From my Quora feed (y'all might appreciate this especially if you live with both a dog and a cat):
I asked my dog why she had healthy respect for the cat.
Dog: Cat? What be cat?
Me: The little furry thing? That thing, over there, sleeping in your bed?
Dog: THAT? You mean “Whirring Claws Of Death”?
Me; It’s called a Cat.
Dog: My name better. Her is chainsaw with fur.
Me: Isn’t she your friend? Like, you share your bed with her…
Dog: Me no share. Her take. Me say “please move”. Her say “You like your nose in that shape or you want me trim it for you?”
Me: Aw, she’s not that bad…
Dog: Her eats my food. Her sits on stairs and makes her nails into razor blades. Her is demon chainsawclaws.
Me: Don’t you think you’re exaggerating?
Dog: Member when she tried to disembowel me?
Me: She didn’t, she swiped at your nose and you had a little drop of blood…
Dog: Same thing. Nose is important. All me tried to do was friendly sniff. Her don’t follow rules. Demon.
Me: Look, I’ll pick her up, I’ll show you….
At this point, I picked her up and cuddled her.
She swiped me with her claws, then went back to the dog’s bed.
As I looked at the scratches…
Dog: Told you. Demon Razor Chainsawclaw Whirring claws of death thing. That me name for “cat”. Her be “antisocial”. Need CatAsbo.
At that point the cat said:
Cat: Yes, that’s me, and if the two of you don’t shut up so I can sleep, Imma gonna show you how bad it can get. Now, out.
And then, we both backed quietly out of the room.
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Dogs aren’t so much as afraid of cats as what the cat will do.
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Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine
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