Some people are cat people, some are dog people. But regardless of which camp they fall into, most people are simply crazy about their pets. The connections people form with their cats and dogs are often the longest, strongest relationships in their lives. They are our soul mates, our best friends, sometimes even our surrogate children. What makes these creatures such key members of our families?
Perhaps it’s because our furry friends have long provided us with comfort, camaraderie, and unconditional love. Cats and dogs are our unending source of kisses, cuddles, slobber, claws, and laughs. Watch as NATURE shares the stories of pet owners and their beloved animals. From a very special dog named Jerry, to a cat that saved a man’s life, Why We Love Cats and Dogs presents a portrait of some of the most powerful and remarkable connections we experience as humans—the unbreakable bonds with our pets.
Four-time Emmy Award winner, filmmaker and director Ellen Goosenberg Kent kept the 10-month production of NATURE’s Why We Love Cats and Dogs on the right track. Ellen brings a strong visual sense to the art of storytelling and was able to illuminate the dynamic human-pet relationship, revealing how dogs and cats share our emotions in many significant ways.
Update February 19, 2009: Professional dog trainer and behaviorist Sarah Wilson answers Five Good Questions on PBS Engage.
Online content for Why We Love Cats and Dogs was originally posted February 2009.
Photo by Joe Sinnot © EBC
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Thank tou Nature! this show was long over due. Over my 50+ years I have been owned by cats, dogs, and horses. Right now there are 3 cats that rule my home Buddy 11, Miss Lily 4, and Pryncess Diva 3. I would not have it any other way. They sleep with me . Wake me before the alarm clock rings. Let me know before someone knocks at the door. My favorite is when my brother calls on the phone. Instead of saying hello, he talks to the cats. Lilly, Buddy, Pryncess, and he goes on and on as if they will answer. Lily will, she runs to the answer machine and will look at it and meow back to him. If I hold the phone to her as he is talking she looks at it and walks away. Let him walk into my apt. and she runs into the bedroom. I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!!!!! THEY ARE MY LIFE AND MY BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw this show on PBS last night. It was awesome. It so perfectly captures the wonderful connection we have with our furry companions. When we open our homes and our hearts, our lives are filled with unconditional love. All creatures deserve love and good homes. DAN FRAZIER: You should be kept in a cage at a shelter for awhile and see what it’s like. If you have to be a hater, keep it to yourself. NO ONE, I repeat, NO ONE wants to hear your opinion. What goes around, comes around.
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geez, lighten up on Dan’s comment. It me laugh. I’ve found a lot of guys have that almost exaggerated dislike for cats and their ways, but its not like they’re abusing them, sheesh. I suspect many of them would secretly be happy if my kitty flirted with him in the way that only he can. They can’t help it, I’ve seen it!
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I know how that feels! I have 13 cats! (all former strays or rescues) I don’t know what I would do with out them, Just thinking about when they die makes me tear up. The connection between me and my cats is stronger than I have with all my former best friends combined! My baby, Milly, owns my room. She gets mad if I take too long to get to bed, She sleeps by my head every night, and even when she’s mad at me, she still sleeps under the bed.
Animals make way better friends than people.
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Why do people compare cats to dogs anyway? All animals should be judged on their own and each species should bbe valued by their companionship. I’ve seen posts on other sites that say that “cats suck because they can’t play like dogs” :P it’s stupid. It’s like comparing birds to lizards (which I’ve both had as pets, and they are loving as well. Well, the lizard, not so much).
It’s true!!! I love and trust cats more than anything, even myself. They understand you even if you do not speak. Even I am crying right now. I do not know why but there is a special force between me and cats. In the morning I always feed the street cats. The way they come around you, meowing, at that ime it is like my heart stops and my brain does not thinks of anything but only cats. Nothing is more important for me than cats. I love them so crazily that I can jump into canyon without a parachute to save one, and that only a miracle can rescue me. I can give my anything to get one. I even breath with them. They are better than humans. I can not tell you how much I love them. My love is so big that it can not be said in any words or written somewhere, it can only be felt somewhere deep in your heart. I hope you will understand me because till now nobody in my life understood me.
Yours friend,
Sally
Nice show. Although my heart goes out to the couple with the dog with cancer, Jerry, I remember something differently from my own experiences with veterinary oncologists. The husband said that they didn’t want Jerry to have to suffer through chemotherapy (and other treatments). I distinctly remember the oncologist telling us that dogs don’t experience chemotherapy like humans do. I know that it’s a debilitating treatment for many humans and I too didn’t want my dog to experience that. The vet said that dogs aren’t affected that way. I would hate for others to deny their dogs treatment based on a misconception.