dogs have masters, cats have staff

English

Proverb

dogs have masters, cats have staff

(humorous) A dog will always aim to please and display loyalty to its owner, whereas a cat will always seek to be served and obeyed.
- 2002, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats A Journey Into the Feline Heart:
  Somebody once quipped that only dogs have masters; cats have staff!
- 2007, Cindy Adams, Living a Dog's Life, Jazzy, Juicy, and Me:
  It was suggsted I get a cat. This was not for me. Dogs have masters, cats have staff.
- 2015, Sara Munson Deats, Conrad Gordon Deats, Cats I Have Loved:
  A wit once joked, "Dogs have masters, cats have staff." This adage aptly described Loki, but certainly neither Sheba nor Tinker.

Alternative forms

dogs have owners, cats have staff

See also

cats rule, dogs drool

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