As most people know, (if you don't, you're either 1 year of age or you need to see a doctor), there are two common household pets. Dogs; and cats. There have been a debate on whether either species are smarter- however I find that most posts claim that dogs are smarter than their feline counterparts. I find this hard to believe, as their information and facts each have their own falterings. Take this, for example:
" At the risk of starting another argument, these data may explain why we never hear about such things as a "seeing eye cat," "police cat" or "search and rescue cat." "
Really? "We" may never hear about those things, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. Cats' intelligence level are more-or-less equal to dogs, but I must say this: most dogs could not find their own food if their human companions left them, while on the other hand, cats would. Their unique style of hunting and catching their own prey would even let the most pampered, fat, or lazy cats be able to, (if they must), with much practice. Some dogs do not have this ability to learn to hunt on their own, in my opinion, but are capable of learning. Cats have this by instinct, even if they don't know it.
On another note, dogs often have more faith in their friends and owners than cats do in their servants. Dogs view themselves as equal to man while putting all their wellbeing and trust in them too. Cats however, view themselves as higher than man, making them their servants for life, while at the same time "training" them to respond to certain meows, growls, yowls, or gestures/movements. This includes sitting by their food bowl and mewling, which obviously indicates that they are hungry and want food. Dogs, despite that, will also whine or bark near their food bowl for food, but if they do not receive any, they will go off somewhere else until the food is offered to them. Cats are persistent; they will not give up annoying you until their food comes.
As a cat supporter myself, I do have the opinion that cats are smarter than dogs, however I also agree that they are both equal because each species have all the necessary traits to survive and reproduce in their habitat, whether the traits be the same as another species or differ from another. For example, squirrels have the ability to climb and balance on trees because they need it to survive, while a beaver can't. That does not mean that the beaver is any less smarter than the squirrel. Beavers can swim, and squirrels can't. The squirrels aren't any less-intelligent than the beavers. See the.... connection? Dogs have their strengths and weaknesses, cats have their strengths and weaknesses.
End of Story.
This post was originally posted in April 2011, however it was on a separate page and it bothered me. I was too lazy to change it until today... >w<
