I had multiple cats and a dog for 13 or so years ... but Ive never ever seen a cat manipulate a dog into doing something ... Ive seen them fight each other (often after the cat or dog got into something that masked/eliminated their smell) ... Ive seen them get along (eat out of the same bowl ... sleep by each other for warmth during the winter) ... but Ive never seen a cat somehow manipulate a dog into doing something.Wilbefast wrote:I have a cat and two dogs, and I can easily see the cat manipulating the dogs into doing as she says: cats are sly and independent - dogs are stupid and loyal. I can't imagine any other possibility than cats ruling over dogs. It's as inevitable as us ruling over dogs in the real world - we're just too cleverAssaultman67 wrote:See i don't understand why the dogs are under the cats ... that makes no sense ... it doesn't mirror nature so why do that?
I think you're just cat biased ... LOL ... personally im dog biased ... but i think a reflection of the heated cats vs dogs debate pet owners have would be a better theme rather than one rule over the other.
(then again, dogs attitudes and intelligence varies a lot with different breeds ... sheep herding dogs can be very protective and intelligent where as boxers can be really mean and stupid ... even to their masters ... cats don't vary in attitude as much from breed to breed ...)
I think the real reason some people prefer cats or dogs is due to them admiring the personalities they have ... some people admire the independent attitude that cats have, others admire the loyalty that dogs provide.
I guess its true that since dogs have that sense of loyalty they would be more likely to work for cats than vice versa ... but i think your cat biasedness will alienate some people from the story ...