This is not about hunting. Alex Larenty, from Britain, lives in a South African game reserve where he gives lions foot massages. He started doing this after noticing that a cream for paw infections made a lion relax and look happy.
NatureMy dog HATED having his paws touched. We could clean every part of him no problem but the paws were off limits lol.
Same with one of my dogs lol. Depending on who you are, if you touch his paws, he will either growl at you or straight up start screaming like he's been stabbed or something.
Touch my girl’s paws and she figures it’s nail clipping time. Instant evasion manoeuvres
My dog is like that too. Lol can't even have my hands close to his paws.
That's beautiful, though. Not just a set of rules, our furry companions are truly individuals with their own lives and preferences
my old pitt-mutt hated it, she was very old and not quick but she'd certainly try to swipe them away from you, or even a really aggressive slob on you for trying to touch them again. she hurt nobody but herself by moving too fast lol. sometimes if we were play-fighting i'd keep putting my hand on top of her paw, she would try to snip at me (she basically had no teeth, let alone jaw strength) and the best she ever got was a smushy slobbery mouth closed over my finger before she was huffing and puffing and playtime was over.
I took my dog to have his nails trimmed yesterday (one person can do it, and that one person ain’t me). I could hear him yelping and vocalizing a bit. I trust the lady who does them, so I didn’t freak. If she got him too low, she’d tell me.
No, he just didn’t want his front right paw touched. That was it. He was telling her.
She’s a vet tech. He’s being going for years. She’s checked that paw over several times. It’s fine.
Ok this is wild because my mini schnauzer LOVES his “toesy rubs” (yes that’s what I call them lol)
I used to have a standard schnauzer that hated it so much he practically knew when you even formulated the idea to touch them paws.
Haha too smart for his own good just like schnauzers are! lol
In a trance? My dogs would love to have their forehead,.ears and skull crevices massaged thoroughly...
Mine too! Scratch under her floppy ears and she gets so relaxed she'll start almost literally melting.
My mini schnauzer does this too lol
My catahoula loves for me to massage her paws. She will come wedge herself under my arm and force her paw into my hand for me to rub it. Also she just likes holding hands.
One of my three cats likes it. The others hate it.
If my cats are any indication, hes going to get bitten in the middle of the massage sessions.
House cats are a lot more vicious and sadistic than big cats. If house cats were the size of lions we would be screwed.
If house cats were the size of beagles we’d be in trouble
If beagles were the size of horses we'd never have invented the car.
Imagine cruising down the freeway on your beagle and a cat dashes across the road.
youre 20min drive home turns to 2hr, due to the beagle sniffing everything for 30sec every few feet.
And you’d be on the ground 5 miles ago because it ran through a pile of brambles.
Volkswaggin' Beagle veers off-road in pursuit of Jaguar XKR
(x-tra kitty reduced)
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Our beagle was bad as a puppy and we tried everything to get her to stop her beagle cries. I really wish I had any advice for you because somehow we got her to learn the phrase “inside bark” so now if she gets excited and starts to cry we say that and she starts doing a very quiet “woof” instead. Neither myself nor my wife know how we taught her that specifically though so I can’t help you at all lol.
I taught my dog the "speak" (bark) and "whisper" (low bark/growl/whine) by using treats to reward her for speaking first, then asking her to whisper and rewarding with treats every time she got quieter and quieter.
If my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a bike
If if's and but's were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas!
If if's and but's were candy and nuts,
What a merry Christmas we would all have.
My grandmother was was escorted to her graveside by the Cossacks motorcycle group
But if that were the case you’d have to expect horse sized Chihuahuas.
Or worse, horse sized terriers… how long before they saw us as small rodents to crunch on?
If pigeons were the size of boats we would never have invented airplanes
If cars were the size of beagles, we’d never have invented the horse
If horses were the size of elephants we'd have a really weird time riding a carriage in central park
I see you have not heard of Maine Coons or Norwegian Forest Cats
Lol I have a Turkish Van and they’re roughly the same average size as a Maine Coon (but often heavier). I never notice how big he is until I see a normal sized cat and then I’m like, oh yeah, my cat’s a giant beast
Lol yeah I have a Maine coon. She's a girl so she's a good bit smaller than the boys, but even then she's twice as heavy and long as my parents cat.
