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  Please get your scientific facts straight. Dogs' ability to learn is not unique but certainly extremely rare, and their coexistence with humans is built around it. They're animals that do jobs. Like herding sheep or guiding the blind.
  And the love of dogs for their owners goes way beyond food. Again, that's basic science, there's tons of research.
context: This must be written by a cat.  I knew they were smart, but I didn't know they could type. >
  
  BRILLIANT! >
  
  Says someone who clearly never owned a dog >
  
  You’re right i’ve never owned a dog. However i do own 3 cats and 2 bird and some people criticize me for taking my birds to an exotic vet when they’re not okay because ‘its just a bird’ but if people go around saying: why do you take your dog to a vet? It’s just a dog, then everyone is like: no its a family member and we love him. >
  
  So be angry at those people who mitigate your relationship with your pet birds, don't attack an entire species of animal because you've never had a pet dog. >
  
  Im not attacking anyone (line 12) >
  
  Your thinly veiled "all pets are good" doesn't totally mask the overall "fuck dogs" tone from the rest of your post >
  
  I didn’t mean that. I think all pets are great. Dogs are just not the best pets like many people say >
  
  No, not like many people say. You say. >
  
  Yea your right even through I do love my dog but that’s just a natural human reaction to when you have a sentient creature in your house that your in charge of taking care of you develop an emotional bound between you and your pet same could be said for any animal. Many people don’t understand the bound between an owner and their pet or some just simply don’t like a specific animal. Just because and animal is popular that doesn’t mean everyone was the like that and I respect your opinion I try to respect everyone’s opinion and you are right. I have to admit as a runner I always dread encountering a dog on my run because more often than not while I’m running many people don’t know how to control their dogs which results in the dog lunging at me or sometimes even biting me, what’s worse is the people who leave their dogs off leash that’s just dangerous too the dog and people around the dog. I sound like a dog hater but I’m not I like dogs and I’m a dog owner myself but however dogs are a big responsibility not many people know how to take on an often the animal is blamed when the owner was at fault for not properly taking care of their pet. >
  
  My dog is literally better than 100% of the human race. >
  
  
  I think dogs are overrated pets because they are just animals. 
  
  I hate to be the one to break it to you, but most pets are just animals >
  
  I know but most people see dogs as family members while they criticize others for looking after their pets because they are not dogs >
  
  no, you can't teach any animal to do the same tricks as a dog.... and dogs are certainly way easier to train
  Dogs have literally been designed to be cute and friendly. Other animals are not >
  
  Firstly, yes you can. High five, spin, dead, sit, those are all tricks you can teach a cat or bird or even a rabbit. Sure I admit that it will be harder but it’s definitely not impossible.
  Second, dogs are cute but so are other animals >
  
  birds and rabbits are not all animals lmao. Many animals are too dumb or non affectionate, like some fish and reptiles