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Can cats play fetch? How to teach them to play ball

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tabby kitten playing fetch with a metallic blue and gold foil ball. Can cats play fetch? It’s one of the most popular games to ...
NPR

Cats play fetch, too — as long as they're in control, a study finds

If you think of a game of fetch, you might picture a dog running back and forth, eagerly retrieving a ball. But a new, first-of-its-kind study in the journal Scientific Reports shows that they're not ...
New Atlas

Nearly half of all cats want you to play fetch with them

While some pet owners may disagree, it's widely accepted that around 80% of dogs will engage in fetching 'play' behaviors with their humans. But scientists have now found out that almost half of ...
Psychology Today

Yes, Cats Play Fetch, Too

Source: Tony Harrison, via Flickr. A few years ago, Elizabeth Renner posted a cute video of her cat on Twitter. Renner, a psychologist at Northumbria University, had captured her cat expectantly ...
Yahoo

Cats and dogs both like to play fetch − it’s rooted in their hunting instincts

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Throw it for me! Purple Collar Pet Photography/Moment, via Getty Images Many people have seen dogs fetch, but cats like to get ...
Science News

When do cats play fetch? When they feel like it

In news that probably won’t surprise cat owners, cats that play fetch do it on their own terms. Fetching felines tend to dictate when a fetching session begins and when it ends, a survey of over 900 ...
Business Insider

Cats can play fetch like dogs but probably not for the same reasons

Researchers surveyed hundreds of people who have cats that play fetch. Though the game is typically associated with dogs, some cats enjoy it, too. They seem to like to play with toys, crumpled balls, ...
AOL

Dog Teaches Baby to Play Fetch at an Early Age in Adorable Video

Every kid deserves a furry sibling to grow up with because childhood feels incomplete without a four-legged best friend by your side. On the plus side, they’re the ideal babysitters, extremely gentle ...
Newsweek

Woman Hides From Dog Demanding To Play Fetch, It Goes As Expected

The endless energy of a playful dog is something that many pet owners know well. One woman's recent attempt to catch a break from a relentless game of fetch with her canine has become a viral TikTok ...
Times Union

Cats and dogs both like to play fetch − it’s rooted in their hunting instincts

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mikel Delgado, Purdue University and Judith Stella, Purdue University (THE ...
OPB

Cats play fetch, too — as long as they’re in control, a study finds

If you think of a game of fetch, you might picture a dog running back and forth, eagerly retrieving a ball. But a new, first-of-its-kind study in the journal Scientific Reports shows that they're not ...