| At the risk of offending of all the dog lovers who | | | | you can go out for a night on a town and not be |
| read this article, I must state my preference for | | | | worried about what's going on with your cat back |
| cats over dogs. They are very adorable | | | | at the apartment. With a dog this is not the case. |
| creatures that also have a wonderful air of | | | | If you leave a dog by him or herself too long |
| independence and intelligence about them. This | | | | they will certainly make a mess and they will be |
| independence gives them a more well rounded | | | | very unhappy. |
| personality than dogs who seem to always want | | | | Cats are also much less likely to beg you for |
| to be by your side. | | | | food. One of my cats won't even eat anything |
| Cats are also much easier to care for and are | | | | except for his cat food! He is very finicky about |
| great even small apartments. If you live in the | | | | what he eats. Dogs on the other hand will eat |
| city like I do then having a dog is a total pain. You | | | | anything! They will even root around in your |
| have to take them out for a walk twice every | | | | garbage for things to eat if they get the chance. |
| day or pay for an expensive dog walker! A cat | | | | Simply put dogs are a far greater nuisance and |
| can be perfectly happy indoors. They can cope | | | | take much more energy to deal with than do |
| much better in small places than dogs do. | | | | cats. Cats are also more intelligent and more |
| The hearing power of cat is much more sensitive | | | | interesting creatures. Dogs are simply followers, |
| than that of humans and dogs. I find it a very fun | | | | cats on the other hand have their own |
| past time to just watch my cats listen to sounds. | | | | personalities. They can seem aloof at times but |
| They pick up on any tiny little sound and you can | | | | they can also be very loving at times. This sort |
| watch their little ears move around to catch it! | | | | of swing in moods is much more similar to a |
| They seem to even be listening for sounds while | | | | person than a dog which seems to be blissfully |
| they are sleeping and if anything catches their | | | | unaware of anything all the time. |
| interest they wake right up! | | | | One more great reason that cats are better than |
| One of my biggest reasons for liking cats more | | | | dogs? They clean themselves! Dogs are dirty |
| than dogs is that cats barely make any noise. I | | | | smelly creatures that have to be cleaned by you |
| hate barking! Some dogs just bark and bark and | | | | or they will be stinking up your place! Cats on the |
| bark and it's so irritating to me. Some cants | | | | other hand take pride in their cleanliness. They are |
| meow more than others but even a cat that | | | | soft and clean. |
| meows a lot is much less annoying than a dog | | | | Oh and finally, let us not forget that while dogs |
| that barks all the time. Barking is just much more | | | | have to be house trained, cats don't really. All you |
| loud and piercing. | | | | have to do is set up a litter box in the right way |
| Cats can be left alone over night (or even for a | | | | and they'll start using it. |
| few days) without any real problem. This means | | | | |