• Australis13@fedia.io
    495·
    1 month ago

    Plenty of dogs I know would happily chase and harass a cat, so I’m inclined to think that it’s more likely that the dog deserved it than not…

    • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
      29·
      1 month ago

      It’s a valuable lesson.

      Dogs and cats communicate very differently. And cats sure as hell are not prey animals to be trifled with.

      I’m pretty sure an eagle could best a cat in a fight, but they hold their own against many dogs.

      • Godort@lemmy.ca
        33·
        1 month ago

        Pound for pound, cats are way more dangerous in a fight than dogs. It’s just that cats are usually ~1/3 the weight of the dog that also lives in the house.

        • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          5·
          1 month ago

          Which is also why they’re social animals. One cat isn’t a match for a bear. When ten cats are together the bear is rethinking its choices.

      • The_v@lemmy.world
        11·
        1 month ago

        A cat that is not afraid of a dog is soon coyote poop in my area.

        Keep the little murder machines inside please.

    • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
      18·
      1 month ago

      Most medium sized dogs could easily kill a cat but they simply dont want to. They just wanna be frens :)

      • starchylemming@lemmy.world
        17·
        1 month ago

        like a grown man 1000 times its size running away from a hornet

        picking the right battles is wise

  • Lena@gregtech.euEnglish
    20·
    1 month ago

    Our cat scares away dogs passing by, she’s not to be messed with

  • AlexLost@lemmy.world
    5·
    1 month ago

    Sounds like cat to me. They have two modes, attack everything, or run away. Also, when they are with their peeps, cuddle machine, but only with their peeps. The other two modes still apply as well. At all times they are in observe and report surveillance mode.

  • cm0002@piefed.worldEnglish
    41·
    1 month ago

    Oh hey, this is just like my void! Established dominance with the dog on day 1 (cat was first)

    Must be a void thing lmao

  • moseschrute@lemmy.world
    2·
    24 days ago

    My cat is 18 and the other day he tried to attack a dog that is at least 4 times his weight. Keep in mind his top speed is typically very very very slow. But I’ve never seen him move as fast as when he tried to jump on this dog.