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2006-10-04 21:45:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets Dogs

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yes u can teach a dog more tricks then a cat.

2006-10-04 21:52:38 · answer #1 · answered by superstar 2 · 1 1

Normally, yes, you can teach a dog more tricks than a cat. Dogs are pack animals and are really prone to respond to a social hierarchy. When you've got a dog in your home, you are what is sometimes called the "Alpha Dog," which simply means you are the master. Subordinate dogs in the pack tend to be very eager to please and obey the Alpha Dog, and if you combine that trait with behavioral training based strictly on positive reinforcement (i.e., giving little food treats when the dog gets it right), and if you're consistent, you'll generally get very good results with a dog.

Domestic cats are a bit different. Their association to a social structure, while present, is less of a shaping force than it is for dogs. The idea that some people have that cats are somewhat "aloof" is just a recognition regarding this reality. Plus, most cats are rather less motivated by food than dogs. Even if a dog has eaten a large bowl of food, you can almost always get them interested in a food treat, whereas a cat could often care less. This makes it really tough to set up a motivational schedule that uses positive reinforcement based on food... and for most animals that's the thing that works the best.

It's not impossible to teach cats tricks, though. I still remember seeing a circus act of three trained cats, and I pretty much couldn't believe what I saw them do. That was one amazing trainer.

And cats don't necessarily have to turn out aloof, either. If you only have one, and if you handle and play with it a lot from the time they're kittens, they'll get really, really focused on their owners, and I think that's a nicer pet to have.

But the basic personality differences between canines and felines is such that the dogs seem to want to do things that please their owners, whereas the cats seem to want to do things that please themselves, and that does make it a lot harder to train cats.

2006-10-04 21:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by mz 2 · 0 1

I would guess it's the pack mentaility, Dogs are very social beings and like "helping" the pack. In the wild, that's about foraging for food and protecting each other. In a human setting, it's learning tricks and pleasing the "alpha dog" (human/leader).

Dogs have an inherent desire to please their leader. It's stronger in some dogs than others. Also, dogs can vary greatly in their intelligence level. For example, some breeds are just known for being smarter than others.

Supposedly you can teach cats tricks. I've just never seen anyone do it. However, there are websites devoted to the subject such as:

http://forums.petlovers.com/articles/about/cat_tricks.html

and

http://www.catsplay.com/dailycat.php3?cat=mind&scat=mind_training

2006-10-04 22:10:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It's easier to teach a dog tricks, compared to teaching a cat. People have a harder time teaching cats tricks not because they are smarter or dumber, but simply harder to train. But for some reason a cat is much smarter than a dog.

2006-10-04 21:50:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 2

Yeah! Cause a dog has more room for memories than a cat. A dog can even remember its master after a month staying away from its master. While a cat has a very little space to memory. It can only remember its name and when its called to eat!

2006-10-04 23:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by Sakura 1 · 0 0

Hey bub- We trained my 5yo hound dog KJ to stop leash pulling in just 8 days. Easy as pie. All we had to use was the Dog discipline magic system that I found with google.

2015-12-29 19:57:39 · answer #6 · answered by Bobby Salisu 1 · 0 0

Dogs inherently seek to please. It's bred into them. Some dogs will bend over backwards trying to please their owner. I think it's part of the "pack mentality" that means they want to ingratiate themselves with whoever is boss.

Most dogs really like to please. They happily serve their owners. I had one dog that would find "work" to do if I didn't give her enough "work" to keep her busy. I had one dog that practically fawned over me. The dog trainer said she'd never seen a dog more willing to obey. She said he wasn't the smartest dog that she ever trained but, if you could make Rex undersand what you wanted him to do, that poor dog would always do it!

Personally, I think dogs are usually smarter than cats, too, but I know the cat owners of the world will disagree. But, then again, since they're dumb enough to own cats (or be owned by them, it's nauseating the way some people fawn over their cats and live to serve the cats), I don't really care what they think.

2006-10-04 21:49:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 2

I know you can. It's not because dogs are necessarily smarter, it's just that dogs are more interested in human interests than cats.

2006-10-04 21:58:43 · answer #8 · answered by Cricket 5 · 0 1

Of corse you can, cats are ignorant.

2006-10-04 23:49:53 · answer #9 · answered by Krystle 4 · 0 0

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