I can confirm that our English Springer Spaniel is a total Wuss like her furdad.
Today she found herself in a garden with a cat. She ran up to the cat barking and playing the tough girl. The cat arched its back, hissed then swiped at Penny.
Penny then gave a yelp just like Scooby Doo, jumped away from the cat and ran inside with tail between legs.
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A useful lesson not to mess with a cat. Unfortunately the cat’s owner might have been watching so I chose not to put my foot up its arse in retaliation. But then it may have gone for me too and I suspect I would also have yelped and ran away.