Originally posted by Ray Dunakin
I'm much more of a cat person. For one thing, cats don't chase you or try to bite you when you're walking or riding a bike past their house. They don't jump all over you with huge muddy feet, or slobber on you, or hump your leg, or bark for hours on end.
BTW, you _can_ play fetch with a cat! At least, some cats will do this. The last cat I had, an orange and white "marmalade" named Hobbes, actually came up with this game on his own. I was sitting at the computer one day, and he was wanting attention but I was working, so I rolled a plastic film canister cap across the room so he'd go play with it. He ran after it, brought it back to me, and then pestered me until I rolled it again. From then on it was his favorite game.
Some dogs are pretty nice though. My wife has had several beagles over the years, and they are really sweet dogs. Golden retrievers are cool too, very good personalities.