For some time, now, those who are in the know understand that some dog and cat breeds have been selectively bred to extreme to emphasise their facial features which are dictated by the breed standards. However, breeders tend to overemphasise … continue reading…
In the UK certain dog breeds are automatically considered aggressive and dangerous under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. This is a dangerous way to assess dog aggression as many individual dogs of these outlawed breeds are unaggressive. Battersea Dogs & … continue reading…
NEWS AND COMMENT: You may remember the death of a tortoiseshell cat called Mini. She was killed by foxhounds who were being exercised in Madron, near Penzance, UK in March 2021. As I recall she was sitting on a fence … continue reading…
NEWS AND COMMENT: On Instagram, Martha Stewart tells us, 20 hours ago from the time of this post, that four of her dogs mistook her calico Persian cat Princess Peony for an “interloper” and “killed her defenceless little self. I … continue reading…
There is another TikTok trend brewing. They do tend to catch on. It’s amazing how people dream up new ways to attract viewers. They will do almost anything to achieve the goal standard of attracting millions of TikTok views. In … continue reading…
NEWS AND COMMENT: The first thing I want to address is the word “sicced”. I don’t even know how to pronounce it. I’ve never seen it before which is unusual for me but it means ‘to set upon or attack’. … continue reading…
NEWS AND COMMENT-CENTRE ROSA, CALIFORNIA: A man owns two aggressive dogs; one is a pit-bull and the other is a shepherd mix. They were allowed to roam freely in Santa Rosa and they attacked and killed two domestic cats who … continue reading…
Very old man struggles to protect his cat on the sidewalk from a marauding little dog. The concerning question is why the person who videoed the encounter did not stop videoing and go down and help the guy. It appears … continue reading…
Yes, this page starts off with the fact that dogs smell signs of cancer and seamlessly slides into cats…! And back to dogs again. The rules of social interaction are very similar and overlap so perhaps we in the cat … continue reading…
UK – NEWS AND COMMENT: Fox hunting hounds from the High Peak Hunt, out exercising with two supervisors in Bakewell, Derbyshire, spotted a cat on top of a garden wall having got ahead of their two mounted, supervising riders. One … continue reading…
This is a cute Instagram, TikTok video doing the rounds on social media. An overly excited pitbull got to meet a new kitten and in the video you can see Kylie Alexis doing her best to calm him down (@kyliealexis16). … continue reading…
The dog is more nervous than the cat even though he’s much bigger. The cat is confident and therefore there is no doubt that he or she has been socialised to dogs. In fact, you can hear the woman speaking … continue reading…
Mako acts like a cat and his human leader thinks it is because he was raised with cats initially. View this post on Instagram 9.5 million views on tiktok! Celebrating with lots of treats! Thanks for all the support! #fridgepup … continue reading…
The better and more generalised question is to ask which dog breeds have a low prey drive. Because it is the prey drive which makes a dog either dangerous or disconcerting, at the least, when they are around cats and … continue reading…
I have to be tough on the way the question has been asked in the title. Firstly, all cats do not look the same. There are some cats which have been bred to extreme which I mention below. Secondly, dogs … continue reading…
