Pre-caturday video treats

September 2, 2011 • 3:14 am

by Matthew Cobb

OK, Jerry’s back in town later on today, so this is my last chance to litter his blog (hehe) with videos! Today we have two cat videos and some amazing acrobatic skills from a human. You can decide what the link with evolution is, if any.

Spaghetti western cat vs dog:

 

Cat bully and box:

 

Amazing acrobat:

27 thoughts on “Pre-caturday video treats”

  2. The cat stalks – confidently – but the dog waits then tries bluster in a sudden rush, but it is a pack animal so is not as good against an equal sized opponent. As for the callisthenics, the cat has a flexible spine while the dog’s is rigid…

    1. I think I see human interference here, the researches’ bane. On 1:27 when the cameraman moves around the car, the cat notices it, and slightly cocks its head, the dog sees a chance (so slim it later proven!) and try to break the stalemate by attacking first …

      Comical! It shows the “basic morality” of a single hunter and pack animal, doesn’t it?

      (btw, I love dogs rather than cats, and I still do after this funny video.. )

    1. How exactly is this funny? Yelping like that was almost certainly from pain caused by a claw scratch to the eye and (if the dog is a stray or its owners are as callous as cat owners, apparently) will likely lose that eye thanks to the cesspool of disease that is a cat’s claws and mouth.

      Fookin’ hilarious!

      Why the hell cat owners don’t keep their pets inside is beyond me. That cat will likely die a terrible death in the future if it tries that shit with a dog that actually means business.

        1. So laughter is the calm reaction to that video? I can see nervous laughter from the relief that what was expected to happen didn’t actually happen but once you got that out of your system a calm view of things would have told you this isn’t funny. That is unless you don’t give a damn about the well being of animals. In which case, carry on!

      2. I don’t see how you get ‘eye’ out of that… it was probably a nick to the nose, surprise and inexperience, and being chased that made the dog yelp and run away.

        Obviously you don’t like cats, but dog owners are no better on average. I’ve seen dog owners happily release their dogs on feral rabbits, so please don’t hold your nose higher than anyone else here.

        1. Which would still suggest that it’s a good idea to keep your cat indoors. No? Unless you think keeping a cat indoors is equivalent to hating cats I don’t know where you’re getting the idea I hate cats or that I think dog owners are superior. My indoor cat which has picked me as its human would be very surprised by that unless he secretly hates me for keeping him indoors and shows it by lying on me whenever I sit still.

          I simply hate pets suffering needlessly and the ones with the most power to prevent it are cat owners by keeping their cats indoors. It’s really that simple. And if you’re confomtable assuming a dog yelping like that is fine I hope you’re not a dog owner.

        2. By the way, my neighbor across the street has about a dozen pet rabbit graves thanks to outdoor cats. Well, except for one that died in the clutches of a raccoon. Our neighborhood has a coyote that has figured out how to navigate the sewer system such that it goes from housing tract to housing tract snatching cats. None of them while indoors as far as I know. I had a dog that absolutely hated cats and killed at least one and seriously injured two that came into his backyard. The two ran off when I was able to get to him and pull him off but at the very least they likely should have gone to a vet to be checked out if they didn’t go off and die in a bush somewhere. All of this preventable if people just… say it with me… kept their cats indoors.

          1. Your vision is seriously skewed. Say this with me, “I should keep my dog inside or train it properly so it is not a menace to other creatures, otherwise I am in danger of being a hypocrite and coming off as an ass to other people.”

          2. My dog, in it’s own yard, should have been trained to let any creature stroll through that yard unmolested? And this would have helped my neighbors rabbits and the feline victims of the coyote how exactly? Skewed indeed.

          3. You seriously can’t see the hypocrisy you have displayed in your posts?

            I am not attempting to argue for or against dogs or cats, libertarian beliefs, or the rightness/wrongness of any of the events in the anecdotes you have presented.

            My claim is simple and your posts are the evidence that support it. In this matter, you are a hypocrite. And you are showing your ass.

          4. Ah ok. I see what you’re saying. Although confined to his own yard and kept on a leash outside of his yard he could still harm other animals and I didn’t lock him inside the house or train him not to harm other animals therefore I shouldn’t be telling cat owners to keep their cats inside. Fair enough.

            Does my hypocrisy determine the validity of my statements that cat owners are the ones with the most power to prevent the suffering of pets and that animal suffering isn’t funny?

    1. Santa Maria by Gotan Project. If you have a smartphone, Shazam is your amazing friend for finding out the title of odd bits of music you come across…

  6. Dominic, a dog that size should easily kill a cat even when alone. Mine is smaller has done it a few times. The feral cats around here would never try to take on a dog like that and they are way more intimidating.

    It’s just an inexperienced dog and a very lucky cat.

  7. That gymnast could be the first female Harlem Globetrotter. Well, OK, she’s better than that…

    For those of you who are now jealous of how stunningly beautiful a British Shorthair is (Bryxie, Merlyn), I would also remind you that they are usually the ones who are inspecting the inside of the box. But they do have a good sense of humor.

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