Victor Hugo said it best: "God made the cat so that man might have the pleasure of caressing the tiger."
I have no interest in training or playing rough with my best friend.
Dogs are awesome, I love dogs. But I vastly prefer cats, for both practical and personal reasons. I suppose it's a matter of personality. There aren't just "cat people" and "dog people". There are also "catty people" and "doggy people", so to speak: and personally, I can't stand "doggy people too". The pack mentality, the eagerness to please, the rowdiness, the loudness, the excessive energy. I have little interest in leading, in being the alpha-male. I don't want anyone to depend of me, to hang on my every word. I like people who are independent, strong-willed, even stubborn, and capricious. And that extends to my pet of choice.
Obviously, iguanas are even better, but you can't have them in a colder climate...
Wow. This is exactly how I feel.
Never was there a more gentle cat. He hated being picked up, but he never once scratched any of us. I miss him. 
Oh you are so lucky i don't have bichons! (j/k) 
