Sweet dogs terrified of walking past cats: a dramatic compilation.
These cats manipulate dogs that they have figured out. The cat knows how to exploit a narrow pathway (doorway or stairwell) to the discomfort or frustration of the dog. It’s a power play, a way to show who is boss. In the open the cat would be looking for something to climb to get away from the top of the food chain (really, the dog is the top of the food chain in much of America — where there are no bears or alligators. In a fight with a dog of similar size to you — you lose, and badly).