If you have ever had dogs and cats, you will surely have noticed that dogs are more obedient.Except on exceptional occasions, cats tend to be more independent domestic animals and, therefore, only obey their owners when they know that they are going to get something in return.These two different types of behavior have a logical explanation, which can easily be understood .
Natural Behavior vs.Domestic Conduct
Before we begin, we cannot forget that dogs and cats are animals whose natural habitat is not people's homes.Their ancestors, before being domesticated, lived in wild environments with totally different conditions from those they live now and therefore his behavior was different.
This is where the difference between dogs and cats lies.Many behaviors and behaviors that they acquired during their wild time, despite the training, they will always be present to a greater or lesser extent in their domestic life.
Dogs and Cats in Wild Environment
Dogs, like that wolves or hyenas, in the wild are social animals , who live in herd and cooperate to get their food.Their social organization is very strong, they work as a team and their different social roles are distributed.That is why, in domestic environments , they also accept and are predisposed to have a social hierarchy that includes their own owners.It is important that the dog-owner hierarchy be made very clear from the beginning in the training of dogs, once the dog is established it will be a faithful and affectionate animal that treated his master as if it were a member of his pack.
On the other hand cats in wild , like many others felines, are solitary animals that do not necessarily need other cats to be able to hunt or live.They care at all times to eat their prey without the presence of other animals, since we like to share the "booty." Unlike dogs whose strength resides in the pack, cats survive thanks to their knowledge of the environment, their stealth and their skills as lonely hunters.
Because of all this, cats are more likely than cats in domestic environments do not accept a role within the family and let them like going on your own.
Exceptions
There are exceptions in both cases, disobedient dogs and obedient cats .Disobedient dogs, in most of the These cases are like this because the training that their owner has given them has not been the right one and therefore they have acquired a role within the “family pack” that does not apply to them.Against them, obedient cats are like that because their owners have managed to educate them through the method of rewards and have become accustomed to this a priori strange behavior for them.
And you, what do you think? Do you like cats or dogs more? Tell us your experience….
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