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The war between cats and dogs has been a long and hard fought one. These two animals are the most common house pets to this day. Both animals can serve as excellent house pets, but some prefer the company of dogs while others prefer cats. There are things that you have to consider though before you pick a dog or a cat and among them are the cost, attention required by the pet, and benefits of having one or the other. The cost of having a dog and cat is a big financial investment and according…

Cats Kneading: Kneading is the one of the most common behavior of the domestic cats. Kneading is basic trait of the cats that develop during the early age. Cats are the caring and interesting creatures. Kneading is their way of showing love and affection. Normally, cats knead to express their happiness and emotions, it is the source of complete contentment. What is Kneading?  Kneading is the rhythmic motion which cats make with their paws by pushing in and out, alternating between left and…

Dogs versus Cats Compare Dogs and cats are somewhat alike and different in many ways. For example: if I were to compare and contrast, dogs and cats it would be easy. Comparing dogs to cats is both are good house pets to have for children’s and everyone loves. Both cats and dogs have different varieties to choose from and different ancestors and different colors / skin tone around the world. Both cats and dogs are very smart and have extremely good hearing they hear you from far away or close…

Pet owners know that the dog has a strong sense of smell. But, cat owners know that their pet feline has a distinct ability to distinguish odors. The cat’s nose has “45 to 80 million microscopic olfactory receptors,” Sidney Stevens wrote in her article for the Mother Nature Network. Though dogs have around 149 million and 300 million receptors, your feline has more than 5 million smell receptors compared to you. Also, your feline can smell through its mouth. The vomeronasal organ, also known as…

Cats are wonderful creatures. You will note that most people normally keep them in their homes. If you have a cat at your home, you need to take care of it. You need to ensure that it is well fed and so on. In addition, you need to ensure that it has a well-sheltered. How can you understand your cat better? You will note that cats can be very unpredictable. Sometimes, it is difficult to determine what exactly your cat wants. However, if you want you want understand your cat well, you should take…

There’s nothing better than coming home to see the happy wag of your pup’s tail or hear the smooth purr of a cat. Some of these pets have a job though; they lead the blind, locate objects, open doors, and can even sniff out bombs while working with the police. However, these friendly faces are not just pets, they are service animals. A service animal is defined as follows, “Dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities” (Service Animals). This one…

Like dogs, cats have been around for thousands of years, and these felines have been continuously bred to keep their lineages which highlight their distinct features. While most cats have common physical characteristics such as round or lean faces, shortened snouts, inward-folded ears, and an assortment of fur color, textures, and lengths, pedigreed dogs have more differences. Some dogs are short-legged, while others are tall and lean, and some can weigh almost the same as humans. The Cat…

Have you ever heard of therapy pets? Basically, if you haven't, there are different animals that are trained to aid people with different mental or physical illness. One example are diabetic hypo alert dogs. As a type one diabetic myself,I have always wanted a hypo dog. (I even have a name - Pogo) but dogs like these have waiting lists that can last 3 years! It just means a little bit less stress to think there is another creature looking after you without judgement. There are also therapy cats…

Behavioral Traits with Cats By: Andrew Hendry with the help of my cat. Cat Facts Cats descend from jungle killers and could probably survive in the wild. Domesticated Cats however, would only survive a couple years alone. Cats can actually sleep to 18 hours a day. Cats can run up to around 30 miles per hour. They can jump seven times their original height. Cats can’t taste sweet tastes. A cat’s average terminal velocity, (it’s max speed while falling) is a lot slower than other mammals,…

Dogs are Better than Cats Which is better, a cat or a dog. The answer is dogs. Dogs are a man's best friend because they are simply the most loyal, obedient, and awesome animal to own. They are a better house pet and useful for practical reasons. Dogs actually love you and show affection to you. Dogs need to be social and loving because dogs are pack animals, they hunt, eat, groom each other. When you own a dog a dog sees you as a part of the pack and thinks of you as family. Hurting the…