Well, some cats and dogs cost more to maintain than others.
Daz and Shep being two dogs specifically that I know of.
*shudder*
Hearing a dog burp because it just ate the dustcover of a cushion is pretty horrible.
And hearing Daz mash his empty head on the underside of the table in excitement just because I looked at him was amusing and horrific at the same time.
I'd think the echo in his head would kill him.
Yes, it's likely that Daz is off somewhere slobbering on some poor sap at this moment.
I know that they say a dog's mouth actually has less bacteria than a human's, but I'm not exactly jumping on that bandwagon.
Even if there are more germs in my mouth than in a German Shepherd's, I still think that the Shep's breath is slightly more funky, if you catch my drift.