One of the most awkward situations for me is to find myself among a particular group of dog- or cat-lovers who assume I’m a kindred spirit. The distinguishing feature of these folks isn’t just that they’re head over heels in love with dogs or cats—a lot of people are, including me. What makes them stand out and, to me, sometimes painfully so, is that these dog-lovers are as rabidly dismissive of cats as the cat-lovers are of dogs. I find this troubling because I owe a great deal of what I know about canine behavior to my knowledge of cats. And vice versa: I couldn’t understand domestic feline behavior nearly as well as I do without my knowledge of dogs. Hence my wish for a cloak of invisibility at such times. When I found myself in such a gathering, I could surreptitiously slip it over my shoulders, and vanish.
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Very true 😎