in which I'm a cat person
Also honestly?
AFAIK dogs or at least these two are basically other humans and specifically human children; they don't have a volume control, they can really be destructive, they don't necessarily want to play, whizz or eat when it's convenient to you, and were you to lash out at them it would be a horrible thing which would resonate in their memories, so the less spoons you have, the more careful you need to be not to yell.
It's possible that I got lucky in being around less chatty cats, but cats don't bark, and no matter what sort of horrible stinks and messes they make, they don't hit the same "that's a kid, be on your best behavior" buttons.
re: in which I'm a cat person
@Leucrotta I hear you. I love our dog Ripley to death, but I don't know if I'd be able to handle raising one on my own. XD