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Brave cat stands strong while caught between two arguing German shepherds
Could you be as brave as this cat?
Jessica
11.10.20

A growling, snarling German Shepherd is a pretty intimidating sight. Unless you live with one – then you know that, for the most part, it’s all bark and no bite.

Apparently, even kitty siblings learn not to be fazed by their faux ferociousness either.

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

Somebody’s angry

Marshall the German Shepherd was in some kind of mood last year when his owner snapped this video. And it all begins with him appearing to get mad at whoever is behind the camera.

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

Alas, according to the caption, that’s not what pestering the canine. In reality, it’s his brother Maverick.

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

And what’s Maverick doing? Just existing, really. But existing a little too close to where Marshall is laying – and it’s clear he has no plans to give up his spot.

Maverick is pretty confused about the whole debacle.

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

The man in the middle

In the middle of the kerfuffle is Fisher, the resident house cat.

And despite his brothers making all sorts of perturbed noises and bearing their teeth a few inches from his little kitty head, he looks like he’s seen it all before. And he isn’t even fazed.

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

At most, his ears go back a little, but he doesn’t even bother to get up from his seat. In fact, it looks like he’s wondering why these guys woke him up.

Nearly 3 million people have viewed the video since January of 2019 when it was uploaded, including many German Shepherd owners. And for them, it was a familiar scene.

“As a lifelong owner of GSDs, I can say with authority that eventually you become unfazed even when they are literally fighting across your lap. That cat seems to have reached that point as well,” said one commenter.

Marshall goes from wild beast to forgetting why he was mad pretty quickly.

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

But then the snarling starts again – until he resorts to pouting.

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

Standing his ground

By all accounts, it just looks like Maverick wants to join the party.

But it’s a no-go for his doggy bro. Fisher couldn’t even begin to care, but he’s going to need everyone to stop barking and snarling if he’s going to get his requisite 23 hours of beauty sleep.

Maverick does nothing but stand there whining (with a couple of barks thrown in).

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

But Marshall acts like he’s threatening his very life. That or he just got his teeth whitened and he wants everyone to admire them.

A second tactic

Intimidation isn’t going to work, so Marshall tries to ignore the whole situation by looking off in the other direction.

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

And that makes Maverick whine – it sounds like he just wants some attention.

But he’s not going to get it here!

Shane F., the dogs’ owner, has plenty of videos on his YouTube channel showing that the dogs get along just fine and enjoy playing together. The problem appears to arise only in regard to the comfy couch.

If you look into the back right of the video, you’ll see there are plenty of other comfy spaces, although one seems to be taken up by yet another pup.

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

Poor Maverick just doesn’t know what to do with himself.

Intermediary

While no one was surprised by the way the dogs behaved, people were pretty impressed with Fisher. In fact, they wondered if he didn’t get a kick out of watching the argument.

“That cat:Good, good…let the hate flow through you.,'” joked a commenter who clearly thinks cats want everyone to come over to the Dark Side.

YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.
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YouTube Screenshot - Shane F.

Others compared it to couples therapy, noting the Fisher acted as the therapist. Alas, it appears these pups will need a few more appointments before they work it all out.

Be sure to scroll down below to see the drama unfold.

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