What do you mean dogs are more loyal than cats???

I think your co-worker is wrong. Cats are INDEPENDENT compared to dogs, but I imagine both are loving and loyal pets.

My dog greets me at the door every time I enter ... if I only walked into the garage for a half-minute, she treats my absence as if it were hours. She's equally overjoyed at seeing me whether I've been out of her sight for a minute or a day. Dogs are DEPENDENT on their masters, asking only to be fed, taken outside and that their love is returned in some way.

Cats generally do their own thing in their own time. I suppose they EXPECT to be fed, while dogs HOPE to be fed.

My preference is a dog. That doesn't mean that cats are useless. I had cats when I was younger but I gradually graduated to a pet that needed me ... a dog. And I have not been disappointed.

Memo to self: All animals are wonderful ... except snakes ... but they're reptiles, not animals. (C) 2008 RJScott

Our cats are also very loving and demonstrative with their affection. I think that because cats display their affection in a different way than dogs, people get the idea that cats are cold and don't care. This couldn't be further from the truth. For example, my cat Bubba, a Russian Blue has learned to sit, shake hands and give kisses. He doesn't do this quite like a dog would do it, but he does it in his own way and he does it freely, many times when no one is even asking him to do these things. We're always greeted at the door by at least one of our five cats and usually the dog, too. As with people, each animal is different and therefore behaves differently. Some dogs are more loyal than others and some cats are more loyal than others. Just like humans.

i have heard this comments from most people, i assumed i was the only people who was feeling that my cat loves me ... (i don have them anymore)

few years back .. i was going through difficult phase in my relationship, with alot of sadness, tears .. talking to myself

Both my cats were they, they actually will lay awake listening to me .. when they see the tears .. they will come to my face a purr ... to me wiping away my tears with their fur ..he used to sleep on my shoulder everynight ...

they used to roam around and when they see me coming home .. they will both rush to the door and wait for me

i miss them .. i dont dare have another one as it hurts when they move on ..

Although I think my dog is more sensitive to my moods than my cat, I would have to say that I think my cat is more loyal in some ways. He loves to sit beside me at night and watch TV with me while the dog is off somewhere. He also comes to me when I call him where the dog doesnt always do that.

All of my cats have been very loving, even those that were not very demonstrative, I knew they loved me. I have several cats now and on any given day when I come home from work, several are waiting inside the door to welcome me home. I think that cats are more misunderstood than dogs and that a lot of what people see as loyalty on the part of dogs is actually dependence and how they have been bred. I saw a documentary on TV that said that dogs have been bred to see humans as their partners and to work with them. For example, if a dog is faced with a task he can't solve, he looks to the human to intervene and participate in the solution. This is why dogs so readily adapt to working at jobs. I also don't think that cats have been domesticated as pets as long as dogs. For example, while some dogs have been pets as opposed to working dogs for years, cats were generally kept around to be mice catchers. I think another difference is that because dogs are so needy, they demand a certain type of relationship with their humans. Cats, on the other hand, look to the human to define the kind of relationship that is desired. If the human wants a distant relationship, that is what will result. If the human desires a warm and affectionate relationship and demonstrates that to the cat, then the cat generally reciprocates.

Hello candymarie,



My cats are the same, I have two cats as well Baby and Tom, when ever I come home they are sitting waiting at the door just like yours and when go the bathtoom Tom will follow me first and Baby will come in, they follow all round the house, the only they not doing that is when they are outside. I talk to them all the time and they do understands even my husband talk to them, they are very loyal, your co-worker should get himself a cat.


Tamara

a few weeks ago my sister and brother in law brought down some furniture for us, on their way to taking their daughter to graduate school.

My wife's cat, although she will call it 'my' cat when it does something she doesn't like, or she just wants to get a reaction out of me, came to the door when we walked in, and when she saw my wife wasn't the one walking through the door she took off and hid until well after my wife got home.

She waits in the window for my wife to return and will always run and greet her, she may not be a very affectionate cat as in a lap cat, but she knows she is my wife's cat, and she knows exactly how soft my wife is, just tonight my wife gave her a generous helping of asiago cheese when we were eating (shredded), Cats are just as loyal, just because they don't follow you around like a dog, or play fetch, or need you to take them outside, I have seen the loyalty of my wife's cat to her, and second to our youngest daughter.

DM

Awwww ... your kitties sound so cute! All of our three cats are loyal and very devoted to my husband and I. Our oldest cat, Teddy (6 years old) knows what time my husband gets home from work at night and sits in front of the door about 20 minutes before he comes home ... just like clockwork. She knows when he's late and starts pacing back and forth until he arrives home. When he comes home the other two cats come running and Teddy goes around in circles. Our middle cat TJ, (five years old) and our youngest at 13 months ... Lucky, follow us everywhere from room to room. They could be sound asleep and when you go into another room ... voila!! ... they are there! TJ adores my husband and talks with him constantly and licks his face. Lucky is close to me and faithfully sits on my lap and purrs herself to sleep. They are our babies!

I had a very charming cat before.. her name was Kitchie.. she's so sweet.. she always sleeps on my side, and on my arm.. but i was sad.. coz 1 night my brother came home late at night. it was dark that when he opened up the door he didnt notice kitchie came out. it was morning that we found out she was already gone.. T_T...

but i prefer dogs, we have 4, a spitch, pug, poodle and a dutchan, these beings are the one's that make me cry when they are lost, really, i really care about dogs, more than cats, coz dogs are always there on your side to maintain your security, and they will do everything to save your life in times of you know what i mean..

i can hear them whisper, i can feel what they feel, i can read what they are thinking..^^

I actually don't think dogs are loyal because they like EVERYBODY, and would probably be much more likely to run off with a stranger than a cat would! I think that's where these people who think cats aren't loyal are getting this from - they probably own a dog, and receive happy greetings from everybody else's dog, whereas cats they encounter run and hide or whatever. But if you've ever had a cat especially for a long time, you realize it is loyal TO YOU. My cats follow me around, and they tend to be wherever I am in the house, and when I'm out, yes, they are usually in the living room (where the door is) when I get home. My husband always says that when he comes home he can immediately determine where I am in the house because wherever the cats are I have to be nearby.