2. If you love it when your cat rubs up against you, that’s great! But you should know that your cat does this to mark you with her scent, so everyone knows who it is you belong to!
Cats, much like dogs, love to mark their territory. While dogs will make their mark all around the yard to tell other dogs to stay away, a cat will just straight up claim their owner as theirs. It’s sort of sweet… in a really possessive kind of way!
Cats are nothing if not consistently strong-willed pets. It’s really bizarre to think that they will mark you with their scent, but it also makes sense. Wild cats rub up on all sorts of objects to tell other animals that the object in question is their territory. Not only that, but it tells other cats where they can find their relatives!
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