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Re:The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human comm... by fransje26 on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @04:50AM (#36136026)
The yawning also helps calming down the guard dogs protecting sheep herds in the mountains.
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Re:The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human comm... by dalben on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @07:42AM (#36137156)
Huh, thanks for the tip. I'll try this next time I meet a patou!
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Re:The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human comm... by Doxin on Thursday June 01, 2023 @03:13AM (#36148357)
This is a generic dog "non-agression" signal as far as I understand. Licking your nose (or at least pretending to do so) works similarly.
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