Why are dogs more expensive than cats?

Question

I asked a question regarding puppy mills vs. breeders, which is worst. People didn't the way it was written. So here's better phrased one. Why are dogs priced 10 times or more than cats?

Answer 1

I expect because most people own "random-bred" cats rather than purebred ones. There isn't nearly as much variance in cat size as there is in various dog breeds, which I'd guess is why most dog owners have purebreds; no surprises. What if you wanted a poodle-size dog and ended up with Marmaduke?
Bu when you adopt a cat, you can be pretty sure it won't exceed a certain size and weight, no matter what it has in its background.

Answer 2

I think it has a lot to do with the overall value of the animal and the traits that it posesses. When push comes to shove, cats are smaller, more independent (meaning they can live with or without you) and cats are very difficult to train, where a dog is a lot like a child in temperment, they need their people in most cases. Dogs are very trainable if you know what you are doing and can be valuable in many ways, from breeding, to the jobs they can do. Even a mutt can be trained to lead the blind, making it valuable. You can't train a cat to do many of the things a dog can do naturally. At least not without a good deal of time, patience, constant reinforcement, and most important, a cooperative cat.

Answer 3

Cats are so lusty and fast that it is very difficult to keep an unspayed female from breeding. If she gets out once, she finds a tom, and that's it! If she doesn't breed, she comes back into heat in a short time (not always, but often in a few weeks) and tries again. She will be very anxious to get out, and the local tom will be ready and waiting. Cats are not contained by fences.
Dogs come into heat twice a year, and are easier to control than cats, even though they too want to breed.
Of course, a purebred cat can cost as much as a purebred dog.

Answer 4

There are many cats of registered breeding that ARE more expensive than many dogs. There are even cat shows, those cats go for thousands.

Dogs do not reproduce as often as cats. A good breeder doesn't breed their dog until a certain age and number of cycles. A good breeder doesn't breed their dog every cycle.

Answer 5

first of all STAY AWAY FROM PUPPY MILLS!
Go to a reputable breeder

depends on the dog breed and the cat breefor example a Maine Coon Cat goes for $125!

Answer 6

Because cats are considered disposable.

I know many will say that I'm wrong, but how many times have your heard someone say something like, "I want a cat, because if I have to, I can walk off and leave it, and it can survive on its own."

Answer 7

Register cats are more expensive, but "normal" cats are like the equivalent of mutts in dogs.

Answer 8

They aren't if they come from a breeder. I was going to purchase a Turkish Van from champion lines (cat)....$500

hmm...purebred shih tzu champion lines....also $500

Answer 9

Cause cats are useless if you don't have mice. They're a waste of space.

Answer 10

i am not 100% sure but i think it is because cats pee stinks more than dogs pee.
or maybe its just because cats are harder to train..