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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 31 Dec 2009 01:19

You are right Len, definitely back tracking on the first paragraph in the last one!

I don't see why they need compare the two, each animal fulfills a different purpose.

All the best to you for the New Year.

Lizxx

Len of the Chilterns

Len of the Chilterns Report 29 Dec 2009 20:06

The age old battle between canine and feline has been settled in the Telegraph and the winner is…. Man’s best friend- the dog!

Using 11 categories selected by New Scientist, it was a closely fought competition, with dogs just pipping their counterparts to the post by winning 6 categories compared with the feline’s five.

It wasn’t all bad news for cats though, as they were credited with having more powerful brains, more acute senses, a smaller carbon footprint and their noises were regarded as less intrusive than that of a dog.

However, the dogs eventually won the judges over with their obedience, bonding, intelligence, ability to understand commands, problem solve and generally be more helpful!

They put these differences down to their evolutionary histories, with cats being more independent and dogs being pack animals.

Cats seem to have the last laugh though, as in spite of these results, they are still the most popular domestic pets in the worlds, with the top 10 cat owning countries having 204 million of the furry friends, while the top 10 dog owing countries only have 173 million barking buddies

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I suspect the Editors of the Telegraph are dog lovers. The first and last paras. seem contradictory Len