I'd rather have a dog who follows my rules, because I'd rather NOT have an uncontrollable animal in my home. Having a dog for obedience doesn't mean you can't love it as well. Right now both of my dogs are lying by my side, because my parents are eating and Nala would not leave them alone. So I called them over and told them to lay down. If they were cats, there's no way I could get them out of my mother's dinnerplate and I don't think that would have a good outcome. That does not make me a controll freak.

I'd chose an obediante dog over a cat, any day. Although I do love cats, and I do want a cat... If my father allowed me to get another dog rather than a cat, i'd go for it.