Cats and dogs up close Lesson 61 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 24 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: the lesson at school .
0 Cats and dogs cannot talk, but they tell us how they feel with their tails, ears, faces and bodies, and a good friend to animals learns to read these signals. 2 In both cases you stop and give the animal space. 3 Many things people do out of love feel frightening to animals: a hug around a dog's neck feels like a trap, and a face pushed close to a dog's face is how many bites to children happen. 4 Some old beliefs are wrong and can hurt pets: cats do not always land safely on their feet, most grown cats get tummy upsets from cow's milk, and cooked bones are dangerous for dogs. 5 A girl in Colorado meets a strange cat on the sidewalk. 6 She holds a finger out low and waits; the cat sniffs it and rubs its cheek on her hand, and only then does she stroke it gently. 7 A boy in Ohio tried to take a bone away from his dog while it was eating; the dog snapped and bit his hand, and he needed stitches. 8 A family in Leeds kept lilies in a vase where their cat could reach; the cat chewed a leaf, its kidneys began to fail and it needed days of treatment at the vet. 9 A cat that swishes, lashes or thumps its tail while being stroked is annoyed and may soon scratch or bite, so you stop and let it walk away. 10 A cat that rubs against your legs is leaving its scent on you, a friendly way of saying you belong to it. 11 You let a strange cat sniff a finger held low and stroke it only if it rubs against you. 12 Most adult cats cannot digest the sugar in milk well, so cats should drink fresh water, not cow's milk. 13 Cats can be badly hurt in falls, so you never drop or throw a cat and keep windows and balconies safe. 14 A kitten should play with a wand toy, not your fingers, or it learns that hands are toys and bites harder when grown. 15 A cat that stops eating, or keeps going to the litter box without passing anything, may be seriously ill and needs a vet quickly. 16 The litter box is scooped every day and hands are washed after, because cat droppings can carry germs such as toxoplasma; pregnant women should not clean it. 17 Most dogs feel trapped when hugged, so you stroke a dog's chest or side and keep your face away from its face. 18 Yawning, lip licking and turning the head away are calm-down signals that show a dog feels uneasy. 19 A guide dog or assistance dog in a harness is working, so you do not stroke, call or feed it. 21 Cooked bones splinter and can choke a dog or hurt its insides. 22 If a pavement is too hot for the back of your hand after a few seconds, it can burn a dog's paws. 23 Many dog bites happen when someone touches a dog while it is eating, sleeping or chewing a toy. 24 If a dog has something in its mouth it should not, you never grab it out; you swap it for a treat or get an adult. 25 Lilies are very poisonous to cats, and even a small amount can make them seriously ill. ← previous Thinking cleverly about peoplenext → Dogs and rabbits in your care↑ back to Everyday This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/61-cats-and-dogs-up-close/