2007-01-18 14:40:28 · 28 answers · asked by marshmallow1 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
They are both furry, warm blooded mammals who are domesticated household pets.
2007-01-18 14:42:21 · answer #1 · answered by Dana Katherine 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They aren't really related at all. They went down separate evolutionary paths 10-15 million years ago.
They keep pushing back the date when dogs made their connection with humans and were domesticated. I think it is now accepted to be over 10,000 years ago. Dogs of course are descendents of wolves. The cat was "domesticated" by the Egyptians at around 5,000 years ago maybe and were never as closely bonded to humans as dogs were. When humans started to farm and store grain the cat became very important in keeping the rodent population under control. Dogs were useful in helping humans hunt.
You can find more accurate information by going to wikipedia science and searching under "evolution".
2007-01-18 23:09:32 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are species, genus and other words which come to mind. What is a mammal? And if you like the cartoon cat-dog, you will still find the same answer to my question.
2007-01-18 22:44:52 · answer #3 · answered by Garret Tripp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cat is much more highly evolved than a dog... it's like comparing humans to monkeys!
2007-01-18 23:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on if you believe in creation or evolution. honestly they aren't unless they live in the same household, then if you want to believe they are brothers and sisters, or whatever. a cat is a cat, and a dog is a dog. what are you trying to ask?
2007-01-18 22:44:11 · answer #5 · answered by cagney 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are furry... well they aren't really related but maybe once ages ago there was a canine-feline animal which adapted and made 2 different animals canine strand and feline strand. Though I'm not sure about that though loL!
2007-01-18 22:45:34 · answer #6 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son has a Dog and his name is Socks and he also has a cat named Sheshe. My son is Daddy to them both!So that makes my sons pets adopted brother and sister.LOL. They are both mammals both have four legs and whiskers.
2007-01-18 22:47:11 · answer #7 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They both are:
animals (as opposed to plants or bacteria)
vertebrates (they have a backbone)
mammals (have hair and feed young with milk)
placental mammals (carry babies inside body as opposed to laying eggs)
carnivores (meat-eaters)
and that's as close as they get.
2007-01-18 22:51:37 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have tails, legs paws, mouths, hearts, lungs, jaws, bones, muscles, blood, ears, teeth, brains.
They poop, pee, have sex, and eat.
They see, smell, hear, feel, taste.
They sit.
They stand.
They lie down.
Cuddle and Annoy.
They shed. They cost money. They can hurt you if they want to.
They are sometimes domestic.
They wear collars
Idiots dress them up.
They sleep with people. THE END.
2007-01-18 22:45:14 · answer #9 · answered by ARMY Babe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are both fairly typical pets, and members of the owners family. Usually much loved.
2007-01-18 22:43:39 · answer #10 · answered by mld m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