Cat or Dog?

I generally dislike the haughty air of cats, especially when you compare it to their permanent record, which is prone to being full of annoying things that don't match up to what you see on the outside. I would suppose living with a cat would be like living with a prissy roommate you can't please and always causes you problems.

Dogs, however, can be IDIOTS. All dogs are intelligent but not all dogs are smart... kind of the reverse of cats: they already know everything but you really can't train them worth a darn, at least when compared to their canine opposites. Dogs can also be pretty damn aggressive... The worst a cat could do to you would probably be a couple of bad scratches and rabies; the worst a dog can do is maul you to death, disembowel your remains, feast on your flesh and bury your bones... (Oh, sweet dreams tonight, by the way.)

The trade-off, though, is that dogs are practically built to be with humans. One thing is that dogs were domesticated first and thus had more time to evolve into today's house pets, which strongly correlates to being the best companion choice. Second is how we and dogs share basic qualities, such as being highly sociable and the ability to walk practically forever. (Seriously, most animals don't have good relative endurance, but humans and dogs both do.) Third is how a dog can respond to a command or gesture, and be trained. Even monkeys, our closest relatives, might not understand when you point to something, but a dog usually would. Dogs can also learn to recognize you by your footsteps alone, and, sometimes, even know if it's your car pulling into the driveway just by how it sounds. Cats don't fit any of the above like dogs do.

The only thing I see going for cats is how cute they can be. Dogs, however, get the special place in my heart. They're both scientifically and myself-opinionatedly the best companion. :3