Why are Dogs called Man's Bestfriend?

@incus99 (1083)
Philippines
July 21, 2010 7:45am CST
Dogs are a man's best friend .. this is an age old cliche which I don't quite understand yet.. why not a cat? why not a bird? how about monkeys which are more human-like? Why do you think that DOGS are a Man's best friend? What's your opinion on this?
6 responses
• India
1 Aug 10
Dog is very obtdent and very fathful animal so Dogs are a man's best friend.... thanks for your comments & sharing.
• India
1 Aug 10
Dog is very faithfull animal, he understand his owner feelings & best ferinds , he have security man.
@AutumnGold (1056)
21 Jul 10
Doga are the most loyal pets known to man. We can shout at a dog, punish a dog, even smack a dog and it will still be a loyal friend and lie next to us, giving us it's paw and wanting to play. Cats on the other hand are selfish creatures, they usually only want to know us when they want food plus you cant train cats to be obedient like you can with dogs. I'd rather have a dog than a selfish greedy cat any day.
@picjim (3002)
• India
22 Jul 10
I can't agree with you more.Irrespective of your status a dog shows unqualified love.You may be down in the dumps and fellow humans may criticise you but a dog greets you without the baggage of those thoughts.My first choice is a dog.
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
21 Jul 10
A dog can be trained so that he or she is very obedient. He or she always looks at his or her owner lovingly. A dog is special to his or her owner from that very first day. For the rest of the dog's life the dog is the best friend of the owner or the family. A dog appreciates his or her food. A dog can go on enjoyable walks. A cat likes to please himself or herself. Like a cat enjoys fuss from his or her owner. He or she likes the dinner and then goes off on his or her own. A pet bird for example a parrot can be friendly but is not obedient like a dog. A dog is part of the family similar to the children in way I believe.
• India
22 Jul 10
Hi, A cat is actually very selfish animal. You stop feeding it and it will steal from your neighbors' kitchen. Monkeys are human-like and that is the problem. They sometimes do intelligent stuffs that may make the pet-owner jealous. Besides, monkeys are too much intelligent to be obedient. Birds can scream your head off, but it would prefer to be silent when someone intrudes through the window. So birds are of no use to mankind (except, of course the chickens). A dog is cool. Being dumb, it doesn't protest. Being paranoid, it starts howling even at your guests. Isn't that something? Dogs licks your shoes. So you rarely need a polish. Dogs can be of hybrid species. So you can show off your weird tastes to your guests. Dogs are fine actually. Thanks. God bless you
@aquariand (464)
21 Jul 10
The dog has been domesticated by man, a cat or bird or other animals can fend for themselves. Humans have made the dog reliant on them as they are no longer a wild animal but domestic pet. This is now why we say mans best friend as its the only animal we have trained to do what we wish. A loyal animal as it needs humans for it to survive
• United States
22 Jul 10
DOG is GOD spelled backwards and God is the mirror image of man. GOD in the mirror can spell DOG.