But sometimes it can be tricky to determine whether cats are fighting or just playing rough, because the interaction could feature trademark behaviors of both, according to a recent paper ...

So you'd never see a cat playing fetch like a dog, right? Wrong. That sort of play behavior is more common than you might think—one of our cats was an avid fetcher in her younger years ...

Source: AdinaVoicu, Pixabay, free download. I'm pretty good at reading dogs and figuring out if they're playing, fighting, or in some grey area where the encounter can go either way. I'm not as ...

Fetching behaviour in domestic cats has been reported to be more common than coming when called, meowing on command, or playing games. There may also be breed differences in fetching (at least ...

But a new, first-of-its-kind study in the journal Scientific Reports shows that they're not the only pets that like the game: Cats play fetch, too, just on their own unique terms. Academics at the ...

But recent research suggests that the two pets might have more in common than we thought ― some cats like to play fetch, too.

The research, an analysis of online survey responses from nearly 1,000 pet owners, sheds light on the often murky, understudied world of cat play and behavior. “As far as I know, it’s among ...

the experts found a cause for that. The research suggests that, in typical cat fashion, your pet doesn’t want to play fetch on your terms but theirs, meaning they interact far better when they ...