A former police dog in Singapore, Peter, made a wondrous discovery upon retiring from his National Service.
His epiphany? Cats exist.
Having served on the force growing up, Peter's owner said that the German Shepherd had spent his life among other canines, who apparently didn't strike much of a chord with him.
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Peter finally came face-to-face with his first feline, Ploof, on a walk around the neighbourhood.
Rejection
Peter's human shared in a TikTok video that the dog was very taken with the cat, and was "amazed that there [were] other types of animals in the world".
Curious, Peter sniffed around the gate and tried to extend an amicable paw of friendship.
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The cat wasn't impressed, though.
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Peter took the rejection like a champ. It did nothing to hinder his attempts to befriend a member of another species.
"He always wants to befriend every cat and sniff them... He doesn't realise that cats all run from him," his owner said.
More rejection
Peter's mission to "make a cat friend" continued to be thwarted by the fact that he was large, admittedly quite fearsome looking, and most noticeably, a dog.
Some cats, like Ploof, ran away from him.
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Some were "extremely spooked".
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Some were pissed and threatened physical assault.
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Being "adorable" didn't work on cats, it seemed.
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First friend
One fateful day, Peter's owner decided to bring him to a new vet clinic for a checkup.
There, the dog's dream came true when the clinic's resident cat, likely familiar with dog patients of all sizes, walked over immediately and sat next to him. Voluntarily.
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She was apparently the first cat to look beyond his nature, his appearance, and see him as a worthy equal.
It made him "very happy".
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