Cats Are Better Than Dogs

"My dog is perfectly capable of leaving the house in once piece when we are gone for a vacation. About the cleaning part I agree." My opponent agrees with me regarding my remarks about a clean up being required after allowing a dog to stay home compared to a cat. My point was to state that cats do not require this extra clean up. The possibility of leaving either animal home alone is a definite. However, having to clean after them is another story. With cats, there won't be a need to clean up because they don't meddle with things they aren't supposed to as much as dogs do. Dogs always have a need to find something to entertain themselves. "Some dogs do that, some don't. It's mostly how they're raised, and the personality of the dog itself. He can be happy to see someone or offensive when he thinks his master is in danger." It's not subjective because I did not refer to them jumping on people in either a negative or positive way, but in a neutral way. Whether a dog is happy or not when they jump on someone does not mean that people are okay with it. Some dogs are absolutely too big to be jumping on people in any circumstance because they will take you down with them. A master can a train a dog as much as they want to, however, dog's respond to commands. Therefore, by the time their master tells them to sit, they've already jumped on the individual. "Firm isn't always equal to agressive. The police force is taught to act firm when needed, but they stay perfectly in control. It doesn't make them agressive people, just effective. Just like with dogs." Dogs are trained their best. However, the dogs take certain acts by people. A video on youtube, shows how a well trained police dog like Pedro can attack someone because of how well trained he is. He attacked a news reporter because he put two hands around his neck and leaned over him slightly. He had no intentions on harming the animal. However, based on how "well trained" he was, he took it as a threatening situation and snapped at the reporter. http://www.youtube.com... "...dogs have stronger jaws. Also biting is a form of attacking cats usually don't do, they rely on their paws." Regardless of whether it's biting or scratching, a cat does not attack a person more than a dog does. "…when a dog gets spoiled by the master and gets used to getting everything he wants. If a master shows dominance and teaches the dog its place, it will accept it has to wait for his food to come." Dogs can be raised once again to do one thing for a master. But with a lack of their presence, a dog reverts back to its animal instincts. You can discipline a dog over and over for begging, however, they will still do it. My dog is punished when she does the wrong thing and yet she continues to whine when she's locked away or not given a treat. My stance: "When you raise a dog for a long amount of time in your household, they aren't as accepting of having other pets in their home." Very opionated perspective: Another subjective statement. Although my dog can be a bit of a wuss, it's perfectly fine with living with another cat. He knows not to bother her but sometimes tries to when the cat slaps him and then it's okay again. But that's just my dog. I know there are lots of dogs who do have this problem. This is because dogs are protective for their master, whenever they feel their master is in danger, they will act defensively. This is certainly not a bad thing. My argument here still stands as my opponent even has agreed with me.