Why dogs chase cats? :p?
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because they're bullies! (although I've seen many a cat chase a dog too! )
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dogs and cats have seperate blood groups, they actually are further evolved than humans because it is possible for ANY dog to give blood to a dog that has not previously been transfused and for the dog not to suffer any consequences
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I used to live on a farm that had a lot of cats...one day far off in the field i see one and start saying "here kitty kitty kitty"..walking towards it...then it starts not walking, but running towards me. When it gets close enough, I realize it's not a cat but a mother GROUNDHOG with a den nearby. I never knew that groundhogs could run that fast, but what's more amazing is that I didn't know I could either. LOL Needless to say, the groundhog got tired of chasing me and I got safely in the house. Moral of the story? Just cuz it looks like a cat don't mean it's a cat.
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This is an interesting phrase in that, although there's no definitive origin, there are several speculative derivations.\n\nThe first thing to say is that the phrase seems to be unrelated to the well-known antipathy between dogs and cats, which is made word in the phrase "fight like cat and dog". In fact "raining cats and dogs" doesn't make a great deal of literal sense and the explanations below that attempt to link the phrase to felines, canines and weather seem rather feeble. \n\nHere goes though - take your choice.\n\nIt comes from mythology. Witches, who often took the form of their familiars - cats, are supposed to have ridden the wind. Dogs and wolves were attendants to Odin, the god of storms and sailors associated them with rain. Well, some evidence would be nice. There doesn't appear to be any to support this notion.\n\n\nCats and dogs were supposed to be washed from roofs during heavy weather. This is a widely repeated tale. It got a lease of life with the message "Life in the 1500s", which began circulating on the Internet in 1999. Here's the relevant part of that:\n\nI'll describe their houses a little. You've heard of thatch roofs, well that's all they were. Thick straw, piled high, with no wood underneath. They were the only place for the little animals to get warm. So all the pets; dogs, cats and other small animals, mice, rats, bugs, all lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery so sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Thus the saying, "it's raining cats and dogs."\n\nThis is nonsense of course. It hardly needs debunking, but, least there be any doubt... \n\nDogs lived in thatched roofs? No, of course they didn't. Even accepting that mad idea, for them to have slipped off when it rained they would have needed to be on the outside - hardly the intuitive place for an animal to shelter from bad weather.\n\n\nThe phrase is supposed to have originated in England in the 17th century when city streets were filthy and heavy rain would occasionally carry along dead animals. \n\nThe idea that seeing a dead cats and dogs floating by in storms would cause people to coin this phrase is far fetched, but just about believable.\n\n\nAnother suggestion is that it comes from a version of the French word, catadoupe, meaning waterfall. \n\nWell, again. No evidence. If the phrase were 'raining cats' or if there also existed a French word, dogadoupe we might be going somewhere with this one. As there isn't lets pass this by. \nReturning to facts rather than idle speculation, we do know that the phrase was in use in a modified form in 1653, when Richard Brome's The City Wit, has the line:\n\n"It shall raine .. Dogs and Polecats".\n\nPolecats aren't cats as such but the jump between them in linguistic rather than veterinary terms isn't large. \n\nIn a form more like the current version it appears in Jonathan Swift’s 'A Complete Collection of Polite and Ingenious Conversation' in 1738: \n\n"I know Sir John will go, though he was sure it would rain cats and dogs".\n\nMore likely than any of the versions given above is that this is just a nice descriptive turn of phrase, which doesn't relate to any particular event or practise. \n\nThere's a similar phrase originating from the north of England - "it's raining stair-rods". No one has gone to the effort of speculating that this is from mythic reports of stairs being carried into the air in storms and falling on gullible peasants. Its just a rather good vivid phrase giving a graphic impression of heavy rain.\n\nAnother similar phrase is "it’s raining like pitchforks", the first known reference of which is D. Humphreys' Yankey in England, 1815:\n\n"I'll be even with you, if it rains pitchforks - tines downwards."
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why do u look like a cat?
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Well, animals do it to lighten the load, and to distract the pursuer on the scent trail.
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Yes!  I think they can mate all they want, but will never create offspring.  They have different gnomes or something and they are from different major families.  We discussed this when i was in high school in my biology class.  But I believe a dog CAN get freaky and busy with a cat, just no outcome except maybe one sore pu$$y.  lol.\nMaybe someday they will genetically engineer the pet some of us are looking for but until science gets involved i dont think it will ever happen.  Sorry to disappoint.  But then again i have been wrong once before.  lol.
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Cats are notoriously curious animals. They enjoy peering into every nook and cranny and exploring. Much of this dates back thousands of years when they would search for safe places to make a 'den'. The instinct is still with them to this day. Naturally they could explore something that is dangerous, such as a live electric cable, that could kill them. Traditionally cats have nine lives and as they get into many scrapes that could kill them and escape it is an understandable mis-conception. However cats do get killed through their curiosity, many get locked in garden sheds or garages when exploring and die of starvation so in those cases curiosity really did kill the cat. The antithesis is 'but satisfaction brought it back.' I suppose if an exploring cat found what it was looking for and satisfied it's curiosity it would then retreat from the danger and not lose it's life.
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It does in some places. North Bay Ontario requires dogs and cats to be kept on a leash. I guess enough people complained about getting "nuggets" left in their gardens, birds vanishing from feeders, and late night love parties. All should be equal in how they are treated. While a dog may be bigger, I have seen cats do some nasty things to people. (bite/scratch) I am sure there are other towns with the same style by-laws, but I only know of this one for certain.
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because cats are superior!  cats rock!
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nope. but, did you know that in Tennesee or something, it is illegal for a cat to chase a dog up a tree? bet you didn't!
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theres a number of reasons, it all depends on the way one chases another, it can be an act of aggresion, one trying to chase another away but obviously failing, it can be an attempt to mate, or it can be an attempt to school, dependent on the species of goldfish, smaller ones attempt to school.
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Cats are independent and appear to be less loyal as they are not "pack" animals like dogs. Dogs think you are part of their pack (think wolves) and except for my dog they think you're the leader of the pack, hence their loyalty.  Cats are not pack animals and typically rely on their own wits for survival (think lion) but treated well will always love you as much as your dog
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Purrr-fect business concept!\nYou could create several styles (since cats are finicky) and put them all in a 'cat-alogue'.\n\nActually you could create a GPS collar system. That way owners could tell exactly where their cats were 'catting around'.
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I think they can both be affectionate - each in their own way.\n\nI have had dogs but have only cats now.  All six of my cats are very affectionate.  One, especially, is my constant shadow and wants to be with me all of the time. She 'talks' to me and snuggles at night.
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this one cause a arguement. my ex-boyfriend thought cats and dogs have no bones in their tails. may not have been the answer you were expecting but i still think it's a pretty dumb thought.
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I like Tigers too, or any type of cats.  I have a Siamese cat that is alot of fun. He fetches like a dog, opens doors, and walks on a leash!  :)