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Cat or dog owners more intelligent?
It's been on the news today that cat owners have been found to be more intelligent than dog owners!
Apparently Bristol University have found that, amongst other things, cat owners are more likely to have a degree. As a cat owner I have long since suspected this ![]() What do others think? Personally I would take this research with a pinch of salt, ANYONE who cares for animals is intelligent in my eyes. |
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As cat "owners" we get up when they tell us to, we get walked on, slept on and shouted at. We come when summoned, pick them up on demand and generally wait hand and foot on them. Not sure if that makes us intelligent or barking mad.
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As lay person who owns neither, I'm inclined to say that dog owners are the more intelligent.
It is commonly said that cats have no loyalty to people, just places & sometimes have more than one 'owner'. Dogs are much more loyal to their owners, therefore, the wiser person would choose the animal that is more loyal to them. Goodness knows whether there is any merit in my theory, but I had fun dreaming it up.
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I've got 2 dogs & 2 cats so what does that make me?!! Answers on a postcard please ........!
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I've got 2 dogs & 2 cats so what does that make me?!! Answers on a postcard please ........!
![]() But my dog is a Border Collie so that makes me only 30% more......oh I dunno! What's a postcard? |
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I've got 2 cats and 1 dog so I'm just confused!
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i would love to know who authorizes a University to spend probably thousands of £££'s on such ridiculous things
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As lay person who owns neither, I'm inclined to say that dog owners are the more intelligent.
It is commonly said that cats have no loyalty to people, just places & sometimes have more than one 'owner'. Dogs are much more loyal to their owners, therefore, the wiser person would choose the animal that is more loyal to them. Goodness knows whether there is any merit in my theory, but I had fun dreaming it up. ![]() (I'm a dog owner in case you hadn't guessed )
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Damn. I'll have to tear up my degree and my 2 post-graduate qualifications, as I'm a dog-owner.
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Damn. I'll have to tear up my degree and my 2 post-graduate qualifications, as I'm a dog-owner.
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well dog owners don't have time to study, dogs demand constant attention, walks etc where as cats just need fed, watered and wormed
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There is a certain "class" of people who owns dogs in order to intimidate people and they bring down the ratings of dog owners... you need not be afeared of cats unless your penchant is to pluck their belly hair with your teeth.
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i would love to know who authorizes a University to spend probably thousands of £££'s on such ridiculous things
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i would love to know who authorizes a University to spend probably thousands of £££'s on such ridiculous things
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i would love to know who authorizes a University to spend probably thousands of £££'s on such ridiculous things
![]() or a cat owner to get one over on his or her doggy counterparts Heck, now I am confused and I have NO pets
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The daft thing is that the thrust of this research was that people in demanding jobs, who work long hours, probably earn more money & had to have qualifications to get the job in the first place, are the people that have cats because they don't have time for a dog ~ which has been curiously correlated to the fact that cat owners are more intelligent
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