See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Cats can play fetch without training and are usually the ones to ...

Cats tend to dictate games of fetch with their owners and most cats who play fetch learned to do so without explicit training, according to a survey of 924 cat owners published in Scientific Reports.

Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners, researchers report. Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Throw it for me! Purple Collar Pet Photography/Moment, via Getty Images Many people have seen dogs fetch, but cats like to get ...

Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners. Credit: Mikel M. Delgado/CC-BY 4.0 Conventional wisdom would suggest that all dogs love to play fetch, while ...

Cats have a well-deserved reputation for being independent-minded and aloof, preferring to interact with humans on their own quirky terms. So you’d never see a cat playing fetch like a dog, right?

Cats tend to dictate games of fetch with their owners and most cats who play fetch learned to do so without explicit training, according to a survey of 924 cat owners published in Scientific Reports.

They are sleeker, more understated, and rarely as desperate for humans’ attention as their canine counterparts. But, according to a new study, many cats share a trait more frequently associated with ...