Why is dog cat
Why Dog Breeds Look So Different But Cats Don’t
ever notice how dog breeds look so
different from one another a Maltese
weighs about 7 pounds while the English
Mastiff can weigh up to 240 pounds it's
not just weight either just look at the
difference in shape between the
dachshund and the German Shepherd cats
on the other hand have way less
variation the singapura cat weighs about
8 pounds while the largest domesticated
cat breed the Maine only goes up to
about 20 pounds besides their size cat
breeds look pretty much the same there
are a hundred and ninety recognized dog
breeds in the US and only 42 cat breeds
so why don't cat breeds have the same
extremes in size and shape as dogs okay
so there are really quite a few answers
to that
that's Carolyn Villa former member of
the cat fanciers Association a nonprofit
dedicated to documenting and showcasing
cat breeds dogs were appreciated a lot
more than cats were because dogs were
useful they were considered protective
animals as well as working animals
man's best friend has been around for a
really long time according to skeletal
remains found in Russia domestication of
dogs started at least nineteen thousand
years ago when they weren't cuddled up
with their human they were likely
involved in some type of labour German
shepherds were used as shepherds in
Germany it's a lot easier to get spike
to herd your sheep than to do it
yourself
Fox hounds were used to okay these names
are self-explanatory and you get the
point whether you wanted your property
guarded or farm Lee intended to there
was a dog for that through selective
breeding owners quite literally shaped
their dogs according to their needs so
why don't cats have nearly as many
breeds yes sir they're to be admired but
super cat if you look at it you would
hire you know it's a big difference cats
have been revered for back to a time so
revered even that in some cases breeding
them was looked down upon and even
prohibited the Japanese bobtail was
originally
then the Emperor of Japan fell in love
with the street cast he had it in his
palace and he decided that no one but
himself could breathe this gas do you
think at some point that cat breeze will
be as varied as dogs in the future I
don't think so we have a lot of people
who are again pedigreed animals of all
kinds because we have a situation where
we have a lot of shelter animals they
are very much opposed to breeding
pedigreed animals because they bless the
shelters keepy-uppy
organizations like PETA are against
selective breeding because it can cause
health complications
Bulldogs suffer from respiratory issues
and overheating and German Shepherds can
suffer from hip dysplasia a condition
where leg bones don't fit into their
sockets cats aren't immune to health
problems either pedigree cats have a
higher risk of getting cancer kidney
disease or joint problems and Carolyn's
right about the u.s. having a lot of
shelter animals the ASPCA estimates
about six and a half million animals
interest shelter every year one and a
half million end up being put down so if
you're thinking of getting a pet
consider adopting from a shelter
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