Cats and Dogs I like them both. But whether having a dog or a cat means that you need to shoulder a big responsibility. Once you get one of them home, their whole life relies on you. Compared with dogs, cats are much more independent, but there are also cats which like to stick to their owners. Dogs need more attention, at least, you need to walk them every day. I have a colleague who gets nervous when she needs to do overtime, because there are two little dogs waiting at home. When I was about 9 years old, my dad brought me a special little furry friend one day after work- a little cat. I was thrilled, while my mom wasn’t. It turned out she had a good reason that she wasn’t so content about it, because she had to take care of the cat, while my dad and I just played a lot with it. But my mom turned to like our little family member later on.