Which makes a superior pet, the cat or the dog?
...e sitting there waiting to jump up and lick his master. "Canines are mostly playful, dopey, and trust worthy" (Riley 448). However, some cats will meet their owners at the door for a warm, inviting and friendly hello and quick rub on the back, but that is all the cat wants. "Some people (presumably Mr.Riley included) they even disdain. To some they show various degrees of affection. Cats are capable of friendship and may do so (or may not" (Taylor 452). Ultimately, since cats in general do not jump and drool all over people, makes the cat a superior pet for a family. Secondly, cats are more intelligent than dogs because they "decline to conduct themselves as clowns" (Taylor 452). Dogs roll around on the floor playing dead, run after an object when the master says "fetch" and lay down on the masters command, some dog lovers think that "the great thing about dogs is that they have utility; they can be trained" (Riley 449). Cats, however, chose to be trained or not to be trained. According to Taylor "Cats are remarkably more intelligent than dogs and sccordingly could be trained - if they wanted to. Cats, however, decline to conduct themselves as clowns or robots" (452). Since cats refuse to act like clowns or robots, this clearly indicates that they are more intelligent than dogs. Thirdly, cats are more capable of friendship, than dogs. It is true that dogs will always be there fo...