Dogs and Cats Living Together: How to Introduce Your Pets Published Jul 12, 2021 at 3:30 AM EDT Updated Mar 07, 2022 at 7:35 AM EST By Jenny Desborough Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member ...

Today's dogs may not help hunters strike down mammoths, but they are clearly good for human physical and mental health. Unlike cats, dogs exhibit a clear bias toward private property and self-defense.

Dogs, by contrast, can taste sweetness and umami. And both cats and dogs have bitter taste receptor genes, though cats have 12 (seven of which are functional) and dogs have 15.

I kept my mouth shut. Most cat people try not to make a show of it. It’s fine to like both animals, but there’s something distinctly suspect about people who outright prefer cats.