Over the past 25 years that I have been a cat owner I have narrowed
down the many reasons for having a cat as a companion to three main
reasons.

When I am trying to convince dog owners on the advantages of owning a
cat, this is what I tell them.

Reason one: Cats are a low maintains pet compared to dogs.
I have 4 cats sharing my house with me and my wife. They eat dry food
from one feeder that I fill once a day. Same with the water.

We have four litter boxes located in strategic places in the house. I
scoop these boxes every day and It takes me less then 10 minuets. Try
walking 4 dogs in that amount of time and clean up after them.

My wife and I travel for up to four days and leave the cats unattended.
The worse we come home to is a 4 full litter boxes.  Leave 4 dogs alone
and I wouldn't want to come home.

Reason two: Cats are really more social animals then dogs.
Dogs are pack animals by nature and sees their owners as the dominate
dog in the pack. That's why you can smack a dog and he will most
likely come back to you, try smacking a cat and you won't see it
again no time soon.

Our four cats have their own social order and have let us into the mix.
If you bring your cat indoors and make it part of the family it will
entertain you with more social behaviors than a dog.

Reason three: The size of most cats make them ideal pets.
It pains me to see people that live in apartments that own a big dog.
The cats size makes it the perrrfect (I couldn't resist) companion
for apartment dwellers.  A good size apartment will be big enough for
one or two cats to have enough space.

I suppose I should add one or two arguments that you may have to face
when convincing dog owners to give Fido the heave ho and get a real
pet.

The old argument of " I allergic to cats" can be countered with the
fact that they now have hypoallergenic cats. Tell them to Google it and
then go get a cat.

The last obstacle you may face is what I call the Fear Factor. Some
people are deathly afraid of cats. When I have a visit from one of
these people I try and get them and one of may cats locked in the
bathroom for at least an hour. Most of the time it works but keep the
phone line clear in case you have to dial 911. Want more cat stories?
Visit http://www.catnews.org

Russell Clark - Editor http://www.CatNews.org
This is a website I started as a project in a course I took in 2005. I
have been improving it just about every day since I graduated. Come
visit.
My wife and I have 4 indoor cats and one male outdoor cat. We have had
cats as companions for over 25 years.
Russell - Editor
http://www.CatNews.org