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Are Dogs Smarter Than Cats?

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Laura:

--- Quote from: mkrnhr on October 04, 2009, 09:02:42 PM ---I like both dogs and cats though I never possessed neither. However, even if cats seem to possess more Independence, more presence, or consciousness, they are completely selfish and sadistic with small animals. A cat of one of my neighbours, even well fed and treated better then the average human beings, kills bunnies  :O

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Yes... our well-nourished cat, Penelope, regularly kills baby bunnies in the spring, baby squirrels, baby birds, and once in awhile, a mouse or mole (which is okay by me - I'm at war with the moles).  Fair gives me the willies. 

On the other hand, my baby just likes to talk to us, to play ball, and be loved as often as possible.  And she is certainly as soft and fluffy as any cat! 



(For more of our 2 D children: http://laura-knight-jadczyk.com/A_Dogs_Life/ )

E:
I'm a dog person as well! Our whole family in fact! We've never had cats. I just offered a friend to take over her cats when she emigrates. They are completely foreign to me... I don't know the first thing about them. But my doggies! They're human!

I don't like that aloofness of cats. No thanks.

dant:
This caught my eye:
[...]
"I am not trying to say cats are stupid, just they are different.
 We are so anthropomorphic we can't see the world through
 their eyes."
[...]

So by what standard do we attempt measure: Intelligence?

For some subjective reason, I tend to think that cats are
independent and dogs are dependent, although, I have no
research to support it.  It's just my experience and I had
both for pets, and it tends to lead me towards that observation,
although, I could be wrong.

It seems to me, that cats & dogs are attuned for specific tasks,
and there is a "small" overlap between the two and yet, there is a
wide gap between the two. For example - try to get a cat to 'fetch'
something for you, with most dogs - no problem?  I cannot imagine
a cat getting the newspaper for you - but then again - maybe the
cat knows that the newspapers are not good for human consumption? :lol:

As for the cat - is it more sharply attuned to catching a mouse better
than a dog?  Cats have sharp eyes, claws, fast-moving etc., but a dog
has eyes, and "claws" too but do not have the same ability? Their physical
attributes are very different from one another - including how they "think"
and "respond" to specific stimuli? And yet - from all of the different cat/dog
breeds out there - they are so different from each other even that of their
same class.

It seems to me, dogs are more attuned emotionally towards
humans, but cats seem to be more attuned towards itself and
less toward humans, and will respond only when it feels like it
or when it wants something - like food or to be belly rubbed?

Also - does one wonder why there are more 'dog trick shows'
than there are 'cat trick shows', and yet, I have never, not
even once, seen a 'cat trick show'? Does this say that dogs
are more obedient and trainable than cats?  Has anyone seen
a 'cat trick show'?  Just wondered.

Some cats are self-cleaning, but for dogs, are they cleaner
than cats?  Cats shed hairballs everywhere you look and you
can never get rid of the hairs, but can the same be said for dogs?
I guess it depends on the hairs they both grow? There was a thread
somewhere that Laura claims that dogs [tongues] can clean a
[computer/tv?] screen better than cats?  :lol:

Please understand that I love them both for what they are, and both
of these are wonderful pets and are a joy to have and experience!

ava:
I wouldn't say dogs are necessarily smarter, just think they are a whole lot more willing (and adapted) to react on human demands (or whims), while cats don't really care for anything but themselves (in most cases).
Whatever, I personally can't decide which of the two I like better, adore both, but must add when watching how my dog and cat interact (they don't really like each other, so it's constant competitiveness), it at least seams that cat is rather superior, cunning even.

And yeah, it is sad that cats can't stop with killing small animals (ours constantly hunts birds, so she's mostly kept under surveillance when outside, good thing she's not much into walks around neighborhood), but in the same time there's nothing quite like having her sit in my lap and purr.

anya:
We had dogs for pets when I was a kid.  Max was a collie and Clyde was beagle/poodle mix.  They were wonderful friends and I still miss them.  Because we now live in an apartment we can only have cats.  We adopted 2 long hair cats about 11 years ago. Harry, a very large Maine Coon. died about 2 years ago.  We still have Prissy.   She is a beautiful long haired cat who is affectionate and sociable.  Since we live in the city, our cats are indoor cats only. We don't have to deal with the predatory nature of cats.  I've loved all pets, but I do have a preference for dogs. 

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