{"id":2610,"date":"2018-04-10T03:29:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T11:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2018-04-10T03:29:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T11:29:05","slug":"newsday-tuesday-here-we-go-again-cats-versus-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2610","title":{"rendered":"Newsday Tuesday \u2013 Here We Go Again\u2014Cats Versus Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Even though it seems that the Internet has gone hog wild with videos of and information about cats, dogs still come out on top in most competition. For example, there are around 400 breeds of dogs and only about 40 cat breeds. And dogs are still studied more than cats are. According to researchers, dogs have been domesticated longer than cats\u2014which actually should make cats more intriguing. Don\u2019t you think so? Yes, more research is being done with regard to dog behavior, health, ailments, genetics, and so forth. While cats are chosen when it comes to researching certain diseases\u2014cancer, for example, they just aren\u2019t as interesting to most researchers for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n

\"\"Some say that cats are more difficult to study because they don\u2019t cooperate. They don\u2019t do what they\u2019re told. Which is also why some of us are attracted to cats, don\u2019t you think so? However, it may surprise you to know that cats can be trained. Stay tuned. That\u2019s going to be my theme for tomorrow\u2019s blog post.<\/p>\n

So is it true that dogs rule the Internet over cats? According to a simple search by James\"\" Gorman, author of an article published in the New York Times<\/em> in February, there were 2,850,000 results for dogs and only 1,670,000 for cats. That surprises me, actually. It seems like the Internet is brimming with cats. But perhaps I\u2019m thinking of cute videos and the reporter was searching for something more specific.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I think you\u2019ll enjoy reading this fascinating article. I loved the comment by one of the people Gorman interviewed. When asked why there are more studies related to dogs than cats, he said, \u201cProbably because cats won\u2019t consent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hmmm, I wonder if there are more jokes, sayings, phrases, quotes about cats than about dogs? Anyone want to do the research to find that out?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the link to the NY Times article. Enjoy:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/02\/26\/science\/dog-science-cats.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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