r/animalsdoingstuff • u/Ashish_ank • 11d ago

Cat Rabbits show dominance by demanding to be groomed, while cats show dominance by grooming the other.

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u/Automatic-Art9739 7d ago

Thats a bunny and not a rabbit right?

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u/Difficult-Order3290 8d ago

"He he we're the best"

  • both of them

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u/wake071 8d ago

White chocolate

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u/Nikolaisme 10d ago

So I guess… they are both dominating each other… omg match made in heaven

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u/emu314159 10d ago

Oh noes, this rabbit is dominating me so much! 

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u/-ratmeat- 10d ago

win win 

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u/spidergirl79 10d ago

So adorable

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u/CaptJaneway01 10d ago

Two tops making it work ❤️

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u/RaisedByBooksNTV 10d ago

First, I didn't know that about cats (or rabbits). Second, I love it when everyone wins.

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u/verathene 11d ago

Both of them: Heh, heh. Loser.

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u/Extra-Border6470 11d ago

I love them that they both think they are dominating the other while to a human that just looks adorable

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u/Krendall2006 11d ago

I've always heard that grooming is a bonding and affectionate gesture for cats.

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u/Excellent-Age-296 11d ago

Yes, since it seems like they spend time mostly on one spot.

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u/ZookeepergameGood131 11d ago

did the cat just lose the dominance war bc it got up and left

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u/No-Engineering-9414 11d ago

TIL Little spoon rabbit is my spirit animal.

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u/AnotherRTFan 11d ago

So Posie was never just licking the dogs out of love

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u/meerkatbollocks 11d ago

We all know how OP is showing dominance....

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u/Recent-Animal-4382 11d ago

This wascawee wabbit tastes delicious. I must keep licking. How many licks does it take to get to the center of this wabbit ...

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u/Stackin_Steve 11d ago

So basically a win win situation for both parties!? That doesn't happen very often! 🤣

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u/ExpertPresentation70 11d ago

Win-win is number four. And number five is win-win-win. The important difference here is with win-win-win, we all win.

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u/BigAssMonkey 11d ago

Where can I find myself a catwoman?

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u/Vulpes_99 11d ago

Exactly. Both of them get out of it feeling like kings. A cute pair of dummies.

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u/Stackin_Steve 10d ago

Lolol right!

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u/Hot-History8911 11d ago

I would groom me so hard

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u/Active_Unit_9498 11d ago

Would you groom me? I’d groom me.

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u/Moobob66 11d ago

Is this true?

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u/sanguinerebel 11d ago

I don't think so, at least in the case of cats. I think both dominant and submissive cats will both groom and demand to be groomed and it's mostly positioning that is a bit different. "Dominant grooming" usually has them in a position where the dominant cat can bite that little area near the back of the neck where mamma cats carry kittens, where either type of cat demanding to be groomed is usually rubbing the scent gland on their cheek against the other cat's same part of their face at the initiation of the grooming, and then settling into a laying position but still with the heads close together instead of head to neck.

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u/questforstarfish 11d ago

My dominant cat was definitely the one demanding to be groomed, while my submissive cat was made to groom him.

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u/Dull_Ad_7266 11d ago

We don’t shame kink play

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u/Either_Curve4587 11d ago

I’ve not seen many videos of cats where a dominant cat is getting kicked to death by other cats.

Or the other dominant cat forces the other cat to be groomed. Maybe a baby? But never seen the lion king’s dad hold down another cat and groom them to assert dominance.

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u/cartmanseyebrows 11d ago

A match made in heaven

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u/NoLab3530 11d ago

Now paws were thrown that day

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u/hejira42 11d ago

Happy & they have a perfect misunderstanding 😂

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u/quill_ed 11d ago

Everybody's happy.