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Originally posted by: werk
haha...that's my favorite internet video of all time.Originally posted by: sman789
you see the video of the cat on the bed then the owner scared it by moving his hands towards it quickly?
The cat turned around and jumped, smashing its head into the wall
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Originally posted by: Jzero
Obviously you missed Aristocats. pwn3d
The only thing ever pwned by Aristocats is you, because you just admitted watching it
It depends on how you define intelligence, really. And since you are comparing two species that do not communicate in a consistent way with us humans, how would you go about determining that intelligence? It can't be done (sceintifically). Unless you believe in size of brains, but craniology was dismissed over 100 years ago.
Also, animals are just like people (we are all mammals) some are smart, many are average, and some are stupid. But we can't really tell without careful observation of the creatures in their environment, not ours. Just because we can train a dog, doesn't mean a cat is dumber, it's not in it's natural environment. But from the human perspective, cats are cute playful things that do nothing other than poop in a box in your house. A dog is man's best friend.
All that being said, my dad has a dog that he does not treat like a dog, it is a member of the family. Total we have 3 dogs in our house and they all live like people, they sleep where they want, they go out when they want, say what they want, and they eat at the table with my dad, and we never try to subordinate them with dumb commands like sit or stay, we just take good care of them, and let the dogs be what they are, dogs. They are all smart in the sense that they pay attention to what people do, and the female watches my dad all the time, and she pays attention to our language, and reacts to many words. She always listens when you talk to her, she understands most of the time and behaves unless she is distracted with chasing a cat or something. But this is an atypical situation in most households, the dogs are truly treated as people. Which brings me to my final point, all dogs like to think they are people.
Dogs rule.
Also, animals are just like people (we are all mammals) some are smart, many are average, and some are stupid. But we can't really tell without careful observation of the creatures in their environment, not ours. Just because we can train a dog, doesn't mean a cat is dumber, it's not in it's natural environment. But from the human perspective, cats are cute playful things that do nothing other than poop in a box in your house. A dog is man's best friend.
All that being said, my dad has a dog that he does not treat like a dog, it is a member of the family. Total we have 3 dogs in our house and they all live like people, they sleep where they want, they go out when they want, say what they want, and they eat at the table with my dad, and we never try to subordinate them with dumb commands like sit or stay, we just take good care of them, and let the dogs be what they are, dogs. They are all smart in the sense that they pay attention to what people do, and the female watches my dad all the time, and she pays attention to our language, and reacts to many words. She always listens when you talk to her, she understands most of the time and behaves unless she is distracted with chasing a cat or something. But this is an atypical situation in most households, the dogs are truly treated as people. Which brings me to my final point, all dogs like to think they are people.
Dogs rule.
lol.
i don't know which are smarter. Cats are more independent and crap in litter boxes. Dogs help blind people and rescue people.
im so torn.
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I adore dogs but I have to say that cats are smarter.. I mean, have you ever noticed how cats really check out a situation before acting? Like if you tease them with a toy their eyes scan the toy and your movement and they try to predict your next action.. Dogs would just kinda jump around trying to get the item...Cats also poop in a box- that's pretty damn smart for an animal.. Dogs are amazing and are very loyal while most cats probably would walk away if they knew that they'd be better off in a different situation... I think that dogs may be easier to train BECAUSE they are not as smart..while you can train a dog a cat is probably just thinking "fuk that" while you try to train them...
Agreed. I have two 15 week old puppies and they are fricking geniuses. Now if I can only affix laser beams to their heads..
Does the fact that dogs can be trained make them smarter, or just not smart enough to think for themselves? Seems like a lot of people are penalizing cats for being more independant.
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