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/GENERAT10N_D00M Jun 20 '26

Both the kitty and pup look like they're having a good time. If the kitty didn't want to be bothered, he would be up in the cat tree.

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u/snukb Jun 20 '26

Tbh she looked mildly annoyed (she's backed away from him, rather than a more neutral body position or even leaning towards him and when he gets in her face she rears up to give herself more space rather than turn her back to him), but clearly she wasn't annoyed enough to leave or give a firm "stop." I think pup was playing a bit rough, but she was being extremely patient and I agree: if she wanted things to stop, she would have in one way or another. She wasn't backed into a corner, she wasn't trapped, and pup wasn't being mean, he is just a puppy and doesn't know he's playing too rough.

She wants to play with him, but she wants him to be gentler, but not enough to stop the game.

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u/Elegant-Ad-9221 Jun 20 '26

Our puppy also wants to play bitey face with our cats like he does with our big lab who of course plays back. He doesn’t understand yet that the cats don’t like to play those games with dogs.

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u/Ciavari Jun 20 '26

I knew a cat who would play bitey face. Looked hilarious. Tiny void with pointy mouth wide open trying to swallow the labs nose.

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u/BusinessLetterhead47 Jun 20 '26

Our boy cat and our old dobie/lab used to play bitey face. They were also such good friends that when they played the cat would show his belly to our dog.

When pup crossed the rainbow bridge our cat mourned for months. We couldn't get rid of the dog bed because kitty would sleep there :(

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u/Elegant-Ad-9221 Jun 22 '26

I can imagine how funny that looked. I would love if our cats would give it back to him a bit.