Meow meow or bow wow - the truth about cats and dogs

Most pet owners of cats and dogs can testify to the characteristics of their pets whether feline or canine particularly the independence and soliatary nature of cats and the steadfast loyalty almost dependency of dogs. After all, what else can testify to the differences between the species than the relative ease in training dogs and the almost impossible task when attempting the same with cats. When groups of people with disparate opinions fail to reach a consensus, its often described as 'being like herding cats.." 

In reality perceptions are grounded in scientific fact with sizeable differences between the brains of cats and dogs. The average dog brain at 64 grams is much heavier than the smaller cat brain of 25 grams but size is not everything. The smaller cat brain packs in much more information processing power however with over 300 million neurons in the cortex compared to the much more limited capacity of dogs which have, on average, only 160 million neurons. Fido is no competitor for kitty in these stakes with cats outperforming dogs in a variety of cognitive tasks. Where Fido has the advantage however is in the area of bonding with humans, problem solving and understanding tasks.