Cat owners are more intelligent than dog owners!

I did not see that statement in the article. I am a dog owner, however I'm neutral on this one. I believe that our pet's trainability and behaviors, or level of intelligence for that matter, is reflective of the owner. A rude and disobedient cat or dog says something negative of the owner. It means that he wasn't able to establish proper orders in the household, and failed to be a companion to his pet as well. Intelligence of these animals come from their genes/breed too, and their environment. So I would say that an intelligent pet has an intelligent owner.

I own both so I guess I am somewhere - middle of the road -intelligence I guess. I can see where they are coming from, I bet there are more intellectuals that would own cats and appreciate their independence. But I think there are some pretty smart dog owners out there too. So I am not sure.. HOW much I agree with that statement.

As a dog person, I definitely do not agree. I don't think having what kind of pet can tell if the owner is intelligent. By the way, the statistics of the survey is interesting. Also, I like the website you mentioned - dogmagazine, I am going to bookmark it, as it seems to have many good information about dogs. Thanks for sharing!

I don't get it, is there any explanation behind it? if that is true, what do you think is the reason why a cat owner is more intelligent than a dog owner. What did the survey says. I am owner of dogs and cats, did that made me partial intelligent person?

what about people who have both? and where was this survey?

I have a cat now but we used to have a dog. The cat is a very therapeutic animal, he is there to be loved and I suppose he keeps life very calm and peaceful. Dogs are loving too but they are far more boisterous,wanting to be looked at or talked to all the time and never running out of enthusiasm. I like both animals but cats are easier on the patience. We'll probably discover that people who keep ant farms are super brains or something now.

I used to be a dog person until I had my own dog and then I realized that my dog wasn't as bright as all the cats I had growing up. I've turned into a cat person. I've realized that people that are dog people are kind of off. They're not always the brightest people. I've realized that cat people aren't as off their rockers and tend to not be as 'out there' as dog people.

I totally agree - I guess I better huh?

Well of course I'm completely biased. I've had kitties all my life and would like to think I'm more intelligent. First of all, kitty owners don't have to walk their cats in frigid or hot weather--that's a plus I would think, don't you??

I have neither. I'm interesting to the survey. Could you give me some info about it? And I think whatever your owned, the very first thing is responsibility.

Cat folks are indeed. They don't need the groveling worship of their companions. Cat folks are content with existing in a partnership. The person feeds and cares for the cat; the cat respects and loves the person.

Why not ask your cat? You know that the cat will tell you, you are it's slave and only live to serve it's needs. If you have a dog ask it, the dog will tell you that you are it's hero, master and pack leader, and that he, (the dog) lives only to please, serve and protect you. Sooo? Now what do you think.

honestly telling i don't have an opinion about it.i mean how is it that taking care of a cat or a dog make you more intelligent anyway.

I think that dog owner are more intelligent than cat owner. Dog is a pet that provide safeguard to his master. And for security reason dogs are more useful.

My husband and I are the biggest cat people you'll ever hope to meet. We love cats. It takes a certain kind of special person to understand a cat, and we all know that we don't own our cats, our cats own us as their pet humans. LOL Not sure about more intellegent, but it takes a special kind of intellegence to understand a cat.

Hi, I think I will agree with you on that. I would also like to add, that as per my observations, cat owners are more selfish than dog owners. I found dog owners more confident. Cat owners also frequently develop a sense of self pity but they are found to have greater self awareness than dog owners. Cat owners are clean, which only a few dog owners actually are. Dog owners are indifferent on outlook, which I don't know if admirable. All these are my observations so has every possibility to be fallacious. The observation, though is made from a very indifferent ground. I don't own either a cat or a dog. God bless you all