You know how people always say cats and dogs hate each other? Well, I have this theory that those people are wrong. I have spent many hours observing the cat/dog dynamic and have found several things to be true.
1. Dogs LOVE cats. They love them and want to play with them. All. The. Time.
If one of the cats so much as looks at Charlie, he immediately assumes they want to play with him and acts accordingly. ESPECIALLY if the cats make a ruckus. Because making loud noises means you’re having fun. RIGHT?
2. Cats are not interested in dogs unless the dog(s) in question are not paying attention to them. (Draw your relationship between men & women analogies here.)
At any point in time when Charlie is not looking at Chloe or if he’s asleep, her first instinct is to walk up to him and sniff his face. Particularly his nose. I think she’s checking to see if he’s alive because how could he possibly not be paying attention to her? As far as she is concerned, the only possible reason that the dog is not paying attention to her is because he is dead.
3. Cats are notorious liars.
As soon as Charlie is aware that Chloe is checking him out, he will immediately pay attention to her and try to play with her. She will respond by acting disinterested and vocalizing such disinterest LOUDLY AND REPEATEDLY.
And yet, if you give them enough time, something like this will eventually happen:
Best Frenemies
And yes. Every time he moved even a little, she bitched about it the whole time.
