>>>>>>>Dogs are in fact more intelligent than cats. Cats' independence is often mistaken for intelligence.
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>>>>>>Where on earth did you get that? Everything I've ever read says exactly the opposite. The fact that one can teach a dog tricks is no real indication of intelligence. You say to a dog, fetch, and it runs after the stick thinking it'll get fed or something as a reward. A cat, when told to fetch says, "You threw it, you fetch it. you're gonna feed me anyway."
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>>>>>>Seriously, though, watch a dog when a ball rolls under a couch. It will bang it's head against the couch or sniff around where the ball went under for days. A cat will run around the couch to the back and get the ball.
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>>>>>>>Likewise, mules are more intelligent than horses. Horses (like people) get undeserved credit for being better looking.
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>>>>>Cats have more instincts, and more finely-tuned instincts, than dogs. But they are less able to learn.
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>>>>I'm not sure they're less able to learn. They just don't bother learning stuff that is only important to you and not to them.
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>>>>>Put a cat in a situation that isn't handled in its ROM and it's either completely flummoxed or completely irrational. For example, give one a cardboard box:
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>>>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPzNl6NKAG0
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>>>>I would really love to know exactly what goes through a cat's head when presented with something new and playable. Or why they will sometimes suddenly jump up from a quiet relaxation and go tearing out of the room, turn around and tear back in only to lie down again.
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>>>It also occurs to me Michel must think of the phrase "like herding cats" regarding these forums. Set up a new hardware forum and ... whammo - pet chatter <bg>
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>>We should just stick to what we came here for -- Facebook ;-)
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>And let us never forget exactly who it was that veered us into the cat discussion in the first place; eh MIKE?

Hmmm, yeah, well, hmmm. Guilty as charged ;-)

I saw Roy Halladay got another win last night, albeit in less dominant fashion. Tim Lincecum, whose start has been just as good, shut out the Dodgers this afternoon at Dodger Stadium, with relief help. He is now 3-0 with a 0.90 ERA for the surprising Giants. (I find myself cheering for them again with Barry Bonds and his sulk gone). With his unorthodox throwing motion and skinny body, not to mention the 60s hairstyle, the nickname The Freak is apt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Lincecum

No need to go on debating which of them is better. As baseball fans we are lucky to have both of them.

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