What makes a better pet, rabbits or dogs?

[Msputiton]

Rabbits

Dogs

[AmandaYVR]

Dogs:

• Loyal. Tend to live for their owners, very interactive. They've been bred to live with humans, conform to our preferences, and even learned how to read our facial expressions
• You'll get exercise having to walk them 3x/day
• You have to walk them 3x/day!
• Way more high-maintenance than all stay-at-home pets
• Can destroy your home. Love to chew. Get very anxious when left alone, may take that out on your furniture, shoes, etc.
• Very trainable. Training them, teaching them, can become a hobby of yours
• It's a way to meet other people, when you go to a dog park, etc.
• See last note about intelligent rabbits. Same goes for intelligent dogs. But there are many dog breeds, all built for different purposes
• Dogs can be dangerous. They become a liability in terms of people you interact with
• People are more likely to have cat and dog alleries than rabbit allergies

Rabbits:

• Adorable!!! Their little cheeks are so damn kissable (and they never have doggie breath)
• I think they smell amazing (them/their fur.) They're meticulously clean animals. Give them enough room, and they want to stay clean, and ideally only pee in one corner of their cage
• They are extremely difficult to 100% housetrain. With freedom, they will use wherever they want in your home (you'll be washing bedding a lot)
• Compact size is easy to keep inside, or anywhere
• Cages are portable, and if you ever need to go away and have someone care for them, that's easy, because the pet can be brought to them
• Despite their reputations, they are not actually social creatures that need a fellow rabbit to live with and be happy. They actually are quite territorial and many prefer to be on their own
• Rabbit vets are specialty, often called "Exotics". Not all vet clinics treat them. Call ahead to ask if they treat exotics
• Netherland Dwarfs are precocious, the most intelligent of domesticated breeds. Intelligent animals are fun to keep. But they will challenge you and your rules

I've had lots of experience with animals. If you have any other specific qs, just ask.

[KittyKat90210]

I've had both and they're both nice to have as pets, but dogs win this one. They're more sociable with people, are loyal, and are great companions.

I had a lop who was the sweetest rabbit I've seen. He and my cats would play together, which was the cutest thing to watch. Then he would hop over and push his nose against my hand to let me know he wanted me to pet him. So that was cute. He had a pretty big cage so he wouldn't be too confined, and there was a litter box in the corner that he used most of the time. Rabbits are easy to litter train, but it only works when the litter box is convenient for them. I would let him out of his cage for several hours every day, basically anytime I was home. He'd hop around and jump and play, but he'd also poop and pee EVERYWHERE. Also, rabbits will chew literally anything they can get their teeth on. It was exhausting to constantly be moving power cords and charging cables away from wherever he was. He'd still manage to chew on the bottom corners of the couch though ::sigh::

My dog was just a big softy. Super lovable and would always be there for me. There's work involved in having a dog, walking and trimming their nails and so on, but the reward is amazing.

So... as much as I loved my rabbit, I'd choose a dog in the future.

[Jaximus-Lion]

Not rabbits, here is why! They feel depressed if they are in a little cage and there is no fun in that, even for you. If you let them roam free in the house/room they will poop and pee everywhere. They stink if you don't take care their coop/cage so it must be cleaned every now and then. Special hay , special food, difficult to catch.

[humanearth]

But they do make great food source

[Jaximus-Lion]

@humanearth oh yes 👌. I had two, one was grilled, the second was a stew 😋

[Wish4UrB00ty]

Interesting contrast. I’m not sure that they compare really. Like there different types of pets… well in my view anyways.. I suppose that if they were on a comparison board the dog would win… in my view but I think that they are totally different types of pets.

[Wish4UrB00ty]

Thank you friend!!

[Kori1236]

Dogs; they’re more versatile and fit my lifestyle easier. Rabbits are a better food source, cheaper to raise, easy to dispatch and easy to reproduce. The only downside is they do need a lot of space and an interactive enclosure.

[Fuentes]

Rabbits poop in like 360's I swear I don't know how they do it lol but dogs are better cause at least they shit in one place haha

[Msputiton]

🤣🤣🤣

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Of course, dogs!!!

I love my pup so much!!!

[xJeremyx]

I know a certain user is 100% choosing rabbits 😂😂

I personally love dogs, but not hate for rabbits too!

[20yearsolder]

I've had both, but the dogs went hands down. You can do so much more with them

[humanearth]

Rabbits make good pets, and in emergencies you can eat them

Yeah, I know many people eat dog to

[Adam1978]

Neither rabbits are boring and most dogs are noisy.

[andreasderjuengere]

Rabbit

[Paul_in_Indy]

We call them man’s best friend for a reason.

[Paul_in_Indy]

Rabbits are a hassle and have a bad habit of eating their young. …but they are reliable meat producers. If you aren’t planning to eat them, they aren’t worth the trouble.

[exitseven]

Dogs, mans best friend.

[Katie1964]

Dogs are my favorite pets.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Dogs, but cats are best in my opinion.

[Iron_Man]

Dogs hands down

[KittyKat90210]

But.. but.. dogs don't have hands! Sorry, I couldn't resist saying that :p

[Iron_Man]

@KittyKat90210 lol

[Preeti161101]

Dog 🐕 for me

[LavLavLuv]

🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇

[Debbie14217]

dogs i think

[Wise4myage]

Dogs, of course.