Compare And Contrast Essay
Xinyu Zhang
Compare and contrast essay
Ms. Finley
English 111
3 March 2015
Dogs vs Cats
Hundreds of years ago, dogs and cats were domesticated by human beings, and became the closest furry friends to us. As the most popular pets in the world, dogs and cats share innumerable similarities. They both belong to the mammal. That means that they both have hair and give birth to their young. They also drink milk when they are babies. And they have the similar life expectancy, around 10 to 20 years. Both of them can be trained, they got used to living in captivity since they were domesticated, and they both bring love and joy to their owners. But at the same time dogs and cats are totally different in terms of their size, hunting ability, and lifestyle.
Probably the most obvious difference among dogs and cats is that dogs are usually bigger than cats, that lead cats became the vulnerable groups. Cats are usually scared of dogs, and the dogs usually chase the cats. However, the dogs hardly ever can catch the cats outside. This is because the cats have the climbing ability, they can easily climb a tree but the dogs cannot. However, the dogs are somewhat smarter than cats in the area of verbal command. For example, unlike a cat, you can call your dog by name and usually it will come to you. In addition, dogs can be trained to do tricks when commanded such as fetch, shake hands, sit down, lay down, and play dead. And correspondingly, it’s hard to find these types of activities from a cat.
Another significant difference between dogs and cats is that cats still have their hunting ability, while dogs’ instinct to hunt is getting weaker and weaker. Cats hunt many types of rodents such as mice. While you rare to see a dog catch a rodent. This also become the reason why a lot of people have cats, not only because of they are cute, but also the prominent ability to catch mice and other rodents. Dogs and cats also hunt in different ways. A dog will hunt directly, it kills its prey
Compare and contrast essay
Ms. Finley
English 111
3 March 2015
Dogs vs Cats
Hundreds of years ago, dogs and cats were domesticated by human beings, and became the closest furry friends to us. As the most popular pets in the world, dogs and cats share innumerable similarities. They both belong to the mammal. That means that they both have hair and give birth to their young. They also drink milk when they are babies. And they have the similar life expectancy, around 10 to 20 years. Both of them can be trained, they got used to living in captivity since they were domesticated, and they both bring love and joy to their owners. But at the same time dogs and cats are totally different in terms of their size, hunting ability, and lifestyle.
Probably the most obvious difference among dogs and cats is that dogs are usually bigger than cats, that lead cats became the vulnerable groups. Cats are usually scared of dogs, and the dogs usually chase the cats. However, the dogs hardly ever can catch the cats outside. This is because the cats have the climbing ability, they can easily climb a tree but the dogs cannot. However, the dogs are somewhat smarter than cats in the area of verbal command. For example, unlike a cat, you can call your dog by name and usually it will come to you. In addition, dogs can be trained to do tricks when commanded such as fetch, shake hands, sit down, lay down, and play dead. And correspondingly, it’s hard to find these types of activities from a cat.
Another significant difference between dogs and cats is that cats still have their hunting ability, while dogs’ instinct to hunt is getting weaker and weaker. Cats hunt many types of rodents such as mice. While you rare to see a dog catch a rodent. This also become the reason why a lot of people have cats, not only because of they are cute, but also the prominent ability to catch mice and other rodents. Dogs and cats also hunt in different ways. A dog will hunt directly, it kills its prey