As I type this, my young cat is watching the cursor and chasing the stupid thing across the screen.
Cheap fun for all the family. Cat sits on mouse, geddit?
Cheap fun for all the family. Cat sits on mouse, geddit?
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How dumb are cats ?
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My Cat wouldnt do it. Is he dumb? What Cursor are you using. My fella doesnt think much of the pointy arrow thingy,
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Phew !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's not a thread about Geelong.
It's not a thread about Geelong.
Cats are smarter than many people I know or work with.
My cat has very clear objectives, and uses just the right amount of manipulation and violence to achieve them.
My cat has very clear objectives, and uses just the right amount of manipulation and violence to achieve them.
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Yep the arrow thingy.
Is this thread is deep, or what?
Is this thread is deep, or what?
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The domestic cat would have to be the least dumb animal out there. When all you want to do (eat and sleep with a bit of chasing things) is all you have to do, what more is there to life? You can even get away with quite literally biting the hand that feeds you.
About the only thing wrong with a cat's life is that when it gets hungry it can't open the fridge door.
About the only thing wrong with a cat's life is that when it gets hungry it can't open the fridge door.
Oh, don't you bet on that! One of my cats can and he has done on a couple of occasions. No one believed me until they saw for themselves. He somehow gets his foot up and under the bottom of the door and forces it open. Unbelievable!
I agree with you on the fact that cats are not dumb. What other life form can demand the best seat in the house, lay in front of a fire on a cold day, sleep all day, be fed on demand, listen only when they want to and be so arrogant as to think it's their right to do so and be allowed to get away with all of it?
Thousands of years ago cats were treated as Gods. Cats have never forgotten this!
Originally posted by Bee
Oh, don't you bet on that! One of my cats can and he has done on a couple of occasions. No one believed me until they saw for themselves. He somehow gets his foot up and under the bottom of the door and forces it open. Unbelievable!
Mine too, had to install a childproof lock on the door after I came home and found the Cat asleep on the shelf in front of the Crisper
one hot day.
Hope it doesn't know my Bigfooty password
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And only a dog is strong enough to push you off the couch or bed.
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And only a dog is strong enough to push you off the couch or bed.
not mine
but mine growl when you try and pick them up off the couch/bed.
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Originally posted by nicko18
not mine
HA HA mine doesn't growl, he just lies there pretending he can't hear me, but I guess him being 45kgs helps him.
Not the same. If you tell a dog not to do something it obeys you. Try telling a cat what to do. Try making rules for cats. Cats live by their rules, not yours. You never, ever own a cat; a cat owns you.
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My cats don't answer to their names. Sometimes they look sometimes the don't. They usually run over if I rub my fingers together for a pat.
The only thing they do respond to is "who's hungry". It works every time. They start meowing their little heads off and run straight to the food bowl.
This tells me they are very smart, as they obviously understand us, but they will only come over to us when they feel like it.
The only thing they do respond to is "who's hungry". It works every time. They start meowing their little heads off and run straight to the food bowl.
This tells me they are very smart, as they obviously understand us, but they will only come over to us when they feel like it.
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Originally posted by mantis
And only a dog is strong enough to push you off the couch or bed.
I don't understand how I wake up many nights with my head off my pillow and my little cat sleeping in the middle of it
Exactly de_LICA. They do what they want, when they want. Reminds me of a saying: 'Cats and women will do exactly what they want. Men and dogs had better get used to it'!
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I have two cats and one is really small and does the whole "sit and look cute" thing and just demands food and cuddles. the other does his own thing - we've had to start locking the door from the outside when we go into the backyard and wnat to leave him in because he opens the door himself. He also knows that if he throws himself against most closed doors hard enough, we'll get worried enough about either him or the door that we'll open it for him. We've also had to start leaving his food to thaw overnight in the microwave so that it's still there in the morning, otherwise he will take it off the sink, shake it out of the little plastic freezer bag and eat it during the night... very clever cat...
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I've often heard it said that while dogs have owners, cats have staff....
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My momma's been saying this for years, Bee. And oh, the stories she could tell about her kitties, and if the walls back home could talk...
In response to the "refrigerator door" observation, our cat here has a pretty neat trick of her own. Misty can get a running start and open a closed door by the handle on her own (the doorknobs that operate on a lever system and stick out in that manner).
Haven't heard that myself-- but a very apt description!
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Speaking of which, I had a small pussy about 15 years ago (yes, it was a kitten) who had the run of the house at night. I went downstairs in the middle of the night to get a snack, and with eyes closed chose my food.
The cat decided it wanted a closer inspection of the fridge's contents and crept inside whilst I kept the door open for a few seconds. I went back to bed.
Next morning we could hear faint "meow"s, and the whole family spent a few minutes looking for pussy. Cupboards, chairs, beds, showers, etc. We gave up and figured it would find its way to us. "Ah, milk for my Frosties", I decided. Open fridge door, out tumbles cat. Decidedly cooler and fatter, and minus a few brain cells, it was otherwise OK. Amazing.
The cat decided it wanted a closer inspection of the fridge's contents and crept inside whilst I kept the door open for a few seconds. I went back to bed.
Next morning we could hear faint "meow"s, and the whole family spent a few minutes looking for pussy. Cupboards, chairs, beds, showers, etc. We gave up and figured it would find its way to us. "Ah, milk for my Frosties", I decided. Open fridge door, out tumbles cat. Decidedly cooler and fatter, and minus a few brain cells, it was otherwise OK. Amazing.
How dumb are Cats?.
Watch out for Nimravids,they have HUGE Canines and Claws and are Felids.
Bee.
I remember an old Bumper sticker which says "Dogs have masters,Cats have servants",which is quite True after all.
PS
I'm not anti-dog or anti-cat.
Watch out for Nimravids,they have HUGE Canines and Claws and are Felids.
Bee.
I remember an old Bumper sticker which says "Dogs have masters,Cats have servants",which is quite True after all.
PS
I'm not anti-dog or anti-cat.
How dumb are Cats?.
My Mother has that trouble and her cat isnt small.Originally posted by de_LICA_ish18
I don't understand how I wake up many nights with my head off my pillow and my little cat sleeping in the middle of it
