Before people began training and keeping them roughly 12,000 years ago, dogs were wild pack animals that relied mainly on instincts to survive. This instinct is called the ‘prey drive’ and is embedded in all dogs, which makes them want to chase and catch other smaller animals to eat, even after thousand years of domestication.
Dogs have been born to chase any moving animals, they are natural predators. It is their nature as animals. Modern owners typically keep their animals well fed, so there generally isn’t a need for a domesticated dog to eat a cat, but nevertheless, the desire to run after one still can be incredibly strong. Some dogs want to play with cats. Others perceive cats as prey. Dogs chase cats for numerous reasons, including instinct, boredom, annoyance, bad moods and protection of their space, possessions or owner.
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