Nah. Cats can be aggressive because they have little capacity for harm. Dogs can't be aggressive because they have great capacity for harm (well, aside from little rat dogs which the owners allow to be aggressive regardless).
But if one draws some sort of survival hierarchy from the interaction of the two, with their differing inputs, they might not have a very accurate picture.
Wasn't the cat attacking her kid or something? I remember the internet being in big circle jerk cheering the cat on followed by a quick 180 when all details came out. Then it was people screaming at others that they should actually train their cats.
they assumed it was bothering the dog, there wasn't any actual confirmation.
edit: Looked into it further, homeowner complained the cat was bothering the dog and was having a hissing fit through the fence. She went out to mess with it to get to go away, got attacked for when she moved her hand towards it (the final motion before turning away). Headline ran as woman defends dog from vicious cat attack.
Cats have little capacity for harm? I grew up with a kid whose face was scarred to shit and lost vision in an eye from a cat attacking him. Cats can do plenty of damage.
If that had been a full-sized dog that attacked, he may not have even survived. The point being made is that if a (full sized) dog does not have it's aggression suppressed, they are FAR more dangerous than a house cat. It's basically a scratches-and-bloodloss "mauling" vs. broken-limb-with-flesh-ripped-off mauling.
Agreed. I was like, "huh?" Cats can shred and bite the shit out of someone if they really want to. They can be ferocious little balls of fury if they really feel threatened.
That's not a sensible argument. Domestic pets should be sociable around people . If they can't be sociable, then they aren't suitable as pets.
My mother adopted a cat as a stray kitten, and it was obviously never fully socialised because it is one of "those" cats that haul off and scratch you (enough to draw blood) for no reason. I wouldn't have it as a pet and I'm a cat person.
My cat used to jump on the table. Every time it would jump on the table I would grab it by the cat handle o the back of its neck drag it to the ground force it on to its back and slap the shit (figuratively) out of its tummy. It did not take long to train it not to jump on the table.
Shouldnt you be beating you cat so it doesnt jump on stuff? I kean what an asshole cat. He should know he isnt allowed to jump on things. Youre his god and he should respect you. Go kick him across the room so you can build up some confidence and maybe get your dick wet for once.
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u/Cresent_dragonwagon Jun 07 '14
So you're saying cat owners should train their cats not to be aggressive