Unlikely Companions — How Gentle Dogs Help Ease Nervous Cheetahs, Bringing Them Comfort and Confidence Through Friendship

The cheetah is a proud predator of the Carnivora order, the cat family, and has a supple body, beautiful fur, and one of the fastest legs in the animal world. Cheetahs have the image of being “too cool and hard to get close to,” but they are actually very sensitive and anxious.

Cheetahs are naturally very shy, so these sociable and curious dogs seem to be a great role model. It melts away the tension in the cheetah’s instincts, and the dogs’ warm feelings of caring for others are contagious.They gradually become more affectionate, and are able to display dignified behavior even when they meet many people at the zoo.

Cheetahs are said to be so nervous that they often have trouble communicating with other members of their species. If members of the same species cannot communicate, they will not be able to mate. This means that there is a high possibility that they will become extinct.

It seems that by spending time with dogs, you gradually open up your heart and become able to interact with other species as well as those of the same species.

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By spending time with the dogs, the cheetahs learn and imitate the dogs’ positive aura of “Let’s enjoy each day’s life,” and their attitude gradually softens.

This is a story of friendship between animals, where dogs use their cheerfulness to help a species that is on the verge of extinction.


Cheetahs and dogs seem to have become friends in San Diego as well.