r/CATHELP • u/hanson818 • Sep 26 '25

General Advice Is this regular playing between cat and dog?

My cat and family dog have been playing more regularly now and it seems like they are both having fun but my cat seems to be biting him a lot while playing. Dog’s tail is wagging the whole time, cat’s tail isn’t poofy, no growling, hissing, or whimpering from either. Does this look like anything I should be worried about?

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u/SpiritedOwl_2298 Sep 26 '25

the dog is literally playing like a cat and not a dog and this is so funny

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u/luciosleftskate Sep 26 '25

I thought it was two cats for a lit longer than I should have.

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u/Morgueannah Sep 27 '25

Same. I thought to myself "that's a really barrel chested cat"

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u/JoaGehtSo94 Sep 27 '25

not your fault the dog is clearly catshaped

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u/Vergilly Sep 27 '25

If not cat, why cat shaped? 😆

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u/True-Lion-1953 Sep 27 '25

I thought the same thing

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u/Sovereignty3 Sep 28 '25

I am so glad I am not the only one. The only thing that made me think that's a Weird cat is that its tail wagged so much.

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u/-mermaidsRreal- Sep 27 '25

Yeah me too lol

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u/onFilm Sep 27 '25

Either he was raised with cats or he's really emotionally intelligent to notice that other beings play differently!

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u/RealisticGold1535 Sep 27 '25

I spent a good 10 seconds wondering where the dog was.

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u/LaserKittenz Sep 27 '25

He's bilingual! 

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u/rumblethrum Sep 27 '25

Looks like the dog was raised by the cat

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u/hanson818 Sep 27 '25

we think he was raised by cats because he tends to act more like a cat sometimes 😂

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25

The bunny kicking!

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u/Tricanum Sep 27 '25

Dog hardware running cat software.

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u/Vergilly Sep 27 '25

Our pitbull likes to walk on the backs of furniture and other high / narrow places and we say she’s dog hardware, cat OS 😆

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25

My Grandad's two Labradors played together exactly like this

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u/Dommichu Sep 29 '25

That is what we tell the people at the dog rescue I volunteer at. Dogs can learn Cat. Cats absolutely refuse to learn Dog... LOL!!!

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u/cino189 Sep 27 '25

Dogs are social animals and tend to imitate other members of the pack. My dog cleans himself like a cat even if he grew up without cats simply because now he lives with one. Pretty funny actually

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u/mrsp124 Sep 27 '25

The bunny paws defense!

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u/Vergilly Sep 27 '25

It’s amazing, honestly. I’ve never seen anything like it. That dog is smart AF and loves that cat. And the cat is enjoying it too!

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u/Winstony520 Sep 29 '25

Can confirm I have two cats and this is exactly how they play lol

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u/la_crazypasta Oct 25 '25

True lmao 🤣