MysticUub said:
LOL...dogs rule cats drool =p...
and as far as the whole pain and alea convo goes...i have 3 cats and 3 dogs...yup...6 pets...and guess what...ive spent way way WAY more money on my cats than i have on my dogs...u have cat litter...declawing..garbage bags for the litter...and that has to be bought at least 2 or 3 times a month...the only thing ive ever had to pay for with my dogs are their vet bills (getting them fixed...which i did with my cats as well so they cancel each other)...food (duh)...and bathing supplies (which again i bought for both because i give all my animals regular FLEA BATHS)...so yea...alea..ur arguements have no grounds...u have to do more in the maintenence as far as financially and effort wise than u do for a dog
not only that...but what do u get in return?...a dog that is treated well will love u for the rest of its life...a cat?...dont get me started...i have a cat that ive had since it was born...its mother died not too long after its birth so i litterally had to feed it myself...and what do i get for it?...a stuck up *****y ass animal that would rather claw me to peices (if it had claws) and hiss and spit at anyone that gets neer her than look at u...hows that for grattitude?..
but anyway..dogs rule...and the fact that cats smarter than dogs?...please...u dont see any seeing-eye cats do u?...or how bout police cats...or oo oo u dont see cat shows do u?...where they do tricks and stuff?...didnt think so
This answer's Snow's reply, too. Yes, I have had both cats and dogs.
And Uub, I'm sorry--but you're just an idiot. Declawing a cat is cruel and unnecessary. So that doesn't count as an "average cat" allowance. Also, you don't usually have to give cats flea baths, especially if it's an Indoor cat, as mine are. So that's not an average expense. However, many if not most dogs, are outdoor, so that means you have to give the dog flea baths, and if you have the dog and cat at the same time, the cat as well.
Oh, I guess they do have grounds. And I guess you're an arrogant jackass who's proven to be nothing more then a flamer.
Feeding a cat isn't enough to earn it's love or affection. If your cat isn't affectionate, it means you did a piss poor job of raising it, and seeing from your attitude, that isn't hard to believe.
Intelligence--this isn't even a debate. It's a proven fact.
Dogs are useful in drug enforcement because they have keen senses of smell. Cats can also be taught to do tricks. You can explain why there aren't cat-trick shows for yourself. Maybe it's dignity, or something along the lines of "A dog, like a small child, will do what it's told, for the most part" as opposed to a cat, like a teenager, has it's own free will and mind. But, that's just a possible explanation.