Dog Lovers and Dog Lovers and Cat LoversCat Lovers

Dog Lovers and Dog Lovers and Cat LoversCat Lovers

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• The world is full of dogs and cats, and the world is full of people who love them as well.

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• Some people love dogs and cats equally. Such a person may simply be an animal lover.

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• However, some people seem to like dogs more than cats, and others seem to prefer cats. Why is that?

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• People who prefer dogs often like them for their loyalty to their masters.

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• A dog’s loyalty is not just an imagined characteristic.

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• There are many stories about the loyalty and patience of a dog.

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• For example, in Tokyo, Japan, there is a famous statue of a dog in front of Shibuya Station.

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• The dog was known for its loyalty: it followed its master to the train station every day …

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• and waited patiently outside the station to accompany its master back home at the end of the day.

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• Even after the master’s death, the dog continued to go to the station and waited there for the next 11 years.

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• People who love cats, on the other hand, seldom love them for their loyalty.

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• Rather, they love their cats’ independence. A cat can be away from its home for days at a time.

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• When it finally returns, it acts as if nothing unusual has happened.

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• It simply asks for its dinner as usual.

• In fact, cats seem to be able to live on their own quite well.

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• Sometimes, they will leave home and never return. But other cats enjoy their home life.

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• They seem especially to enjoy sitting on their owners’ laps and taking a short nap.

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• We can conclude by saying that dogs are quite predictable in how they act, while cats are much more individualistic.

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• Is that why Americans, who love their independence, seem to prefer cats to dogs?

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• How about you? • Are you a dog lover or a c

at lover?

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