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What's the difference between keeping a pet cat and a pet dog?

There are great differences between cats and dogs in their habits. In fact, choosing a cat or a dog as a pet mainly depends on the pet owner's love for the cat or dog and whether his life habits can be adapted to his pet. So for this problem, let's look at animal behavior.

By loraPublished 3 years ago 2 min read

There are great differences between cats and dogs in their habits. In fact, choosing a cat or a dog as a pet mainly depends on the pet owner's love for the cat or dog and whether his life habits can be adapted to his pet. So for this problem, let's look at animal behavior.

First of all, hygiene is a problem -- dog owners know that their dog's daily pulling and spreading is a problem. If they are not trained well, they can pee wherever they go and wherever they wander. This has a lot to do with their dog's living habits. And the number of dogs can be many, the taste is also very big, so every day, the dog owners have to take the dog out for a walk, but also follow it behind it shovel poop, because we want to civilized dog! Another problem with dog hygiene is that it can be particularly contaminated with smell. If you don't give a bath for a week, it is sour and cool. Cats are much better in this regard. Cats themselves are very clean. You can give them a bath once a month. Cats also don't urinate in public and can pee in stationary litter. This for shovel poop officials, but a lot easier ah.

Second, exercise - every day dog owners do one thing is to take the dog out for a walk, most dogs exercise more than half an hour, you don't take it out for a walk, spend energy on the road, the dog's home is also unreasonable. Cats are also better than dogs. They don't need a lot of space. You don't have to care if they are physically active or not. Have the mood to play with it for a while, do not have the mood you do not have to tube it, is not very worry.

Third, intimacy -- Dog owners know that dogs are close to people, loyal to their owners and love to interact with them. When you come home tired from a long day at work, all your dog's affection for you will make you forget about your day. The cat is relatively high and cold, in its mind, you are not necessarily the owner, maybe you are the other person's pet. When you are in a good mood, you can tease it and it may play with you for a while. When you are in a bad mood, people don't care about you.

Fourth, feeding cost - the amount of dog food is not small, the average dog every month to consume about 10 jin of dog food. Cats, on the other hand, eat less, about 2 to 3 jin of cat food a month. The cost of raising cats is much less than that of dogs. Chihuahuas, even small dogs, eat more than cats in a month.

Fifth, grooming -- dogs and cats are similarly groomed. Cats, like dogs, are prone to shedding. In particular, families with long cats and cats are no different from those with dogs, with cat and dog hair all over their homes, clothes and pants. It's just as hard to manage.

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