Does it ever feel like you’re being misunderstood?
Like communication is hopeless,
despite how hard you work to grab someone’s ear?
The critters are here today to discuss common traps of miscommunication.
For starters, fetch can have a very different meaning for cats and dogs.
Sit is another word with multiple significances. For dogs, “sit” is crucial to good manners.
For cats, sit is crucial to poor manners.
Stay is another word that indicates basic good manners for doggies.
For kitties, stay is best left for emergency situations.
“Come” is another word that leads itself to misinterpretation. Dogs understand “come” to mean
while cats think:
However, there are some commonalities in communication. Dogs and cats agree on the word “food”. Food is good.
In conclusion, cats and dogs have very different aspirations
but they can nevertheless find common ground, especially when sleep and cuddles are involved.