Golden Retriever and Cat Caught Cuddling and Fighting at Same Time

A golden retriever and his cat sibling have melted hearts online after being caught both cuddling and fighting at the same time by their owner.

In a video shared on TikTok on Sunday by the pets' owner under the username Jenniferburrell8, the golden retriever named Charlie can be seen resting on the floor, when the cat, Marshmallow, approaches and headbutts him.

After some resistance on the dog's side, who showed his teeth a couple of times, the two pets ended up cuddling.

A study published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior found that the majority of pet owners believe their dogs and cats live amicably. The authors of the study define amicable as "a friendly, mutual bond, which is recognizable through the use of affiliative behaviors, maintaining proximity and effective, non-aggressive communication between individuals."

But while most said their pets were living amicably, very few respondents scored their dog-cat relationship as close.

The study also found that cats were more likely to threaten dogs, and the sharing of food, toys or beds was infrequent. Although cats and dogs sometimes groomed each other, this behavior was not frequent.

Factors that influenced the success of their relationship included exposure to each other at an early age, especially for cats, the cat being first to arrive in the household, and cats being indoors.

The viral clip quickly attracted animal lovers from across the platform, receiving over 2.4 million views and 464,300 likes so far.

One user, fastplay666, commented: "Cat is dogging and dog is catting." And alannah said: "oh that cat loooooooves him." Tanya Vee wrote: "you will love me even if it's against your will."

Maggiehill1950 said: "cuteness overload." And user2700088583219 pointed out: "He raised his arm to push her away and she took the opportunity to get under it and initiate a hug." jen_eq_2005 added: "Dogs like 'I said no kisses. No kisses. What did I tell you about kisses?"

Another user, dishitup310 wrote: "I'm just gunna scooch in here." And littledragon2201 said: "tuxedo cats are the best at befriending dogs. I have a multi-cat and dog household and my tuxedo girl is the boss of all, including the dogs."

Robbie Monroe said: "Aggressive footsteps approach....." And Lyle added: "Why did it sound like a horse was about to walk in." Azreal504 wrote: "I'm convinced all tuxedos are just baby dogs. mine is the exact same with my dog and she HATES it lol."

Newsweek reached out to Jenniferburrell8 for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.