What Australians Think About Their Pets 9. It appears to be easier to have a rewarding relationship with a dog. Dogs are thought to love unconditionally, to need you more than a cat, to be more obviously grateful for what is done for them and to be more amenable to discipline. On the downside, however, there is general acceptance that dogs require more care and attention than cats.
Cats are less of a relationship.
Dogs are loyal, cats aren't. 9.2 Cat owners, on the other hand, acknowledge that cats are often not as approachable and friendly as dogs and, thus, not as emotionally accessible, but they defend these characteristics on the grounds that cats are more discriminating and independent, less fawning and pathetically grateful. Thus, what non-cat people interpret as arrogance, cat owners see as levels of discrimination and taste, which are worthy of respect. Cats are also thought to be cleaner. I like cats.