This will be a very short post because the reason why dogs are self-evidently much easier to train than cats can be delivered in a succinct way according to Dr Bradshaw. There are two reasons behind this well-known difference between … Continue reading →
For the first time in 21 years, dogs overtook cats as the UK’s favourite companion animal and I blame Paris Hilton! According to the latest Pet Population Survey carried out by the Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) there are 9 … Continue reading →
Writing in the Times newspaper today, Deborah Ross says that she doesn’t even consider her dog as a pet (implying she considers her dog as something much more important). She then goes on to say: “A goldfish, yes; that’s a … Continue reading →
It has been a source of fascination for a long time as to why people look like their dogs. However, I don’t think we ever read about cat owners looking like their cats. The main reason why people actually do … Continue reading →
Having lived with cats for 40 years now, there is no comparison to living with dogs as we did in our younger days and I would never want to do that again. Cats are such very peaceful creatures, also so … Continue reading →
3-month-old babies can distinguish between cats and dogs by looking at the silhouette of the head of a cat and dog. I’m not sure how useful this information is to the general population of people but nonetheless it is quite … Continue reading →
“Dogs have masters; cats have staff” is a thought provoking phrase with which all cat lovers are familiar. In fact, this phrase is so accurate that it makes me believe that cat people are smarter than those who hang out … Continue reading →
Americans much prefer dogs to cats according to what seems to be a professional run poll, yet there are more domestic cats than dogs in the US. There are an estimated 83.3 million dogs and 95.6 million cats1. The difference … Continue reading →
This page contains a chart comparing statistics on cat and dog bites worldwide and for some selected countries where data is available. The statistics are not always precise. Many animals can and do bite humans including the human animal. The … Continue reading →
Cats often get a raw deal compared to dogs. Declawing is an example. Another example is cats kept inside full-time or cats being shot at with bullets in the USA and air gun pellets in the UK5. There appears to … Continue reading →
