Kathleen+C’s+2018+OpEd+Article

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I hope after watching that clip, that you can understand maybe a little why I agree with Jack Burns, that cats are better than dogs. This debate has been going on decades, which pet is better a cat or a dog. Well, I’m going to put an end to this argument and tell you that cats are better. Now, I’m not going to diss on dogs because I do love dogs, just not as much as I love cats. I’m just going to tell you why cats are better.

If you disagree with this statement, you may be thinking “how dare she” or “look another crazy cat lady”, but I have good reasons, one being that, apparently, I’m smarter than you. According to research from Carroll University, people who preferred cats scored higher on an intelligence test. Congratulations cat people, you chose the right animal. Your personality can be reflected through which animal you prefer, if you enjoy being alone or only with a few people, reading a book, and somewhat keep to yourself, you’re probably a cat person. Some might see these traits as bad because you’re not adventurous or a people person, but that’s what the study believes makes you smarter. You spend more time by yourself gaining knowledge through books and studying.

Another misconception is the phase dogs are man’s best friend, I have never wanted to be best friends with a dog nor have they wanted to be friends with me. Dogs suck up to me to get their necessary resources, cats don’t, they will tell you what they want, we suck up to them. When a cat is nice to you then you truly know they are your best friend. For Example, I have two cats, Dave and Deborah. Deborah is my best friends, she follows me all over my house and sleeps on my bed almost every single night. She likes the rest of my family, but she loves me. Why? Well probably because I have always been a nice owner to her.

Meanwhile, my other cat tolerates me. Probably because I treated him horribly when I was younger, as seen in the picture below. He used to hate me, but as I have grown up and been a better owner to him, he has become friendlier to me. But hey, at least I know how he feels about me.

Another reason why cats are better is that they provide for themselves. They clean themselves and they never really smell bad, they also take themselves on a walk, meaning they run around the house or explore the street instead of you being forced to take them on a walk. Also depending on if they are an outside cat, they bury their poop, like a civilized animal, instead of making you pick that nasty stuff up.

Then there are those people that are “scared” of cats because they “scratch and bite” which they don’t do as often as one might think. The only reasons they would hurt you is if you annoy them or if they are energetic and are playing, then they don’t mean to hurt you.

And one last thing, cat people seem to appreciate all animals and they love dogs, just as I mentioned in the beginning, but dog people for some unknown reason have a strong hatred against cats. Why, what did they ever do to you? So, dog people you need to lay of cats because they are not boring, scaring animals, they are adorable cuddly animals, that in fact are better than dogs.

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