Cats vs. Dogs.

[MrFun]

You know Andrew -- I am curious about what you said.

Why is it really, that cat breeds are less pronounced in differences than dogs in all seriousness?

anyone??

[BustaMike]

House cats or all cats, 'cause there's a pretty big freakin difference between a house cat and a lion.

[August Borms]

The muslims have the right idea about dogs: the should be used as tools, not kept as pets

And cats are less likely to eat up half your child

[GePap]

Originally posted by MrFun
You know Andrew -- I am curious about what you said.

Why is it really, that cat breeds are less pronounced in differences than dogs in all seriousness?

anyone??

Well, as Andrew said, dog breeds have developed strict standards, not only of look but behavior. The only working jobs cats have had is pest control, soemthing for which they are already, by nature, emminently designed for. dogs, on the other hand, have been used for 15,000 years and have been shpaed to fulfill endless different types of duties. Certainly a dog used for police work can't act like a herder, or a ratter, or a racing dog, or a dog built to hang on to the nose of a bull in some bloodsport.

The second we start trying to race cast and have police cats is the day we begin to really create different actin breeds of cats..and knowing cats, that will never be.

[Nubclear]

Cats are so much more intelligent and sophisticated than dogs are.

Cats are for Russians. Dogs are for Americans ( I know, I use that waaay too often )

[Lonestar]

wow, hot topic.

[Wittlich]

I have to vote for CATS...since I live with 4 of them, I'm kind of out numbered.

*The household "Pride" made me vote for them.*

[GePap]

Cats are the most popular pet in the US today. The thing is, feral cats are a danger to the environment, while feral dog colonies don't really exist. If you care for the environment, get a dog.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by GePap
Cats are the most popular pet in the US today.

What?! EVERY Dog vs Cat poll in the US i've seen has always had dogs come out victorious by a large margin. Cats are always second.

[GePap]

Look at number of registered pets. cats are number 1, and have been for a few years.

Sorry Tass, but you are just like any American..
Oh, and in my neighborhood, increasingly overrun by Russians, they seem to be the biggest dog fanciers.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by GePap
Look at number of registered pets. cats are number 1, and have been for a few years.

I've always heard that dogs are the number 1 thing in America. If cats are, then maybe this country isn't so bad after all

Oh, and in my neighborhood, increasingly overrun by Russians, they seem to be the biggest dog fanciers.

Ok, I'll admit it: Russians dont overwhelmingly support cats. BUT, the majority of them still do

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by GePap
Look at number of registered pets. cats are number 1, and have been for a few years.

Sorry Tass, but you are just like any American..
Oh, and in my neighborhood, increasingly overrun by Russians, they seem to be the biggest dog fanciers.

I love my kitties.

[Wittlich]

Yes, Kittens are adorable! I wish genetics could find a way of creating a miniture cat - kittens are just so cute!

[Guynemer]

More people prefer dogs, but there are more cats than dogs in the country. You're more likely to see someone with 10 or so cats than 10 or so dogs.

As for why "cats are less likely to eat half your child" as someone said... the only reason that might be true is because cats are much smaller than the average dog. If cats were as big as, say, a border collie, no one would keep them as a pet, because they would be a serious danger to the lives of children AND adults.

[Urban Ranger]

The Chinese do it right: they eat both.