Welcome Dog Lovers

For millennia, pet owners have argued that their pets are the best. Dogs have the crown of 'Man's best friend' but cats have nine lives, so which really is the nation's favourite and why?

We’re going to find out once and for all!

Dog Facts

  1. There’s no such thing as cats for the blind!
  2. Dogs actually love you - cats just visit when they need feeding
  3. Dogs also come in all sorts of shapes and sizes - sausage being the best - cats just come in one main brand, apart from really hairy or bald ones
  4. Dogs give you respect, rather than treating you as a slave
  5. Dogs don’t scratch your furniture to pieces
  6. You don’t see cats rescuing people from mountain tops!
  7. You can’t take a cat out for a walk!
  8. Dogs can pull you along on a bike / skateboard
  9. Dogs are easier to train
  10. Dogs will scare away burglars or salesmen!

Top 10 Famous Dogs

  1. Lassie
  2. 101 Dalmatians
  3. The Littlest Hobo
  4. Goofy & Pluto
  5. Scooby Doo
  6. Bouncer from Neighbours
  7. Well’ard from Eastenders
  8. K9 from Dr Who
  9. Dogtanian and the Muskerhounds
  10. Mutley

Top 10 Feline Tunes

  1. Who Let the Dogs Out, The Baha Men
  2. Hound Dog, Elvis Presley
  3. Puppy Love, Donny Osmond
  4. I Love My Dog, Cat (Pah!) Stevens
  5. I Want a Dog, The Pet Shop Boys
  6. Diamond Dogs, David Bowie
  7. Mad Dogs and English Men, Noel Coward
  8. Dog Eat Dog, Adam & the Ants
  9. Dog, Ben Folds
  10. Black Dog, Led Zeppelin
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