(BPT) - Soccer players and cats have a lot in common. The athleticism, the motivation, the occasional disregard for the rules.
"If you have a cat, you have a mini-athlete at home," said Dr. Annie Valuska, Purina pet behaviorist. "Their bodies are made for movement, allowing them to leap onto your counters and bookcases with ease, pounce on a toy mouse with big-cat ferocity and gracefully land on their feet."
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