Cute ‘not my cat’ wholesomely saunters in to dog-lover’s home, adopts his giant German Shepherd, and now the two take daily naps together: ‘Welp this wasn’t my cat’

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

Aug 24, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

There is no creature on this planet with more confidence than a cat. Cats will literally do anything without fear of consequence. They will walk right up to you and try to steal your food. They will claim the refrigerator as their own on a hot summer day. They will sit on a pile of laundry you are actively trying to fold and stare at you until you leave to do something else. They are the only animal that domesticated themselves and basically convinced hoomans to take care of them. If you ever need to channel some confident energy in your life, you now know where to turn to.

On the long list of things that cats give zero fluffs about is your purrsonal property. Your house means nothing to them because as soon as they enter it, it's theirs. This is why the 'not my cat' phenomenon is so common, because cats will just saunter into your home and adopt you like it's any other day. And you know what the real kicker is? We love it.

The kitty in the post below took it one step further and went straight for the hooman's heart - and by heart, we mean their giant German Shepherd. They adopted the doggo, and the hooman couldn't say no to those puppy dog eyes, so now they have a cat and a dog. Even better? The two take naps together daily. It's purrfect.

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to start your Caturday with the funniest felines on the internet!

Add as a preferred
source on Google

01

via Fun-Combination-1273
02

via Fun-Combination-1273
03

via rusty02536
Not your dog, his dog. Just like hoomans think that they are the owners and their cats are the pets, this doggo also doesn't realize that the cat is only letting him think he's in charge. But the cat knows the reality - that everyone in the house works for him now.
04

via KindPixelBarbie
05

via AmbitiousEffort9275
06

via isthatsoreddit
07

via lagomorphed
08

via chendongshan

Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.
09

via Graflex01867
10

via RomulaFour
11

via Morning-Bug
12

via DysphoricBeNightmare
13

via PerspectiveKookie16
14

via TatyanaGl

Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.
15

via SuperRodster
See? Even another commenter agrees with us. And we agree with them - the Cat Distribution system is truly getting more sophisticated by the day. They're even sending cats to dogs who need the companionship of a fluffy feline. Looks like they got this matchup pretty close to purrfect.
16

via Perle1234
17

via Big-Quality-4820
18

via akruppa
19

via Deanfuentes444
20

via No_Masterpiece_5953
21

via BrightonBaby
22

via AnnabananalL
23

via Gvyt36785
24

via is_coffee
25

via lindentea
26

via Commercial-Letter252
27

via boston2lalaland
28

via lynnejen