Fluff time: large cat vs tiny dog, which is better to possess?

When you look at it, there is not much difference in a tiny mutt (rat dog, or purse pooch) and a large cat. Neither can defend your property, and they are good in the lap. However, a cat won’t necessarily like being cooped up in a purse, if he escapes the yard, unlike a rat dog, he/she can find their way back. You don’t have to walk them, and if you train them to go outdoors you don’t have the box. OK, they both shed depending on breeds. In many ways an ”ankle bitter” is like a cat you have to walk, because you can’t just open the door and let them go take care of business knowing they will come back at some point asking to be let in. Large cat vs. small dog, make the case why possessing one is better than the other?