Cat lovers may scoff, but dogs do service work, police work, military work and are handy during rescues. Also I have seen dogs drive (with a little help.) Cats can do some of these with a lot of time and effort. Cats aren’t interested in working with humans. Are cats smarter? I think they are different.
There is one thing that dogs can do that NO other animal can do (not even monkeys, etc) and that is follow a human’s point. That is neurologically significant. A dog can follow a human pointing to food or anything, really – wolves can’t. Birds can’t. Cats can’t. Monkeys and Gorillas can’t. As far as the animal kingdom goes – that is one thing that sets them apart. And it is a biggie.
Cat lovers may scoff, but dogs do service work, police work, military work and are handy during rescues. Also I have seen dogs drive (with a little help.) Cats can do some of these with a lot of time and effort. Cats aren’t interested in working with humans. Are cats smarter? I think they are different.
There is one thing that dogs can do that NO other animal can do (not even monkeys, etc) and that is follow a human’s point. That is neurologically significant. A dog can follow a human pointing to food or anything, really – wolves can’t. Birds can’t. Cats can’t. Monkeys and Gorillas can’t. As far as the animal kingdom goes – that is one thing that sets them apart. And it is a biggie.