I have to be honest, I am not sure if he did not realize she was angry, or he just took what he could get. He was a pretty smart dog, and I'll probably get labeled a blasphemer for saying this, I think he was smarter than the cat. Both cat and dog would chase the light of a flashlight n the floor, but when you shut off the light, the cat kept searching for it on the floor. The dog would stop, turn, look at keep looking at you and the flashlight...until you turned it on again, or put it away. Put it away he was done, the cat would still be looking. He was a terrier mix and loved to play