Gotta love dogs. Always have, always will. Getting a puppy taught me plenty of lessons when I was growing up like how to care for another living thing, how to keep it healthy and when the time comes how to deal with loss. And while I believe you can do the same with cats, I just don't like them as much. Dogs are always much more friendly in my experience, they leave a bigger impact in my opinion. Also you don't see many people walking their cats do you?