# Cat owners: Educate a dog person. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 10, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-educate-a-dog-person/577911 "2011-04-10T23:15:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-educate-a-dog-person/577911/41 "2011-04-11T22:18:48Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Every cat cohabitator I know has a particular walk - you sort of shuffle your foot out in front of you to encourage the cat to get the hell out of the way as you walk. They absolutely LOVE to get underfoot, and if they take off because they’re startled or something, they will always, ALWAYS run so that they get under your feet. If you are unstable on your feet at all, I really wouldn’t recommend a cat. I’m _fairly_ sure they’re not all trying to kill us… I think this is an overstatement. I’ve had cats for 35 years and I’ve only ever come close to being tripped a couple of times. Never fallen. You just have to be aware. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-educate-a-dog-person/577911/42 "2011-04-11T22:43:02Z")
Yes, I don’t have problems with tripping over my animals, and neither did my Dad, who is brain-injured and often uses a cane, when we lived together with three animals less than 20 lbs. It’s definately something you have to be aware of though - I’m mostly worried that I’ll hurt their bony little legs when I walk into them wearing shoes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-educate-a-dog-person/577911.md?page=2)