With spring each year come a few feral cats checking out Baxter. One has come back from last year, an appears to be a friend of Baxter's. They sit together on the office window ledge in the morning darkness. I haven't seen that one now for more than a week.
However today, sitting on the office desk, Millie, our dog went berserk. She could see a cat outside and she is furious over it. This is the opposite to her relationship with Baxter, who was sitting next to her.
There is a natural tendency for the relationship between dogs and cats to be antagonistic. But then you can find countless pictures of cats and dogs curled up in each other's arms having a nap together.
Here are some common cat sayings:
“Get a look at this cat.” In this example, ‘cat’ refers to a man, typically expressed with disbelief or surprise.
“She’s such a cat.” Referring to a woman who is gossiping or tends to gossip.
“She’s a cat on a hot tin roof” A Southern saying that refers to someone who seems nervous. It was popularized following the Pulitzer-Prize winning Tennessee Williams play titled, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”
What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?” A question often directed humorously toward people who are struck speechless, who are not answering a direct question, or who are not participating in a conversation.
“The police and perpetrator were playing a cat and mouse game.” Describing a tactical back-and-forth engagement or situation where two parties try to seek and evade each other.
“I’m going to take a cat nap.” Taking a nap can be any level of restful or length of time. A ‘cat nap’ is one that is brief, but restful.
And dog sayings:
“My Dogs are barking.” A saying that refers to tired and aching feet.
“That experience will dog him forever.” A bad, but memorable event that someone will not be able to get away from, either because they remember it too often, or because the people around that person won’t let him forget it.
“She was dogging them for insulting her earlier.” To criticize someone or something or to give them a hard time. To be negative toward someone.
“I feel sick as a dog.” This saying is one of the oldest known sayings involving the word, ‘dog.’ It dates back to the 17th century and is used when we want to describe someone who is really sick.
You will find more of these expressions HERE. And if you want to see the Bored Panda Dog vs Cat cartoons, these areHERE. This is the top voted cartoon.
Do you remember this picture? It is the Douglas Coupland dog fountain in Toronto. I think its name is supposed to be Fountain of Youth.
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