasmosis, including onto humans- so the crazy catlady stereotype actually scientifically runs more true on that end than more people would like to admit or think more about. I also hate the smell of cats. Idk if maybe my family keeps a good clean house esp now that we have a dog again but in my whole life of having dogs, dogs have a specific nice clean grassy type smell (some do at least.)
But with every cat ive met, and every cat owner's house ive been in (which is a lot throughout the years) - I don't wish to be mean but it smells absolutely revolting. Ig that's just the thing u have to deal with tho since cats are typically unable to go do their business outside for the most part.
I think dogs are not free without their faults, and maybe i am biased as my family has only taken care of dogs, but yeah, it all ties down to personal preference.
I just cant with cats as a whole esp their destructive habits that are reinforced by people who think its okay to let their cats go outside and destroy natural fauna. We already have whole lines and generations of bird species destroyed all because people refuse to spay and neuter their cats and at the same time, set them free. Besides that it harms the cats as-well, with many loving cats going getting hit by cars or even worse, missing due to horrible people who are up to no good.