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Are you a cat person or a dog person? This question always sparks fierce debate among one-eyed pet owners. "Dogs!" barked Usha, the proud owner of 2-year-old white Samoyed, by the name of Sammy. Like all proud pet owners, Indian-born Usha had colorful pictures at hand. Sammy is a cute, fluffy looking creature with a wolf-like face and white coat of fur that would camouflage it perfectly in its snow-covered habitat of Siberia. These little huskies were bred to herd reindeer, pull sleds and keep their owners warm at night by sleeping on top of them. Sammy isn't wasting his natural abilities and can pull Usha's son around the streets of Beijing on his bicycle. This little husky is also multi-lingual and can understand the "sit down" command in English, Chinese zuo xia and Hindi baith ja. Smart behavior like this explains why dogs are a man's best friend. But according to my extensive 30-second website search, dogs run second behind those preening pussies. More people in the world own cats than dogs says the websites, so it must be true. And in China, a cool cat is much easier for an expat to keep then a dashing dog. My boss's wife is one of these cat lovers and admits she is totally controlled by the little feline by the name of Latte (as in coffee). Recently her husband was sent away from Beijing on business in Shanghai for nearly 3 weeks. Did she visit him? "I just can't leave my little Latte home alone," she cried. | 
