That's what I've always thought about my girl and figured it's a yorkie or terrier thing for having some cat in them in their ancestry or something. LOL
She pounces and throws her toys around like my cat and also gives the gentle light leg licks same as my cat except I can still sort of tell their tongue textures apart without looking. They do it to let me know they're standing right there with me and wanting a little attention. They both like licking toes when I come out of the shower too. Also if I had water anywhere on me like wet hands/fingers.
Another similarity is... when I offer her a spot under the covers in bed, she'd burrow herself right under. She loves being totally covered though I prefer she has her head surfaced to breathe, but that's exactly what my cat does too! She would have nothing of sticking her head out from under the blanket. She must dive right in completely! At times like these, I miss my late shih-tzu whom would always be open to spooning with me to sleep and kept my belly warm and snore through my increasing pool of sleep-drool on her.
