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Smile: Squirrel hides nuts in a Bernese Mountain dog's fur

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This is a well-known video, but it is the first time I have heard of it. The squirrel is tame, and his name is Wally. Not a smart move to mix up dog fur with grass! But there you go. Oh, by the way, this page is not about kittens or cats, but I couldn't resist. It is about dogs though: how this Bernese Mountain dog Jax accepts all the squirrel activity. He probably likes it actually.  The nut falls out of the fur (surprised? 😉👍). Wally tries to bury it in the carpet. He is a confused squirrel. The domestication has completely confused him. I have seen lots of squirrels being friends with cats and dogs. They tend to get on pretty well when socialised to each other. Other than that, domestic cats chase squirrels and normally fail to catch them but not always. I have seen a half-eaten squirrel and a proud domestic cat standing over the carcass. I know a bit about squirrels as I feed them. They nearly always bury the monkey nuts that I give them. However, I have never seen them dig ...

Ginger tabby kitten taps caregiver on arm for more of the same - attention

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Firstly, this is a little ginger tabby domestic kitten, and they have nice polite characters as we can see in this video. Cats do sometimes have the habit of gently touching their human caregiver to catch their attention. They have a variety of ways of achieving this, the most common of which is the meow which in human terms is a demand or request. In this instance we can probably guess and say that this kitten is catching his human's attention because he wants another kiss, more of the same, please. Or perhaps more accurately more loving interactions.  Screenshot. I guess he just wants the attention. I don't think - I know - that he actually understands the human kiss!! Cats don't understand that sort of thing, but they do understand the warmth of a relationship. They do understand the friendship in a relationship because it is reassuring. My belief is that domestic cats do like to be reassured because they are placed within the exclusively human environment. Everything ar...

F1 Savannah cat gently playing with a large dog friend (video)

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Both the first filial Savannah cat and the large dog in this video are playing very gently with each other. They clearly like each other a lot. It is heartwarming to see cat and dog being best friends like this.  F1 Savannah cat gently playing with a large dog friend (video). Screenshot. It is particularly nice when such an intelligent and energetic cat such as a first filial Savannah cat play so gently like this with an animal of another species. It is not, however, surprising to see them get along because no doubt at this breeder's facility, there are lots of cats, there are people and there may be more than one dog. All this goes to excellent socialisation of the cats. They learn to be around dogs and people and accept them and not be fearful of them.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝗙𝟭 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿 😸 (@f1savannahs) This should result in this first filial Savannah cat being a very good companion albeit a cat that i...