Dogs That Live With Cats Develop Distinctive Behaviors
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- Dogs and cats in many homes live together peacefully and can learn behaviors from one another.
- People jokingly call dogs or cats that adopt the other species’ traits “cat-dogs.”
- A canine behavior specialist and researchers have examined how cats can influence dogs’ character and behavior.
Dogs and cats may have long been portrayed as natural enemies, but in many homes they live together peacefully and learn from one another.
That exchange can produce unexpected traits associated with the other species. People sometimes jokingly refer to the animals as “cat-dogs” when they adopt those behaviors.
A dog behavior specialist has explained how living with cats can influence dogs’ character and behavior, while researchers who have studied the subject have also reported interesting observations.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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