Just a random idea I had a minute ago.
Meet a cat's eyes. The cat looks away.
What we think: "I have shown my dominance to this cat by staring it down."
What the cat thinks: "I have looked away first, thereby proving myself to be the bigger cat."
Meet a cat's eyes. Look away first.
What we think: "Whatever. It's just a dumb cat."
What the cat thinks: "I AM THE MASTER OF ALL!"
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Meet a dog's eyes. The dog looks away.
What we think: "Ha, I'm the alpha dog!"
What the dog thinks: "Was that food being poured in my bowl? FOOD!"
Meet a dog's eyes. Look away first.
What we think it means: "Oops, now he'll think he's in charge!"
What the dog thinks: "Squirrel? Did you see a squirrel? Where's the squirrel?! SQUIRREL!"
That is exactly how cats are! They believe that they are always in charge, which they often are. Thank you for sharing this. It made me smile.
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