I did something similar with my cat growing up, tossing him onto the bed or the couch, and he seemed to enjoy it and would keep coming back. Eventually we had a

I did something similar with my cat growing up, tossing him onto the bed or the couch, and he seemed to enjoy it and would keep coming back. Eventually we had a sort of routine where I'd toss him into a backflip and he'd land gracefully. He also played fetch with little paper or foil balls, dropping them near my feet and panting(!) like a dog once he got a bit tired from chasing them. The last interesting behavior to me is that he liked to burrow underneath blankets to sleep next to people, but that one might be more usual. He was a large black and white short-hair cat. I always described his behavior as very dog-like and some people were very surprised by it. Edit: I should have at least tried to respond to your question. I agree with the sibling comments theory about how animals enjoying movement can encourage their physical development.