That almost reads like there's a cat the size of a van out there.
Haven't you ever watched the documentary "My Neighbor Totoro"?
I tell my kids that house cats are the absolute largest cat it’s safe to be around. It’s no coincidence. A cat the size of a Labrador would be as dangerous as a chimp. They only don’t attack us when they want because they know we are too big. I love cats but they are apex predators in their size range.
This is also my view. I love cats so much, but if they thought they’d win, I’ve no doubt they’d viscously attack every human who ever annoyed them
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Mine isn’t far from that size…. Am…. Am I in trouble?
Maine coons are the size of a small beagle, but they are pretty chill.
Cats have small felion syndrome. Lions know no one's gonna fuck with them.
Just like men🤣🤣
Lions are social animals. Cats are a bit more complicated.
Have you seen "lions of sabi sands" ? If not its worth a watch👍🏼
Cats are very social.
Yeah there’s a bunch that have fight club outside my apartment on Thursdays
House cats are so good at killing their prey that they toy with it, Big cats have to spend more energy and comment more effort into hunting meaning they aren't going to waste it.
Surely it relative to the size of the predator and abundance of prey within easy reach?
A lion might consume more cals coz prey is bigger but also shares it with the pride. The cat hunts on its own for fun really, as most get fed by the owners.
In addition, a small cat is not likely to be injured by the prey it hunts. It COULD be injured, but it will likely not be life threatening.
The prey a lion hunts can easily kill it. Even the antelope type creatures could kick just right and cut with their hooves or break bones.
Lions have to be very careful who they hunt and how they hunt to avoid injury. Any injury has a chance of killing due to infectiion at the very least.
So yeah, lions are not gonna play with their food.
Yeah lets body shame small men
Be better
what does it mean "just like men"?
I've met many a small man with "little man syndrome" And the bigger men are more chilled coz they don't feel as threatened in life
Actual scientific studies show that aggression in men is proportional to height, not the other way around. When a lie is repeated it remains a lie.
“Is there proof that shorter men feel compelled to compensate for their height with an unpleasant, combative attitude? The answer to that question would be a resounding no. The myth of shorter men having characteristics of the Napoleon Complex has been debunked in several studies.”
Really? Science snd facts on my pron app?
dont bring science and facts into this converstation. If a random internet stranger says something that generlizes people, it must be true
You've got any scientific study about this fact?
I'd say the comparison is far more fitting for dogs than for men.
Chihuahuas are bitchy little creatures spawned from the arsehole of the devil himself, but St. Bernards are just giant living pillows
Dogs are the same.
Yes. Small dogs = very yappy. Big dogs = open 1 eye then go back to sleep 🤣
A pitbull can kill you, a chihuahua can't
I felt that too sometimes
felion is that a female lion or something else lol
Iron lion
Iron lion Zion
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My cats are complete suck ups. Basically just follow me around all day looking for butt scratches.
House cats know humans better.
Yes but not to kill. It's to encourage or discourage proper and improper claw massage techniques.
right and lions will do similar things if they dont like what you are doing they will give you a nip that will hurt like hell.
"Look at my belly! Look! Look! I'd LOVE for you to rub my belly! Nope."
You could. Once.
House cats hate having their feet touched, they are really sensitive with a lot of small bones and joints. I guess lions have larger feet whic makes it less painful and actually pleasant
Not always. I have a very shy ex-feral who likes me to hold her paw while she falls asleep. She actively pushes her paws into my hands sometimes. I think it’s like a security blanket for her. Actually, all four of my cats tolerate paw touching pretty well. They’re all unique.
“Yes yes yes NO!” cronch
I love this comment so much
There's a lot a trust going on this these pics. Cats (of any kind) get overstimulated so easy. I bet the risk of that big guy getting too happy and getting "playful" is high.
Male lions kinda lazy tho
yeah I would be more worried about that lioness just watching from a few feet away.
That's at least 4 lionesses, and it wouldn't matter that 3 are looking the wrong way rn ;)
seriously, I hope there won't be a Werner Herzog documentary about this guy in a couple of years
Jesus Christ the part where he listens to the audio recording of the guy and his girlfriend being eaten alive and telling the sister she needs to destroy the recording... Fucking brutal.
