# Dogs are superior to cats. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 24, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200 "2010-02-24T00:09:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/1 "2010-02-24T00:09:30Z")
They are bigger and stronger. They can pull sleds. They can guide the blind. They can rescue kids from burning buildings. They can smell bombs. They can fetch dead ducks. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/2 "2010-02-24T00:31:22Z")
What, all the abortion threads weren’t fiery enough for you? ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/3 "2010-02-24T00:46:49Z")
Cats can do all those things. They just can’t be arsed to. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/4 "2010-02-24T00:49:14Z")
Cats are smart enough to get all the perks dogs do without demeaning themselves by working. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/5 "2010-02-24T01:19:24Z")
I don’t have to walk around the yard, picking up my cat’s poop! Plus, my cat has never dragged used tampons out of the trash and strewn them about the house! ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/6 "2010-02-24T01:32:27Z")
The dog thinks: My human loves me, brings me food, shelters me, protects me, keeps me clean, warm and comfortable. He must be a god! The cat thinks: My human loves me, brings me food, shelters me, protects me, keeps me clean, warm and comfortable. I must be a god! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/7 "2010-02-24T01:34:28Z")
A dog is the only creature that loves others more than it loves itself. Dogs win. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/8 "2010-02-24T01:47:45Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I don’t have to walk around the yard, picking up my cat’s poop! Plus, my cat has never dragged used tampons out of the trash and strewn them about the house! It hasn’t?! What good is it then?:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/9 "2010-02-24T01:58:52Z")
In your dreams. Dogs are pets. Cats are gods. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/10 "2010-02-24T02:05:20Z")
Dogs are cool, but they’re needy and they can’t purr for shit. Although they will eat it. Or roll in it. I have one of each, and I love my dog, but she’s more work. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/11 "2010-02-24T02:14:42Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > The dog thinks: My human loves me, brings me food, shelters me, protects me, keeps me clean, warm and comfortable. He must be a god! > > The cat thinks: My human loves me, brings me food, shelters me, protects me, keeps me clean, warm and comfortable. I must be a god! This confirms the OP. Thread over. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/12 "2010-02-24T02:17:43Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Dogs are cool, but they’re needy and they can’t purr for shit. Although they will eat it. Or roll in it. > > I have one of each, and I love my dog, but she’s more work. My dog does her best to purr. OK, she sounds more like a miniature wookie, but she sure is trying. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/13 "2010-02-24T02:28:32Z")
Cats can smell bombs too. They just won’t tell you about them. ---
**Author:** ![Panastasia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Panastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/14 "2010-02-24T02:39:39Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > They are bigger and stronger. > > They can pull sleds. > > They can guide the blind. > > They can rescue kids from burning buildings. > > They can smell bombs. > > They can fetch dead ducks. Cats don’t _need_ to pull sleds; that’s what dogs are for (and they’re happy to do it). Cats think the blind can guide their own damn selves; it encourages independence. Cats rescue _themselves_ from burning buildings; anyone who stays behind might as well be _asking_ to perish. As KRC noted, cats can smell bombs, but they’re too busy getting the hell away from them to bother announcing the bombs’ presence to others. And finallly, cats EAT dead ducks - none of this “bringing a free meal to others.” WTF? Dogs make things waaaay too easy for their owners. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/15 "2010-02-24T02:56:32Z")
Dogs are bigger and stronger than a tiger? I don’t think so, bub. Cats can fetch dead sparrows. Cats can bend themselves into any position you can come up with. Cats can sleep in any position you can think of. Cats are _always_ up for joining you in a nap. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/16 "2010-02-24T03:01:45Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Dogs are cool, but they’re needy and they can’t purr for shit. I had a dog who purred like a cat. His name was Ringo and his tongue was pink and green. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/17 "2010-02-24T03:12:35Z")
> [@TPWombat](#): > > Cats can do all those things. > > They just can’t be arsed to. Yep. “Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.” (Garrison Keillor) ---
**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/18 "2010-02-24T03:42:00Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Plus, my cat has never dragged used tampons out of the trash and strewn them about the house! We had a cat that did. Of course, my sister would never acknowledge that preventing the cat from getting at them was her job and felt it beneath her to clean up afterward. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/19 "2010-02-24T04:11:44Z")
A home without a cat–and a well-fed, well-petted and properly revered cat–may be a perfect home, perhaps, but how can it prove title? – Mark Twain ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200/20 "2010-02-24T04:15:25Z")
Big plus: cats are self-cleaning. Their saliva even has anti-bacterial properties. Oh, and **PlainJane**? I’d say it _disproves_ the OP, due to sheer coolness. (Am I making any sense? It’s late at night). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-are-superior-to-cats/530200.md?page=2)