You can say that SB's puppy was ugly (though it's not), but there's no way in hell that it's uglier than that sphinx cat kitten, which is the poster child for true evil. Didn't you see that episode of Friends where Rachel got a cat and it scratched the crap out of her? Then in another episode they got a dog and everyone was like 'OMG SO CUTE <3' and stuff.

I've noticed several people say that dogs need your love. That's not really true. Dogs don't need your love, they <i>want</i> it. They want to know that the master that they love so much loves them back. They would give their lives for their master, and the least any person could do is love them back. And why doesn't a person want a super-hyper doggie welcome at the door? Think about what's going through their heads at that time. "HEY! You've come to see me! I love you so much! I'm so happy that you took time out of your busy day to come see me, who loves you so much!" A cat in the same situation? "Meow. Oh, it's you. Neat" *cat walks away*

Dogs are without a doubt the superior animal, which is the question being asked. With all the stuff that SB mentioned of what they do for humanity as a whole...dogs love humans, us, far more than cats ever will. The love that they show for us on a daily basis, how happy they are that we would even want them, plainly shows that a dog will always be your friend, in good times and bad. They will always be there for you. Cats, on the other hand...run away from you way too much. They scratch much more than dogs do, and they throw up on the floor a lot.

My cousins, who live in Oklahoma, have had 4 dogs and about 10 cats. Why have they had so many cats? Because 8 of them have run away. Right now they have 2 dogs, because they sold one (because he was a hunting dog) and the other died. Cats run away much more. Yet, I've noticed, it doesn't seem to effect the owner that much when a cat dies. Why? Because they don't love the animal. Dogs affect an owner's life so much more. They become emotionally attached to the animal in such a way that it's even more than a friend. It's a bond that lasts forever, because people will remember that no matter what, it was their dog that was there for them. I've never heard a story like that with a <i>cat</i>. People have always loved dogs more than cats as a whole. Why? Because it's easy to see that the dog loves them more. This friendship that exists between man and canine far exceeds a bond that can exist with man and feline. This, above all, makes the dog a superior animal.

Oh, and Shadow pwns.