Dogs tend to be scarier due to two reasons, I think. One, they are usually and obviously a lot bigger, so they seem to be capable of a lot more damage (although, when a cat wants to, they can do a lot of damage as well). Two, dogs are territorial. If they aren't trained correctly, or don't know you, their first reaction is to protect their territory. Cat's aren't like that. They could care less who you are and what you're doing as long as you aren't messing with them directly. You have to be a lot more threatening to get attacked by a cat than a dog.
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