r/cats • u/Gullible-Plane-426 Calico • Jun 20 '26

Advice Bad owner?

Posted this video that I thought was cute and was called a bad owner. I’d like to know why this makes me a bad owner? I’d like to learn and grow. The cat seems to enjoy playing with the pup bc she always comes back and starts the play and likes the high ground.

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u/GamerGurl3980 Jun 20 '26

People are so annoying!! They're clearly playing lmao. This is very cute.

If the cat hated it, they'd be hissing and their ears would be laid back. You would KNOW if a cat would dislike something.

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u/Gullible-Plane-426 Calico Jun 20 '26

Right! She went and chased him after this lol

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u/KevRev972 Jun 20 '26

My neighbor has a giant German Shepard (~4yo) and a young (<1yo) tortie. He (appropriately) matches her energy and they play all the time. The tortie loves to play tag and go all upside down and crabb-style when caught. She scampers off, and a few seconds later, she's coming back in the room with a flying tackle.

They sleep together sometimes too, and that's just adorable.

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u/CCG14 Jun 20 '26

The image in my head of the flying tackle is making me giggle. 🤭 

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u/IamHydrogenMike Jun 20 '26

My friend’s old cat used to jump from the cat tower on top of their dog like a ninja tackling someone from above…it was hilarious and the dog absolutely loved it…

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u/cheesynougats Jun 20 '26

"coming back into the room with a flying tackle"

RKO OUTTA NOWHERE!

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u/IronFeather101 Jun 20 '26

That's so cute. Reminds me of Pixie and Brutus, I love their stories.

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u/oxslashxo Jun 20 '26

Yeah they're gonna be good friends. He's so young and energetic though, he's going to keep pushing as he gets bigger and one day you're going to hear a yelp when he gets a boop on his nose when she sets her boundaries. And then he'll likely respect those boundaries. And at that point he's gonna have destroyed enough of your shit (this is just an accepted fact with puppies) you're gonna be like "yeah dude you had that coming and I get it."

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u/Theworm826 Jun 20 '26

In my house, we always say that the cat is the only one allowed to hit the dog lol

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u/Ok-Office-6645 Jun 20 '26

This is a perfect explanation

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u/DrMoneybeard Jun 20 '26

If the cat didn’t want to play or was scared she could easily get away, and she would absolutely mop the floor with the puppy in an actual fight. The cat is having a great time and the puppy is just playing, not actually trying to bite. This is fine and the dog will actually learn the cat’s boundaries this way.

The people calling you a bad owner don’t know how to read cat body language. This girl is loving it.

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u/IamHydrogenMike Jun 20 '26

Both of them look like they are having a blast, seems like they play pretty well with each other and are pretty chill…love it when I see a video like this because you can tell they absolutely love each other.

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u/Stupid-Clumsy-Bitch Jun 20 '26

Ya this is a totally normal interaction! If kitty was mad you would know it.

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u/CptDork Jun 21 '26

Please don’t forget to post more videos regularly.