Is it true that cats and dogs are harwired to hate each other, or is it just popular belief ?
Well, don't expect me to answer cause Canaille,my English Springer Spaniel, is anything but a risk-taker, and the smallest insect flying too close to him throws him onto Daddy's lap for protection.
So, whenever I take him out for a walk, if we bump into straycats, he stops dead, as if rooted to the ground, and looks at me with ' Nope, not going there! ' eyes.
The long-whiskered mewing creatures must have gossiped about the local scaredy-cat dog, cause every morning Leon,the neighbour's tabby cat, comes to play silly antics behind our kitchen glass door.
No need to say that those morning performances drive Canaille nuts, and telling him that Leon is a dog-friendly cat doesn't calm him down.
Why ? Maybe because the only difference between Leon and Lion is just a single vowel ...Who knows ?
Anyway, all your tips to help Poor Canaille to overcome his fear of cats are welcome!
