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Dog
Most likely it has its origins in the hunting instinct of dogs, which, before being domesticated, needed to capture prey for food. The cats’ reaction to finding a dog, seen as a strange animal in their territory and a potential threat, would further reinforce this unfriendly relationship. By shivering and running away, the cat acts as prey and stimulates the hunting behavior of dogs. This would be the hypothesis that comes closest to a scientific definition”, says veterinarian Mauro Lantzmann, a specialist in animal behavior. Despite this historic difference, so explored in children’s films and cartoons, it is not impossible for dogs and cats to share the same house in harmony. For this, it is important that both go through a socialization process, accepting the idea that they will need to live together and that they are not necessarily enemies. The ideal is to encourage good coexistence from an early age.
Experts say that understanding will be more successful if they start to relate between 2 and 4 months of age.
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