While playing with our cat and dog, my eldest stated that cats were better than dogs. When asked why, she gave the reason that cats may be put out and survive because they have not forgotten to hunt while dogs can’t really fend for themselves. Just then my youngest (our brave one, he can handle a dog twice his size), said dogs are dependent and at times ‘dopey’ looking but they have more at stake than the cat.

Dogs are very much dependent on people because of their ‘pack’ nature. Domesticated cats do not have packs and can easily leave without being ruled or tied to a set of rules. Dogs at birth have a sense of pack mentality which makes them loyal companions to humans because they do not run out on you- which our cat does at times and comes back as if we owed him the meals he missed while gone (lol)!
Pet dogs are known for saving and warning people of dangers, usually showing acts of unselfishness ( *a dog burned its mouth when it tore off a burning dress from a child’s body to save her). Cats since they are mostly away and very small to help a human out of danger can only warn by making noise. There are stories of pet dogs going back to save family members in burning buildings, in one incident fire fighters sifted through the ashes and saw a child’s burnt body hugging their pet dog (also burnt) that got out then went in again to get to him.

I am a Cat lover but I do give credit to the Dog and its ability to have a conscience and a natural conveyance of love to its human pack ‘family’.