Dogs take less guidance to become good pets. If you're a retard like OP then stick to dogs.

All pets need a smart, observant owner to train them when they're young but cats even more so.

Cats have no particular personality unless you raise them well. Seriously. If you're not a cat person it's probably your fault for being lame and talentless at raising kittens. If you raise a cat well it won't bite or scratch and adores you as much as a dog.

Dogs are more expressive so autist retard normies think they are better pets. They can't detect and interpret the subtle nuances that cats give off. I know how bad an improperly raised cat can be, yes. I've been in homes where I could not believe how utterly complete their failure was in activating their cat's inner self.

You can look at an animal and see, is this creature just a beast or has their time interacting with humans imparted a view which expanded their consciousness?