Why Dogs Are Superior to Cats

OK, all you cat lovers out there, here's a good case for the superiority of dogs.  The stupid cat starts the fire, but the dog saves everyone's life . . .

"Thumper, a black Labrador retriever, is getting credit for saving a Greenville man when a fire swept through his home.

Roland Cote says his wife and their 7-year-old grandson were away when the blaze started early Sunday in a converted two-story garage. He says Thumper grabbed him by the arm to wake him, leaving just enough time for him to dial 911 before fleeing the fast-moving fire.

While the dog is the hero, a cat is the bad guy in this story.

Cote says the fire marshal investigator believes the blaze was started when Princess, the family cat, tipped over a kerosene lantern. Cote says he and his pets escaped safely, but he says Princess did get her tail singed by the flames."

(Click here: Dog saves family from fire blamed on cat - Yahoo! News)

This reinforces my theory that the common housecat (felis sylvestry postlapsis) is somehow the product of the fall.  When a cat purrs, its really thinking "stupid human, my slave . . ."  

Comments

[jk]

I keep both my dogs and cats outside, so neither one could start a fire or save anyone from a fire. But I find that cats generally have more manners than dogs. Cats don't hump your leg. Cats don't jump on you and knock you down. Cats don't attack you unless you touch them. You can trust a cat to leave the yard and not get run over by a car (since cats don't chase cars). Most breeds of dog are just idiotic, and it seems only colies and sheltie have brains. All cats seem pretty much the same and all they do is eat, sleep, and act grumpy, except for the wild ones that chase squirrels (and sometimes catch them).

[Charles S]

Dogs are loyal, loving. ready to please intelligent....hang on.... sorry, I had to take my dogs food dish away from him he was trying to eat it....where was I?

[Kenneth Samples]

Pastor Kim:

Cats rule! My Berman Ragdoll"Tomcat" is a feline than which none greater could be conceived.

Dogs are emotionally needy animals. Cats are autonomous and cool.

We obviously have different world-and-life-animal views.

:-}

KS

[Chris Sherman]

But Mr. Samples that is exactly why we love our dogs so much, they actually need us and act like it. I think they call it co-dependency

[splatterboy]

No dogs in heaven! Revelation 22:15 says in part, "For without are dogs...."

Cats are OK. Bikers are OK. But I can't stand dogs.

[Hugh Williams]

Dog Theology:

"You love me, you feed me, you take care of me... you must be God!"

Cat Theology:

"You love me, you feed me, you take care of me... *I* must be God!"

...or as someone once said, "Dogs have masters. Cats have staff."

[Ron]

A suitable quotation:

"You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'"

Lewis Grizzard

[Rob McKenzie]

Dogs hear a command and think; "I am here to obey the commander".
Cats hear a command and think; "Does the commander really exist".

[Stephen Walton]

Forwarded to by a friend who sis a vet:

HOW TO GIVE A CAT A PILL: >Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left >arm as if >holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb >on either >side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to >cheeks while >holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth pop >pill into >mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow. >

>Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. >Cradle cat in >left arm and repeat process. >

>Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away. >

>Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm >holding rear >paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push >pill to >back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut >for a count >of ten.

> >Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of >wardrobe. >Call spouse from garden.

> >Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, >hold front >and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get >spouse to >hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden >ruler into >mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat >vigorously.

> >Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from >foil wrap. >Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. >Carefully sweep >shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to >one side for >gluing later. >

>Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat >with head >just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of >drinking >straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down >drinking straw. >

>Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, >drink glass >of water to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to >spouse's forearm >and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

> >Retrieve cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill. >Place cat in >cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head >showing. Force >mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat >with >elastic band.

> >Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door >back on >hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records >for date >of last tetanus shot. Throw Tee-shirt away and fetch >new one from >bedroom. >

>Call fire department to retrieve cat from tree across >the road. >Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while >swerving to >avoid cat. Take last pill from foil-wrap. >

>Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine >and bind >tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy duty >pruning gloves >from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large >piece of fillet >steak. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water >down throat >to wash pill down. >

>Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit >quietly while >doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill >remnants >from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to >order new >table. >

>Arrange for RSPCA* to collect cat and call local pet >shop to see if >they have any hamsters. >



> > > >HOW TO GIVE A DOG A PILL: > >


>Wrap it in bacon.

*RSPCA- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals.

[Mike]

So while dogs are out leading the blind, rescuing the injured, finding the lost, and being taught hundreds of commands, cats are...
...scratching things, throwing up on carpet, and now starting houses on fire. Yeah, cats are sooooo smart. *smirk*

[Billy Bob]

Cats rock and so do dogs....one isn't better than the other.
Long live the Cats....and Dogs!!!

Animal Lover has said it all
They are equal in every way

[Nothinghere]

Well, some dogs are really stupid or rely completely on humans and don't do anything. That can never happen with cats. I even had a cat the if I called her name she would come and meet me.