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The Centenarian Debacle of The Ideal Pet: Vanessa Nina A. Presbitero H10-C

Cats are generally easier to live with than dogs and require less maintenance. They are more independent and don't need to go outside. While dogs are dependent on humans, cats can care for themselves like cleaning, finding food, and burying waste. Younger generations also favor cats due to their lower maintenance needs matching single career-focused lifestyles. Cats are also better pets for living in small spaces like apartments since they don't need to go outside and are content with interactive toys and vertical spaces. Overall, cats are proven to be less work than dogs while still forming close bonds, making them the ideal pet for most indoor and outdoor living situations.

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The Centenarian Debacle of The Ideal Pet: Vanessa Nina A. Presbitero H10-C

Cats are generally easier to live with than dogs and require less maintenance. They are more independent and don't need to go outside. While dogs are dependent on humans, cats can care for themselves like cleaning, finding food, and burying waste. Younger generations also favor cats due to their lower maintenance needs matching single career-focused lifestyles. Cats are also better pets for living in small spaces like apartments since they don't need to go outside and are content with interactive toys and vertical spaces. Overall, cats are proven to be less work than dogs while still forming close bonds, making them the ideal pet for most indoor and outdoor living situations.

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VANESSA NINA A.

PRESBITERO
H10-C

The Centenarian Debacle of the Ideal Pet

Objectively speaking, one can find great qualities in both species, however it is one thing to
define them solely based on their role in a household and as they are as individual pets. Certain
preferences arise and claim to prove otherwise, but statistics and evidential data prove precedent
when making the point in the long, hotly debated topic of “Which is better, cats or dogs?”. To some,
it’s pedantic, redundant, and overall childish to discuss so intimately the research and facts. But
one can also argue that it’s because they are aware of the answer and simply disagree, that being;
cats are simply better household pets rather than dogs. The following statements will be backed up
to sufficient facts, credible sources, and well-structured research to sway and define the true
meaning of the household pet. 

To start with the obvious statement, cats are generally easier to live with. Cats take up less
space. They don’t need to be taken outside for socializing because they are naturally secluded
creatures who become affectionate with their owners because of it. They are less socially inclined
due to their later domestication compared to dogs thus making the “my cat hates me” quip, when in
reality, cats are extremely different from dogs; all the way from their pedigree and breeding, down
to the way they act around humans (nee the dominant hunting race). Cats were only domesticated
around 10,000 years ago and were specifically brought by farmers to kill the mice inside their
homes. From then, they grew into entirely self-sufficient creatures. While dogs are now biologically
altered to be commensal in their relationships to humans, cats have never truly needed us to
survive. Although they do appreciate the care we provide, cats clean themselves, they find food for
themselves, they even bury their own faeces after they finish eliminating.  One can understand that
not all owners want that, some may enjoy having a pet that needs them, that relies on them for
survival just as we rely on our pets for comfort, but in terms of doing work, owning a cat decreases
that burden significantly.

There is a deep-rooted psychology towards the dependency of pets on their owners that
paints a great picture on the character or a person. For someone who desires the intimacy and
comforts of stability, of homebody and large families, dogs should feel like the first option. On the
other hand, the life of someone more singularly-focused, curious, a conventional thinker. Hence, we
create certain ideals and stereotypes that fit into “cat people” and “dog people” however that is not
the case. It is an easily debunkable myth to play into the personality of a person based on their
choice of animal company. It’s entirely dependent on the breed of said animal, too. For some, the
active, high-energy demand of the dog is what they yearn for, but recent studies show that
Generation Z has found great favor towards furry felines– this could be partially due to the low
maintenance that they require. If we play into the conversation of Generation Z’s favor towards
pets, we can make the theoretical claim that their inclination towards cats is because of the
generation’s declining wish for large and sustainable families, instead striving for a career-oriented
and single-pursuit lifestyle, while still being content with the love of an animal companion. That
animal companion just happens to have more desirable features pertaining to felines.
But what exactly defines the ideal household pet? Not to discredit all other possible pets
such as rabbits, fish, or turtles, but as we narrow it down it is undeniable that cats and dogs are
the leading majority. The National Academic Press states that under Physical Environment and
Housing “Allow for the normal physiologic and behavioral needs of the animals, including urination
and defecation, maintenance of body temperature, normal movement and postural adjustments, and,
where indicated, reproduction.” We should take into account that some homes don’t have the luxury
of space for an active pet, more or less a dog. Condo units, apartments, flats that are shared by
multiple people on a storied building make taking care of dogs who should be taken outside one a
week minimum for them to stay healthy. Cats are forsooth the prime pet for enclosed, high places
like these. Since they mostly sleep during the evenings and require only an hour at best high
intensity play which can be done by either toys, or interactive environments such as cat posts and
high vertical areas for them to traverse upon. To cater to the opposite margin, cats are also great
outdoors, most especially in terrain with trees and tall grass, mimicking their big cat cousins. This,
adding to their low maintenance and self-sufficiency, makes them the overall ideal pet for the
indoors, and outdoors sort. 

In conclusion, there is no such thing as the perfect pet, though certain qualities may be
more suited to specific people, it all depends on preference. However, taking into account common
conditions in habilitation, management, and environment, realistically and factually cats are proven
to be less work and more play. They are highly intelligent animals that grow close bonds with their
owners, while still maintaining their own time and, oddly enough, life. They are closest to us in ways
of evolution, and will continue to grow with us in the many centuries to come. That being said, the
ideal pet comes with preference, but in terms of grooming, pedigree, comfort and companionship,
cats are better. 

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