It’s not often that cats run up to dogs to say hello. Most cats are just way too timid to ever do something that bold, hence the term “scaredy-cat”.
However, a viral video that was posted on YouTube recently shows that in a lot of cases, this fear is actually misplaced.
It turns out that many cats and dogs are perfectly capable of tolerating each other’s presence and coexisting in peace. Sometimes, they can even become friends.
In this case, the family brought home a new kitten named Squirt.
They let her run around the living room with their two full-grown Dalmatians. Since they didn’t know what either of the pets would do, they decided to record the situation on video to share with the world.
After all, according to the Humane Society, many kittens when brought into a new home get really nervous and spend a few days hiding from everyone before they become comfortable. What happened here was pretty surprising though.
The one in this video simply never got the memo that cats and dogs aren’t supposed to get along.
As soon as she was let loose in the room, she began eyeing up the huge dog. He was about fifty times her size, but that didn’t discourage her at all. She wanted to play and the dog was the only one around.
She slowly inched her way across the rug towards the Dalmatian to see what he would do.
However, the dog didn’t even react. He sat there completely ignoring her. That’s when Squirt decided to take things to the next level and see how much the dog would really tolerate.
She sprinted over and pounced on the Dalmatian’s tail.
It looked like a fun toy to the little kitten. She began chewing on it and wrestling with it, and finally, she had the dog’s attention.
He jumped up and walked away to the other side of the rug.
He was not impressed at all by the little furball’s antics, yet, he wasn’t about to get worked up over the situation. He just wanted to be left alone.
He looked up at the camera as if to say, “Can you humans please just get this annoying kitten away from me?”.
Squirt had a different idea in mind though. She was determined to convince the Dalmatian to be her friend.
She saw the dog’s tail wagging and instantly pounced on it again.
She couldn’t resist. Once again the dog jumped up, moved away, and pleaded with his owners to get the kitten away from him.
This time, Squirt realized that she was going to have to face the big pup head-on if she really wanted to get his attention.
She ran right up to his face and stared him down while batting his nose with her paw. It was one of the most adorable things ever.
Luckily, the Dalmatian wasn’t aggressive at all.
He was a really good sport about the whole situation and refused to get worked up. Unfortunately for the kitten though, he just had no interest in playing.
While the dog and cat ultimately didn’t become friends that day, we can’t imagine Squirt giving up anytime soon. She will continue to annoy the Dalmatian, and the Dalmatian will continue to plead with the owners to intervene. However, he will never resort to violence. That much is clear. He is just not that kind of dog.
Watch the full video of the new kitten attempting to play with the dog below.
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