I have a friend who I often described as “her with two kids, two cats and a dog”.  The dog is a golden retriever; the cats defy description in terms of breed.  The great thing, though, is how well they get on together. Like human brothers and sisters they sometimes tantalise one another, they sometimes argue, but they don’t like being apart – as is seen very clearly when the dog is away being looked after by friends for a few days; the reunion is something to be seen.

This made me think about specific cat breeds, and I started to do some reading.  As is often the case I don’t claim this to be thoroughly researched, but from my reading so far I’ve put Burmese, Siamese and Ragdolls on my initial list of cat breeds likely to live in harmonious coexistence with a dog.

I suppose, though, that peaceful cat-dog coexistence will depend also on the breed of dog. That’s something I haven’t yet researched.

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