Do dogs copy cats behaviors

Answer 1

I can't speak for all cats, but last year I bought a kitten, who joined our household of two established (older) cats. I have noticed that my other two cats have started using the attention-seeking devices of my kitten, and they had not used these tactics prior to Zorro's (the kitten) behaving in that manner. So I would say, in answer to this question, definitely yes.Most animals teach their young. We have a F2 Bengal [5/8 Asian Leopard Cat] who had nearly died birthing a litter. About nine months later, we added a Somali kitten. Our Bengal adopted the Somali and spent hours teaching the Somali how to be a leopard.

Similarly, years ago, my Irish Setter taught an Old English Sheepdog how to be a Setter.

== Absolutely, I finally got a kitten of my own (actually my husband said I could have 2 cos I couldn't make up my mind and neither could he!). We brought the girlies home and all three of our older cats (12, 12 & 10) legged it out of the cat flap, hissing like cobras. The girlies were very surprised! Some days later I found one of the old guys, Toby, sitting in front of the wardrobe looking at himself in the mirrored doors. He and his brother, Bandit, have always been self-aware because they would play on the bed: that's me up here and that my brother under there, and then they'd jump on the one coming out from under the bed. After nearly an hour of admiring himself in the mirror Toby came downstairs and promptly adopted Rose, the little black & white kitten presumably because she looked like him. This means that Rose is a cat that's been raised by a cat and Willow, her tabby & white sister, is a cat that's been raised by humans. Even allowing for them having their own individual personalities, Rosey is much more aloof and less vocal, while Will is much more vocal and loves human company. Interesting, huh?

Answer 2

Yes they do. I have a Shepherd/Husky that spent her first 7 months around a cat, and she now walks along the back of the couch, uses her paws to swat at things, and to try to hold thing. She also falls asleep on the arm of the couch frequently.