British Pathé

Synopsis: Newsreel footage visits various animals interacting with humans in unusual ways.

Reality Cat: The last segment features some toy mechanical dogs which bark and wag their tails. Two little girls are playing with the toys when one brings in a real French Bulldog who attacks one of the toys without fear. The girl then brings in a tabby cat who is absolutely freaked out by the yapping toys and runs out of shot.

The cat is shown up a tree with the toy dog propped up against the trunk (two different shots, actually, since the whole thing is obviously staged.)

Final Mewsings: Cats don’t want anything to do with dog toys . . . or toy dogs.

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