What is this now and where?
And then she doesn’t…
(She archived it)
Cats (of any kind) get overstimulated
Well think of it that way. If someone you didn't trust came up to you and started trying to massage your feet you'd be annoyed too.
I’ve heard of folks having a foot fetish, but this is just bonkers!!!
The heart wants what the heart wants.
My black cat actually likes having her paws massaged and it’s bizarre how much she enjoys it. Only cat I’ve ever encountered that doesn’t mind, nonetheless likes having her paws touched….if you’re massaging them
Dan Schneider's Doctor Dolittle
“I’m the foot fucking master! Got my technique down and everything.”
There is a whole contingent of the furry fandom that is all about paw-fetishism and I bet a lot of them are looking at this post and literally getting too hot and bothered to think clearly.
These photos will be used as references for furry smut, if they have not already been traced. Guaranteed.
Oh yeah, I know some people like that.
I am one of them
What a terrible day to be able to read.
Welp I learned things today
Foot fetish: Turbo Edition
Tarantino bout to direct the next live action Lion King
Seems he might be combining a foot and p*ssy fetish
If you meant pissy then i'm confused as i see no piss there, if you meant pussy then it's a lion and the ones with headresses tend not to have them. All I can see is bollocks.
Can you imagine this from the cat's perspective. "Wtf is this ape doing...oh that kinda feels nice..."
An apex predator: “yes, please massage my toe beans hooman”
same thing works on your wife
My wife isn’t an apex predator
Divorce her right now!
RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩
Woah-oh here she comes. Watch out boy, she’ll chew you up…
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When they're the size of eggs, they're considered deez.
B R O A D beans
Oh sure anyone can touch a big lions toes, but can you touch your house cat’s toes without being ripped to shreds? I think not!
All cats I have ever owned (4) have enjoyed toe bean and belly rubs. The trick is to start it immediately when they are kittens.
Yeah well of course try when they’re young, but what if they’re just little fuckers from day one? My little goose is like “ ok dad, you can pet me once or twice, but the eleventh time you try to get me is when the claws come out.”.. Selena Kyle style haha
Haha okay, that's fair. But I have general rules to try to avoid getting a cat that's a little fucker:
- First, I only get male cats because they seem less moody than girl cats (I feel like I'm violating a feminist rule or the girl code by even admitting this).
- Also, I don't get purebreds whose pedigree is largely for looks rather than personality. I just get dumb ol' tabby cats.
- Next, if the cat is a kitten then I hang out with the mom and see how chill she is with being cuddled, because she'll be the first teacher for her kittens on human interaction.
- Get kittens in pairs so they have a buddy and learn how to be gentle and not too rough
- Next, you cuddle the shit out of them and make sure you regularly pet their bellies and give paw massages.
- Last, you must neuter them and keep them as indoor kitties.
You could also get a senior kitty with a set personality that you can sus out more, but I have young kids and didn't want to shock an older cat with high kid energy.
My cats have the sweetest beans and it kills me that I can’t rub them. I would love to have this job!
Imagine being able just once be all lovey-dovey with a big cat…of course we’d talk to it like an infant.lol
my old boy would spread his toes out wide when i would rub them with my fingers. I could slide between every toe and back and he loved it.
I've got an adopted feral that will let me pet her belly, and these days I can even give her a belly kiss and she'll purr.
Doesn't like her paws being touched at all though.
P.S. Mentioned the cat so here:
Her name is Mooncake
Mooncake looks like such a sweetheart
I’m currently fostering a feral who looks just like Mooncake! I’ve been rubbing her paws to try to get her used to it and because her claws are like fucking knives and I’d love to clip them… she tolerates it for a bit and then flips out. Both of my hands are covered in scratches and bites.
Yes. One of my cats gets cracked footpads, and she enjoys a good vaseline footpad massage.
"I ain't saying it's right. But you're saying a foot massage don't mean nothing, and I'm saying it does. Now look, I've given a million lions a million foot massages, and they all meant something. We act like they don't, but they do..."
"Would you give a hyena a foot massage?"
"Fuck you."
Do you give them a lot?
I'm feeling kinda tired, I could use a foot massage myself.
