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If you’ve ever had a cat, you’re aware of the funny noises that come out of them when they’re feeling a little feisty. They have a wide chatter, trill, purr, and yowl vocabulary, and they’re not afraid to use it!<\/p>\n
It’s especially true in large cat breeds, which is where Barny, the Maine Coon<\/strong>, comes in. This funny feline’s special talents include showing off his stunning good looks and doing his best puppy impersonation. If you close your eyes, you’ll think he is actually a dog!<\/p>\n As one fan commented, Barny is “so cute when he’s angry!” The “no touch” chatter is big in the cat world, but Barny’s puppy sound is a new one! Many wondered if he was raised by dogs<\/a>, but the answer is a resounding no; however, his impression is still spot-on.<\/p>\n Related: Enormous Maine Coon Cat Uses Gargantuan Paws to Pickpocket a Purse<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Being the majestic Maine Coon<\/a> he is, Barny doesn’t have to do much of anything except exist, and we’re all obsessed. His bio says he’s a Maine Coon<\/a> and Sapphire Ragdoll<\/strong> mix, which basically means he’s the hostess with the mostest and sparkling emerald eyes to boot.<\/p>\n It’s his meek and mild vocalizations that take him over the top from a basic kitty to so very extra (in the best way possible). They seem to be more regular during playtime.<\/p>\n Despite being a cat (obviously), Barny and others in his breed have a lot of things in common with pups. Maine Coons<\/a> are beloved for their social, docile, and easygoing temperaments, which allow them to get along with just about anyone\u2014specifically dogs!<\/p>\n Combined with a quiet confidence, curiosity about all things water and faucets, and a love of playing a game of fetch, Maine Coons<\/a> really are a dog’s best friend. It doesn’t hurt that this sweet fella has the added genetics of Ragdoll in his blood, because they’re equally as cool, calm<\/a>, and collected in the presence of other pets.<\/p>\n It sounds like Barny hit the DNA lottery! He may not actually<\/em> be a puppy, but should one ever join the family, he’d fit right in, showing off his identical dog sounds and adorable trills!<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc36<\/a>SIGN UP to get \u201cpawsitivity\u201d delivered right to your inbox with inspiring & entertaining stories about our furry & feathered friends<\/strong><\/a>\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udc3e<\/a><\/p>\n This story was originally published by Parade Pets<\/a> on Apr 9, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add Parade Pets as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Parade Pets and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. If you’ve ever had a cat, you’re aware of the funny noises that come out of them when they’re feeling a little feisty. They have a wide chatter, trill, purr, and yowl vocabulary, and they’re not afraid to use it! It’s especially true […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[439,218,4591,9051,192,9048,9052,216,943,949,2482,1067,56,5502,215,384,3521,1620,64,217,942,948,1422,114,67,115,66,245,9050,501,1604,2665,507,9049,9053,9055,4853,214,9054],"class_list":["post-7474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pets-news","tag-afraid","tag-article","tag-aware","tag-barny","tag-cat","tag-cat-sounds","tag-chatter","tag-commission","tag-coon","tag-coon-cat","tag-coons","tag-doesn","tag-dogs","tag-double","tag-earn","tag-eyes","tag-feeling","tag-feisty","tag-funny","tag-links","tag-maine","tag-maine-coon","tag-noises","tag-parade","tag-pe-ts-fun","tag-pets","tag-pets-news","tag-puppy","tag-puppy-double","tag-purr","tag-ragdoll","tag-showing","tag-sounds","tag-sounds-puppy","tag-trill","tag-vocabulary","tag-wide","tag-yahoo","tag-yowl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Maine Coons Share These Traits With Dogs<\/h2>\n
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