Now there’s been an age old argument about which is smarter cats or dogs. Proponents of cat intelligence being superior use anything and everything at hand to prove their point. According to them a cat is elusive and independent because they’re so intelligent. Clever enough that they just use you and when they do play with you and show you affection it’s always with an ulterior motive. You simply require to remember Morris the cat or be a Garfield fan to see this.
Dogs, on the other hand can be trained to rollover, play dead, sit, fetch, stay, play Frisbee, play with the ball, and do all kinds of other astonishing things. Just look at Lassie, Rin Tin Tin or the Doberman Gang. Another strong debate for the dog is the pet shows and home video shows on TV. There are bunches of other amazing dogs that do tricks in the movies and on TV.
Then you’ve got trained police dogs, seeing-eye dogs, and personal assistant dogs for people with disabilities… service animals. (more…)