In DDO (Dungeons & Dragons Online), there's an NPC saying : Gnolls are not dog people. They are hyena people. Completely different.
Agreed. Because hyenas, belonging to the suborder Feliformia are more closely related to cats than dogs. Despite their looks.
a pibbur who is a cat man in the sense that he prefers cat pets over dogs (hoping he doesn't offend notable watchers like the ripper and the dark wolfgrim).