worth watching for the end
yo what tHE FUCK ¡
Interesting fact these two are playing but they are using play behaviors of their own species so they dont really “match up”!
Dog - is “bowing” and using open mouth “bites” as forms of play
“Play fight with me!”
Cat - is giving the little paw bats they use when playing with kittens
“Cute kittens get booped!”
They are both trying to engage the other in a playful way but not understanding the others responce.
The dog is like “you smack so no play? but not hard smack and no bad noise so not angry?”
The cat is like “why you jump around? open mouth but no chomp? no hiss so is okay?”
And then they sort of settle with a kind of communal grooming gesture they both understand!
Dog: no play? okay i lay… we calm now friend!
Cat: sad? no play? is ok i luv u weird kitten!
I like how the dog recognizes that the cat is getting a little upset when the dog gets a little too energetic (her ears are halfway back and her tail is lashing); he immediately settles down on the ground and waits for her to make the next move. Which she does, because she’s comfortable again. This is absolutely a classic example of competing body language in cats and dogs, but also a really good look at how they can learn to read each other.
