Last time I checked, I saw this post with the title ''Blind Dog Helper''.
There was a hot debate on what the title meant- if the dog is blind and is a helper OR the dog helps people who are blind (obviously what the title implied)
This fucking amazing dog does more than my able bodied little sister!
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· 10 years ago
guys this doesnt make cats better than dogs.this dog was TRAINED to do this.you cant compare it to a random cat,because that cat is NOT TRAINED. *prepares to be downvoted into oblivion*
I'm going to explain this to you:
Cats adopted the human race. It started out as an agreement of sorts where cats kept food storage places clear of pests, and they get food and care. They aren't considered completely domesticated because they can go back to a feral state and still survive.
Humans adopted and adapted dogs. We've bred a sense of dependency into them. If you let a domesticated dog back into the wild, it probably won't survive. A test was given to a wolf and a domestic dog. A piece of meat was tied to a string and left in a cage with the string out. Both of them pulled it out easily. The next time the rope was tied down, but part of it was out. The wolf kept trying and trying to get it out on it's own. The dog gave up fairly quickly and went to the human for help. We have made them our loyal companions.
Cats don't give a damn. Yes, they /can/ be trained. In a way. But not like dogs can.
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· 10 years ago
Cats can be trained to do tons of stuff. And just because they can survive on their own means nothing except that they can adapt quickly.and the wolf didn't get help because it wasn't trained. And meat can get scarce, so they need all they can get. Maybe he was afraid that if he left, another wolf or predator would eat it. And cats are very loving pets, and I actually like the fact that (most) aren't hyper, like (most) dogs are. And cats were revered as gods and were trained / tamed back in ancient egypt. Dogs? Maybe, but not NEARLY as much as cats. And cheetahs and lions are actually pretty calm (I wouldn't recommend walking up to one, though) .
-.- Incredible. You think you know more than the people that actually published and publicly announced this information. Think whatever you want, but no matter what I'll still be right. I'm only relaying information in hopes of teaching other people the correct information.
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· 10 years ago
All of what I said is correct. I paid attention when learning about Egypt's religion and gods and such, and wolves can only be rarely tamed but not trained. And cats can adapt quickly and who CARES about how well cats / dogs can be trained. They both have their perks and downsides. But whichever you choose, I don't care, but I would always like cats better.
and by the way, the fact that the dog had to get help from a human shows that they would survive on their own.
We literally bred dependency into dogs. We've bred into them a need to please us. Cats have just.... Been here. We didn't breed them all that much. And the wolf was one that was raised by humans. In captivity. Almost like a dog.
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· 10 years ago
Okay, you like dogs, I like cats. Cant we just agree they're both awesome and move on?
There was a hot debate on what the title meant- if the dog is blind and is a helper OR the dog helps people who are blind (obviously what the title implied)
"I love you and I will help you because you are my master."
Cats adopted the human race. It started out as an agreement of sorts where cats kept food storage places clear of pests, and they get food and care. They aren't considered completely domesticated because they can go back to a feral state and still survive.
Humans adopted and adapted dogs. We've bred a sense of dependency into them. If you let a domesticated dog back into the wild, it probably won't survive. A test was given to a wolf and a domestic dog. A piece of meat was tied to a string and left in a cage with the string out. Both of them pulled it out easily. The next time the rope was tied down, but part of it was out. The wolf kept trying and trying to get it out on it's own. The dog gave up fairly quickly and went to the human for help. We have made them our loyal companions.
Cats don't give a damn. Yes, they /can/ be trained. In a way. But not like dogs can.
and by the way, the fact that the dog had to get help from a human shows that they would survive on their own.