Second, Your cat, being the solitary stalker of prey, will naturally be built differently than your dog, the pack hunter. Cats, because of their instinct desire to stalk quietly, pouncing once close, tend to be built more lithely, with lean muscles meant for leaping and snatching at a surprised foe. Their build, then, is built for stealth and agility, sacrificing the brute force and athletic endurance of your other household hunter. Your dog, on the other hand, has a build far less concerned with stealth and agility. In the wild, your dog would have relied on his ability to outrun his prey over long periods of time, rather than the sneaking surprise of your cat, to catch his next meal. Generations of this way of hunting has made your dog into
