Dogs are better than cats, and here's why.
1.) Dogs are smarter than cats.
Dogs have the metal capability to see you as an individual. Cat's don't, for the most part. This means a dog has an outlet to you through which he can focus emotion. In other words, a dog can love you, a cat can't.
2.) Dogs are social animals.
A dog's brain comes pre-wired to recognize you as a member of his pack. This can be a bad thing, if you don't teach your dog that you are the head of the pack, but it means that dogs are better able to handle a lot of other creatures. Cats are okay at handling others for the fact that they try to keep to themselves. Sometimes, cats will just attack each other for no reason.
3.) You are not just a foody call.
A cat won't look wait for you to come home, nor will it defend you if you're in danger. If you're lost in the forest, you'll lose your cat as soon as you let it go. This is because that cat looks at you as little more than a source of food. A cat loves you the same way you love a vending machine. (Which is to say, not very much.) A dog actually cares about you though, with real emotions to boot!
4.) Dog: "Play time is Fun time!" Cat: "Play time is Scratch you in the ****ing Face time!"
Dogs display a phenomenon that is actually quite rare in nature. That is, they will continue to play long after they are out of the baby stage. That's because when a dog plays, it's really playing with you. When a cat plays, it's doing little more than experimenting with the world to see which surfaces (your face included) feel the best to scratch.
5) Dogs are smarter than cats.
A dog can learn its name, learn tricks, learn good and bad behavior much more quickly than a cat, they are smart enough to know when you are talking to it, they are even smart enough to know when you are distressed and they'll try to comfort you.
6.) Dogs are chick magnets.
Tie a bandanna around your dog's neck. Now put sunglasses on him. Walk around for about 15 minutes and have about 17 dates. (Does not work with ugly small dogs.)
7.) Dogs come in many flavors.
Cats vary in little more than color. Temperament between animals also varies little. Dogs come in big, small, fluffy, fuzzy, active, lazy, sane, crazy, mature, childish, playful, boring, bouncy, mild, hyper...I could keep going. If there's a preference, there's a dog for it. You can even get a dog to match your cat!
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8.) Cats are demons.
Seriously, I'm not lying.
9.) Dogs are smarter than cats.
Dogs can make the distinction between a baby and an toddler, between a child and an adult. Many dogs will act mellow and quiet in the presence of babies. A cat just sees a big juicy target that can to little more but crawl and cry as its vicious claws sink into tender baby-doggan. A dog can also make the distinction between a guest and a threat. Sure, they'll bark at both, but they'll take a robber down.
10.) Your chances of survival go up when you have a dog.
Not even just in worst case scenarios. Dog owners have expected increased longevity as opposed to those who own no pets. This is partly because dogs make ideal companions, which is partly because dogs are smarter than cats.