Dogs are used to holding the size card over cats. Which is good for them as cats, overall, are more battle-ready. As you can see above, faced with a cat their own size or larger, dogs will freak out. There's no aggression from the other party, but it's just wrong.
As it happens, most servals don't really thrive in domestic settings. So the issue doesn't arise that often.
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You're right that cats are far more battle-ready than dogs. I'm not in the habit of feeling sorry for Dobermans but in this case I'll make an exception.
Much as I hadn't been aware that people keep servals as house pets it seems there are those who do. Some people just have to let the neighbors know how special they are as masters of exotic pets. It seems there are reasons beyond the ones I'd guessed.
One guy when asked if an escaped serval was hard to catch said, 'They don't look like cheetahs for nothing'.
It's hard to believe that's even a Doberman in context. The breed tends to react in other ways but, well...
Servals are a visually impressive species, which I'm sure has something to do with their popularity among exotic pet collectors. It's interesting to find out that there's an Italian noble family who have them on their crest. Credit Italy's proximity to Africa.
I only found out recently that cheetahs meow. It looks like there may be a lineage between cheetahs, servals, and domestic cats.
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