Just saw this thread now and reminds me alot of my orange cat and 2 beagle mixes. My gosh their full of character XD
My cat always love to observe my dogs
Ever since they are all very little. He always wanted to play with them since he didnt had a kitten friend/sibling to play with (btw he was a very hyper kitten when young) and also saw them playing. Finally i decided they were old enough to meet each other and see if they will get along well. And oh boy were they all hyper lolz. Of course as they aged my cat gets annoyed now when the dogs tackle hug him and gives him a million of kisses lolz.
What i find weird yet sweet though is that even though he hates being near them, hes always hangs out with them in a higher place like my trampoline so he can observe them XD idk if hes their guardian angel or astalker.
Also weird thing about one of my dogs is that everytime he sees the cat sleeping on a chair, she jumps on him and sits on him, then every few seconds gives him kisses X,D its like the cat is her child and she shall protect it.