Who’s Smarter, Cats or Dogs?

Science Has the Answer

Eliza Jonasson
Eliza Jonasson
Published in
3 min readMay 23, 2022

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Who’s Smarter, Cats or Dogs?
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We all know that cats are smarter than dogs. They have a better memory, they’re more social, and they have higher IQs. However, the debate about dog vs cat intelligence has been going on for decades.

What is Intelligence and What Makes it?

Intelligence is a word that is used to describe the mental ability of an individual. It can be defined as the ability to learn from experience, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.

There are many different types of intelligence such as emotional intelligence, spatial intelligence, linguistic intelligence, and social intelligence.

How Smart Is Your Cat or Dog?

The cat vs. dog debate is a long-standing one that has been going on for years. The question of which one is smarter has been up in the air for just as long. In the past, there have been many studies and tests done to determine which animal is more intelligent, but now we have a definitive answer.

A study was done by Dr. Stanley Coren, an expert on canine behavior and intelligence and professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada to settle this debate once and for all. The experiment involved observing how well each…

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