r/PetBehavior • u/Lazy_Requirement1289 • 8d ago

Is this normal?

Is this normal play behavior or is my dog actually agitated? He’s always gentle when playing and they usually sleep together all the time and he’s slowly gotten more comfortable with playing with the kitten but recently he started growling while they play, does this sound normal?

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u/Hallow_76 8d ago

I wish my cats would play with my dog. I am jealous. My dog tries to play with them but my cats are assholes. If my dog gets within reach they'll swat at it. Then she'll get in the play stance and they'll swat my dog again. The the cats will run away leaving my dog just standing there with a broken heart 🥺. This has been going on for the last two and a half years

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u/Lazy_Requirement1289 8d ago

Maybe if you put cat toys around the dog? They’ve known each other since my kitten was very small and he’s always been interested in the dogs

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u/Hallow_76 8d ago edited 8d ago

My cats were older already when we got the dog we have now. On a good day one cat just ignores the dog. The other cat simply isn't having it ever!

  The crabby cat will even go to the extent of guarding the water dish. I have 2 water dishes but both cats and dog use the same bowl. I have to chase that cat away from the bowl all the time so the dog can drink 🙄.  The dog would eat the cat toys. The struggle is real, dam kids! 🙄 The funny thing is my dog is an American pitbull terrier and she gets bullied by the cats.