Dogs and cats

Why do dogs hate cats so much? o.O at least most does.

It is their natural instinct just like why humans must eat food. However, it is easy to break the instinct if you bred your cat and dog from young as there were kittens and puppies; they would not bark or attack each other. I have a cat and dog at home, they don't fight and even sleep together ;D

Dogs do not hate cats it's often that they just see cats as something to chase. the cat will feel threatened and that will in turn make the dog feel threatened, and it's downhill from there and the chase is on. Actually, many cats and dogs get along just fine.

Dogs and cats generally have different social styles. A dog is a social animal, which must exist in a hierarchal society while the cat lives an independent life, mostly outside of the lives of other cats or animals. With such different social styles, a dog and cat will misunderstand each other at the beginning, even if the dog has friendly intentions at the beginning.When a dog first sees a cat, particularly if it has never seen a cat, it will go bounding up to the cat. The dog rushes to the cat with different social expectations than that of the cat. The dog will expect to be able to sniff at the cat's hind end as a social exchange and the cat does not want any of that. Other social behaviors that the dog may do that will turn off the cat include the wagging tail.The problem with the wagging tail is that its movement means different things to the dog and the cat. To the dog, the wagging tail is a social greeting that usually indicates happiness. To the cat, the wagging tail means displeasure and even anger. When the dog rushes to the cat with a wagging tail, the cat may interpret this as hostility. In return, when the dog sees the wagging tail on the cat, it may interpret this as a sign of friendliness when in fact the cat really feels hostility.When the dog tries to sniff the cat, the cat may react by running off or attacking the dog. If the cat attacks the dog after the dog's friendly or not so friendly approach, the dog's attitude towards the cat and even other cats has been altered to the point where the dog may appear to hate cats.Dogs may hate cats, particularly when the two animals misunderstand each other from the beginning. Not all cats and dogs hate each other. You can find photographic evidence and anecdotal stories about cats and dogs cuddling together and otherwise getting along

Arron_zero · #1Why do dogs hate cats so much? o.O at least most does.

Tell you something dogs like to chase things, I once command my dog to sit and he also does it no matter what but this time, I ran and he chase after me....

Makes sense though I don't think that applies to my dogs -.- my dogs goes nuts whenever they see a cat...sadly they've killed a few that wanders into my house ><

It is not really dogs that hate cats.
It's cats that hate dogs.Now I've got you thinking.

Replying to #6

Usually dogs, or maybe just mine, barks and chases cats when they see one while cats usually just walk on by when they see dogs though sometimes deliberately slowly to anger dogs that can't reach them.

The whole "Cats versus Dogs" statement is somewhat of an Urban Legend.In truth, it's more about stating territories & boundaries. Cats & dogs fight because often one violates the others' territories. Take for example a family owning a cat who has lived in a particular neighborhood for a long time. Then a new family moves in next door who has a dog. Naturally being a newcomer, the dog will try to establish its own territory. Now depending on the dog's size & nature (or personality) it might respect an old timer, or the most often instance is it will chase off its competition (the cat) to gain ground.Also, if you've lived with both cats & dogs for a huge part of your life you'll also realize this generalization that the two are bitter rivals is wrong. We've had cats & dogs ever since I was little & though a few of our dogs are indeed cat haters, most of them are not, especially if a cat & a dog grew up together as puppy & kitten in the same home.

Well, it is kinda true that my dogs or at least one of them chases everything that doesn't fly -.- from mouse to monitor lizards to cats. But I don't know. It just seems that whenever he sees a cat, he has this high urge to chase the cat. Maybe my dogs were born cat haters? xD

Replying to #9

You'll understand cats & dogs' different personalities better once you've gone through 30+ dogs & cats over your lifetime :)

according to...
CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE
they don't hate each other....maybe....sometimes....im confused

Replying to #11

I hope you realize that it's a movie aimed at a child's flexible mind. @_@;;

i understand that....(fixes frmaes)

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My cat isn't scared of dogs he teases them and if they get close he scares them away.

I've seen instances where cats chases dogs...Though one of my relatives has this cute situation. They have a dog which is really fierce. And every day a cat which is either stray or the neighbor's comes over and sleeps on top of the rack behind the dog. It's like they're a couple xD

i would love to see a picture of that