Oh for fucks sake! How did we all originally miss the obvious pulp fiction reference..
good call there folks!
Can't believe I had to scroll down this far for this.
No it’s “Catch a tiger by its toe” silly.
Just lion around getting a foot massage. Mane, life is good.
Settle down with puns meow.
I'm sorry, did you just say, "meow."
Eenie, meenie, minie, …. Oh wait that’s not a tiger.
What's the story and pulling the thorn from a lions paw? I vaguely remember some kind of story about that.
Aesop's fable, The Mouse and the Lion.
Thank you!
Lion was being a dick but turns out was because of a thorn in its paw. So we’re supposed to check assholes for thorns before being mean to them back. Or something.
This had better not be my furry awakening
The moment you wonder, it's already too late.
It takes a coward and zero balls to murder an animal, but this here, rubbing its footsies, is 100% bad ass!
Well, you don’t see that everyday. A lion getting a paw massage.
Dang, that’s cute!
This feels like it is an AI image ... I've literally no idea 😂
I thought so too. The repost quality doesn't help either. Apparently it's real: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lion-foot-massage/
I would have bet money it was AI. But it from 2021. Making me doubt real pictures is what I find most annoying about AI image generation.
Every time I see one of these stories, I cannot help but wonder what kind of backing this guy has? If I quit my job, I would quickly run out of resources and become homeless. What kind of charmed life does one live when they can decide they are going to do something as unmarketable-seeming as this?
Option 1: They're already wealthy and treat it as a hobby. (See the dude running the scam """rescue""" in Mexico)
Option 2: They're broke as shit because every penny goes to their animals / the rescue.
Who's more masculine? The man with lion heads on his wall or a man giving lions foot massages?
That's a pretty weird fetish. Not tryin to kink shame, just damn, dude moved to a game reserve just so he can foot rub a lion anytime he wants.
Just like drugs, fetishes have a progression. We can expect retired Tarantino to move to a game reserve after several years ;)
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I wonder what the life insurance rates are for a lion foot masseuse these days?
Risk Reward ratio?
This guy is not bright, the bear guy was all I'm gonna hug bears......
My cat begs to differ. She's too small to do anything. Besides being mischievous.
I love cat toe beans 😀 This would be a dream job for me
Dam Brits, at it again with their foot massage
“So Alex, what do you do for a living?”
Feline Foot Masseuse
To be fair those toebeans are irresistible
Paw Patrol
Pspspsppsps here kitty kitty. Time for your foot massage kitty. Pspspsps
This is so cute what 😭 sign me up to help these big guys! I can’t believe make lions especially are acting like that. I wonder how he gained their trust. Incredible stuff
Huh. My cat doesn’t like it when I try this.
Best picture for "Play stupid games"
Fritos Fritos Fritos
How do you even figure this out.
It literally says in the post.
This was about 10-11 years ago... I wonder if he still does this.
I feel extremely qualified for this gig
I feel like this 'cream' has some sort of cat nip properties within it. Felines go crazy over that stuff
Do NOT give in to the urge to rub that belly.
Is that a maney-pedi?
I want that job.
When I finished read this, I started thinking about that one fairy tale about the lion with the thorn in its paw. Not sure if I was the only one thinking about this.
This is why I learned how to massage early on, because women are sorta like stray cats, as longs as you pet them, and feed them, they will come back. Ocassionally scratch you, especially if they are latinas, but it's worth it if you into that
This is so much more awesome than shooting a lion when it isn't even aware of you for a trophy picture.
He's just pussyfooting around
I would too be amazed if my food would start massaging me
Foot massages make me very happy too!
Not saying it isn’t real but these pics definitely have the AI vibe
I don’t trust this at all.
A game reserve. Make the lion trust humans and let down their guard, so hunters can then murder them. fts
It's all fun and games until he gets eaten alive
Lol, this exact post is on Facebook and Quora.
Game reserve
So it is about hunting, because that's what happens on a game reserve. These lions are there to be shot.
how can he resist petting the belly..
The funny thing is if you try that on a house cat it’s a death sentence
My parents had a schnauzer who used to hold up her front paws to be massaged. She’d sit there almost like in a trance and then hold up the other paw after a while. I’ve never come across another animal that liked paw massages until now!