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Dog people and Cat people

I have this theory about cat people vs dog people and what kinda people prefer what kind of animal.  This does not apply to every cat or dog person.  In fact if you have outdoor dogs and cats, I feel like this doesn't really apply.

Dogs are very social creatures and require a lot of care and attention.  The trade off is that they love you unconditionally, they want to be with you all the time, and are happy when you are around.  I would argue even though a dog is a lot of work, you are getting more from your dog than what the dog gets from you.  I think selfish people like dogs, because of the unconditional love and loyalty a dog brings.

Cats for the most part are very independent.  All you do is put out food and clean the litter box.  This may seem like not a lot of work, but the cat is getting more from you then you from it.  A cat plays with you when it wants to, let's you pet it if it wants to, and generally calls the shots.  So even though a cat is less work to take care, you are the caretaker and not the cat.  

So even though the cat is less work, it requires a caretaker willing to give more than they receive. With the dog, the caretaker gets more than what they put in.  So dog people i believe are generally more selfish people and cat people are generally more independent.  I do think this dependency does make owners in general more closer with their dogs.  Whether that's a good thing depends on the person.

Posted June 13, 2011