The question is false because cats can ‘learn their names’. In truth, neither cats nor dogs learn their names. They learn the sound of their names and attach it to a reward as opposed to understand the meaning of their … Continue reading →
Scientists tell us that dog breeding started about 9000 years ago. This is the time when people first domesticated the wild cat. You can see the huge disparity in the time during which the dog and the cat have been … Continue reading →
In general, cats are faster than dogs. Cats are built for speed; the quick chase and pounce while dogs are built for stamina and endurance, to wear down prey. Although both species are considerably faster than nearly all humans. The … Continue reading →
I don’t have the faintest idea if all the information in this video slide show is accurate. I know some of it and that looks correct but as a whole I am not sure. Nonetheless it is quite an interesting … Continue reading →
In the first year after adoption new cat owners spend half the amount that dog owners spend on food, bedding, toys, equipment, insurance and vets, a study found. Typical dog owners spend £4,791 ($6,100) on average in the first year … Continue reading →
London’s socialites, and I’m speaking of women in this instance, prefer to adopt and pamper toy dogs than to keep cats. This is because they can carry them around in their handbag or in their arms. In addition small dogs … Continue reading →
The question, “why don’t dogs like cats?” entered into a Google search, presupposes that dogs don’t like cats, which is not quite true because if a kitten is successfully socialised to a dog and vice-versa during the sensitive weeks when … Continue reading →
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 →
