I've lived with lots of dogs and a few cats growing up. We had a small chicken farm (and a few pigs) and once the cage was accidentally left open. The chicks were all over the place and we had to find each one. We had two dogs, Tommy and Kimberly (power rangers fan lol). Kimberly was the smart one, she would find each one and alert us. Tommy was the brat. He would run to Kimberly before we could, and he'd eat the chick. It was too funny. We couldn't afford being mad at him because he'd look guilty after. They had tragic deaths (I wont give more details). We had many more dogs before and after them.
Back when I was in elementary (4th grade?), my classmate gave me a cat. We named her Mimay. She stayed with us until I was in college. We loved her so very much and she was so awesome. One time she was pregnant and we moved into this house near the woods, and she would be outdoors watching out for snakes! She's killed a few and while carrying her babies! She travelled with us to many different towns. I loved her. We had to give her away when my brother was born. He was very asthmatic as a baby.
While I very much love cats, I slightly, very slightly prefer the adorable playfulness of dogs. They're much harder to raise though IMO, takes more effort. If I was allowed to have a pet right now, I'd have both but if I have to choose one, I'd go with dogs.