The Truth about Cats and Dogs

**MSFixR** · 05-26-2009, 08:51 AM

"Unlike dogs, which exhibit a huge range of sizes, shapes and temperaments, house cats are relatively homogeneous, differing mostly in the characteristics of their coats. The reason for the relative lack of variability in cats is simple: humans have long bred dogs to assist with particular tasks, such as hunting or sled pulling, but cats, which lack any inclination for performing most tasks that would be useful to humans, experienced no such selective breeding pressures."

The Taming of the Cat, Carlos A. Driscoll, Juliet Clutton-Brock, Andrew C. Kitchener, Stephen J. O’Brien, Scientific American, June 2009, pp 68-75

**Jocasta** · 05-26-2009, 09:05 AM

Which is why cats don't suffer and die due to the physical deformities inflicted on over breed dogs. Any dog that doesn't resemble the size and general form of a wolf is a victim of human manipulation.

**MissyO** · 05-26-2009, 11:20 AM

Dogs are evil.

**Frasier** · 05-26-2009, 01:34 PM

Cats are useless animals... only the Chinese have found good utilisation for them

Moshe.. · 05-26-2009, 04:20 PM

They know cats are a secret race of rubbish midget lion failures. They don't even like the taste, they do it to get rid of them. Paris hilton's dog, on the other hand..

**Bill5461** · 05-27-2009, 06:57 AM

One of our cats likes to sleep in the dog's pen

**MSFixR** · 05-29-2009, 08:35 AM

05-26-2009, 08:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
MSFixR Moderate Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 5 Posts: 13,288 My Profile	The Truth about Cats and Dogs "Unlike dogs, which exhibit a huge range of sizes, shapes and temperaments, house cats are relatively homogeneous, differing mostly in the characteristics of their coats. The reason for the relative lack of variability in cats is simple: humans have long bred dogs to assist with particular tasks, such as hunting or sled pulling, but cats, which lack any inclination for performing most tasks that would be useful to humans, experienced no such selective breeding pressures." The Taming of the Cat, Carlos A. Driscoll, Juliet Clutton-Brock, Andrew C. Kitchener, Stephen J. O’Brien, Scientific American, June 2009, pp 68-75

05-29-2009, 08:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
MSFixR Moderate Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 5 Posts: 13,288 My Profile	Whack-A-Kitty

05-26-2009, 09:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jocasta Josh&Hart&Nett. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 21,216 My Profile	Which is why cats don't suffer and die due to the physical deformities inflicted on over breed dogs. Any dog that doesn't resemble the size and general form of a wolf is a victim of human manipulation.

05-26-2009, 11:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
MissyO Perennially Disgruntled Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,398 My Profile	Dogs are evil.

05-26-2009, 01:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Frasier I.D.I.C. Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,285 My Profile	Cats are useless animals... only the Chinese have found good utilisation for them

05-26-2009, 04:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Moshe.. Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: hampstead Posts: 1,161 My Profile	They know cats are a secret race of rubbish midget lion failures. They don't even like the taste, they do it to get rid of them. Paris hilton's dog, on the other hand..

05-27-2009, 06:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bill5461 Scarlett Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 16,356 My Profile	One of our cats likes to sleep in the dog's pen

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