The Truth About Cats & Dogs

Let me just start off by saying that I'm a cat person.  While I have a fondness for dogs, I have always preferred cats.  Many people in my life, however, seem to either hate cats or simply tolerate them.  I've decided to write this canine vs. feline post to show once and for all why cats are superior creatures.

1) Cats are cuter (though I admit that this is debatable, this doesn't change the fact that I'm right).  Kittens aren't necessarily cuter than puppies, but as they grow up, cats definitely beat dogs in the looks department.

2) Cats smell better, especially when wet.  Wet cats still smell like cats.  Wet dogs smell like a decaying carcass.

3) Cats shit in a litterbox, and I can dispose of said shit at my leisure.  I don't have to take my cat outside three times a day so she can go to the bathroom on the grass. I don't have to wipe up their waste in one of those silly little bags, praying it doesn't get on my hands as I half-clean ('cause let's face it, you can never really get all of the shit off of the grass) the stinky mess.

4) Not only do I not have to take my cat outside, I don't have to take it outside at inconvenient times.  Our dogs (I grew up with two of them) used to have bladders that seemed extra active at the least opportune moment, like as soon as we were drifting off to sleep or when the clock read 5 a.m.  Even at reasonable hours, there's still the matter of heavy rain or snow that makes it an unfavorable time to go for a walk.  Cats don't need you to take them to the potty.  They can handle it on their own, thank you very much.

5) Cats don't bark.  Barking is loud and disturbs not only you but your neighbors as well.  Meowing, though it can be annoying, is something that you can drown out more easily.  And usually, cats are just meowing because they're hungry or want affection.  Once you give them those things, they will be quiet.  Dogs, however, have been known to bark because they're hungry, or they're excited, or they hear ambulance sirens, or they're bored, or you're not paying attention to them, or they have to go to the bathroom (we covered that one already) you're playing with something that they want, or they hear another dog outside, or they see another dog, or they come across their own reflection in the mirror.  Stuff like that.

6) Cats don't need to be taken for walks.  They are content to go for "walks" inside your apartment or house.  Spoiled dogs need to go outside and play everyday like children to stay happy.


I admit that I could easily become the Crazy Cat Lady cliche personified if for some reason I end up alone in the future.  I love watching videos like this and this and this on youtube and I can picture myself with grey hair and bifocals typing my memoirs while "Buttons" purrs in my lap.  <---(I would never name a cat Buttons by the way, but it seems like a name that an old cat lady might give to her pet.)  Cats are cool.  Like I said, I don't hate dogs; in fact I like them.  I just don't want one.  The Fiance wants one after we get married, and that's fine with me.  I'll just curl up with my kitty in a warm bed while he's outside at the crack of dawn freezing in his pajamas watching the dog shit and listening to it bark, all before it tracks mud into the house and on the carpet.