That's an interesting question! Maybe he thinks of "full of themselves" and "rude" as meaning dogs run around knocking things over, jumping on you, barking at everything and every one...not giving you space.

'Course, we've also had a skewed experience with cat ownership. We have a Ragdoll, which is exactly as it sounds. Sweet, calm, will hang over your shoulder, lay in your arms like a baby, just very, very docile.