Why do cats and dogs dislike each other so strongly?

I think it's kind of a misconception and generalization, but it does come from a bit of truth. Dogs descend from wolves, which are apex predators in the wild. So dogs have a very strong instinct of chasing and killing anything that moves. Cats, be... read more

Edit as of November 13, 2017 at 5:11 PM: I slightly expanded on a small part of my original answer, but none of my changes affected my answer in any meaningful way. read more

Cats and dogs have an innate dislike of one another, meaning the two will naturally fight until they draw blood or one retreats, tail between its legs. read more

"The cat tries to get away, the dog thinks the cat is inviting it to a game, and so chase ensues with neither party understanding what the motivation of the other one is," says John Bradshaw, an anthrozoologist and author of myriad books about cats and dogs. read more