I have 2 cats and a dog (did have 2 but one died couple years ago) .. the dog barks all night. So I have to wear ear plugs. She wakes me up barking right outside my window everytime she gets out of her pen, and can't get back in. :smiley24: And she poops all over the place, and I have to clean it up. I have to walk the dog, groom the dog, and clip the dogs nails.
The cats .. keep my house free of rodents and bugs .. and they don't wake me up .. they poop in the woods behind my house, so I don't clean up anything .. they meet me at my car when I get home, jump in and get some pets .. then when I'm ready to get out .. they go about their business. Neither have ever scratched me, bitten me .. and for the most part they don't get in my way.
I love all 3, but the cats are WAY lower maint. than the dog will ever be lol.