Selecting the perfect pet can sometimes be extremely strenuous, especially when children are present. People often wonder if an animal is tame and trained, or how hard it will be to train their pet, in addition to that, animals can be quite costly. For your benefit I have compared and contrasted dogs and cats, based on activeness, character, and size, in order to give you a sense of knowledge when determining which animal is right for you. .
Knowing how active an animal is, before purchasing, is something that should be taken into consideration. Dogs like to run and jump around, and get into lots of messes. They like to play and should be played with often in order to keep them calm and tame. A dog should always get the right nutrition in order to live a long , happy, and active life. Cats on the other hand are usually pretty lazy. Moist cats just like to eat and sleep. Some will play around for a while or run up a tree and catch a bird but eventually it will just want to go to sleep.
An animals character is another factor that should be considered when purchasing a pet. Most people don't want to but a mean pet especially when children are in the household. Dogs all act in a different way. Some dogs are very tame and some are extremely ferocious. Dogs can be trained to play with children and even protect them. Sometimes a dog can be extremely obnoxious especially when they are howling at absolutely nothing in the night. Cats can also be pretty obnoxious, like previously stated cats are very lazy, but a cat always wants its way no matter what. A cat will cry for hours until it gets what it wants, most of the time they cry just to be fed. Cats usually don't do any tricks except for the typical waste disposal in the litter box. .
The size of an animal should be the next thing to be considered. Not necessarily with cats because cats are typically small animals, unless you were to buy a lion or a species in the category.