Why Dogs Chase Cats

Once upon a time, in a far away field, a dog and a cat met. They had been told many times by their parents that dogs and cats just weren’t made for each other, and they ought to not fall in love. This only made that happen faster, and before they knew they were seeing each other multiple times a day; Playing in the fields, chasing other animals, holding long conversations beneath trees. They would trade off back and forth. One night she would sneak off to his backyard and the next she would sneak him up into hers. Everything was going great. They loved spending time with each other. It may not have looked like they had a lot in common, but they did, and they didn’t care what the other animals thought.
Before they knew it, they had been dating a year and it was time to get a place of their own. In the first year of their relationship, they had dined out a lot, with getting to know each other and all. Dog had mentioned once that he would only marry his wife if she could cook really well. Cat hadn’t cooked a day in her life considering they had a maid to do that and was terrified that if she told Dog this new information he would leave her and she would forever be alone, never finding a love like theirs again. She lied through her whiskers and said that she could cook a mean steak and that he was not to worry one bit.
The day finally came when they moved in and Dog said, “Okay, Cat, I’m ready for that steak now.” The only thought that Cat had was that she had to make up something and quick, so her instant reaction was to fall to the floor and pretend like she had fainted. She did so, and he bought it. He pushed her over to the couch and told her not to worry about dinner, that he would take care of it and that she should just focus on getting better. She continued this phase for a while, and Dog didn’t seem to have a problem with it. He would go to work in the morning, come home at night, cook a nice meal and then they would spend time together. Dog had never talked negatively of this routine, so Cat started to get used to it, and figured that she would never have to learn how to cook. On the other hand, Dog was getting extremely frustrated by Cat’s actions. He paid the bills for her, put a roof over his head. He thought the least she could do was make him a nice meal after a long day’s work.
Cat repeatedly told him that she didn’t feel good or she was too tired, so one day Dog got sick of it. He faked Cat out and hid in the cupboard instead of going to work . The whole day he watched her play around the house and have a good time until about a quarter to five, when she would put on her “sick” face, anticipating his arrival. To fake her out even more, he ran to his neighbor’s house, called her and said that he wouldn’t be home until six and not to worry. Cat was enlightened by this because it meant that she could play some more before he got home. He slipped back in through the doggy door and took back his hiding spot in the cupboard. Fifteen minutes later, just as Cat was dancing into the kitchen, he popped out of the cupboard at her. She jumped fifteen feet and didn’t know what to think.
“Ha! I got you!” He said. “You’re nothing but a faker! Now you have energy to dance around the house and play, so why can’t you cook me a nice meal when I get home?” “Oh, Dog, I didn’t want you to find out this way, but I guess it’s now a time better than never,” she said looking at him through her tears. “I can’t cook, I’ve never been able to. I didn’t want to tell you because I didn’t think you would marry me otherwise.” Dog sat there and thought for a minute, then he started to chase Cat. But, it wasn’t an angry chase like she thought, it was a love chase because he wanted to hug her and hold her in his arms. Ever since then dogs have chased cats, not because they don’t like them, but just the opposite.