Posted on 03/31/2017 6:28:42 AM PDT by C19fan
A pair of kittens 'trained' a human to bring them treats every time they ring a bell.
In a twist on the famous Pavlov's Dog experiment, where a canine was conditioned to associate food with the sound of a bell, some Twitter users have suggested in jest that the cats were in fact training the human.
The adorable footage shows the two cats pawing at a bell and then given a treat.
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Bfl
They are training their human well :)
I love it! Cats are smart.
This is great. I want that cat to do my taxes.
That’s nothing. How many of you have treats on your computer desk? I admit to giving mine treats every time they jump up here and say they luuuuve me. Or maybe it’s the treats they love. Either way, they’re cute and keep me entertained.
Our cat liked jumping up and laying across my arm so I couldn’t type. No treats needed.
Of my 2 cats 1 acts act like a dog. It plays fetch with paper wads. I crumple up a sheet of paper and its tail goes straight up. Fun time. Paper wad delivered back by my feet every time.
Her other favorite thing is to go on a foot ride. I will be walking along and she will tear up and jump on my foot and go flying at the apex of my stride. Crazy cat loves it.
Is that a fancy way of saying you occasionally kick your cat across the room? lol.
My kitty Zizu says, “Meh!” She gets a treat for getting out of the kitchen, where she is not allowed. First, she rushes in when I open the kitten gate to the kitchen. She does not respond to, “Zizu, get out of the kitchen!” until I say it several times, then threaten to flick water on her. She then reluctantly and very slowly saunters out of the kitchen. And THEN she gets a healthy chicken treat. I swear she goes into the kitchen so that THEN she can get rewarded with a treat for leaving it. Way smarter than those 2 cats in the video!
LOL... I would never kick my cats. She comes tearing up from behind me, grabs my leg and then rides it like we ride amusement rides. It happens so fast that you dont even have time to blink. It is hilarious. I might find it less hilarious when I am wearing shorts in the summer. At least for now my legs are unscathed.
Interesting that the cat switches bells as if it thinks the other cat is getting more food or maybe because it is closer to the hand with the food
Yes, I caught that gray tiger, who appears to be "right pawed," reaches over to her pal's bell maybe thinking she can double dip.
Too cute!
lol. Thanks for the clarification. One of our cats would grab on to your arm when they were kittens. If you reached into their pen to grab one, she would grab on to you before you could grab her. =) Cheers!
One of the other funny things this cat does is that when I feed them canned food, she goes and stands up on her hind legs with her forepaws on the edge of the trash can. She loves seeing me throw out the empty can and lid. She vocalizes when I do and then runs over to where she is fed.
When she was a kitten the sight of the spray bottle scared her. Now it takes about 5 to 10 direct squirts to make her get off of where she is not supposed to be.
Had some friends over a few weekends ago and she won me a $10 bet. I was in the kitchen with my buddy and had him playing fetch with her. Bet him $10 that there was not a place he could throw it and she would not get it. He threw it up on the curio shelf at an end of our kitchen. The crazy cat jumped on the island. From there on the fridge. From there on a 2 inch wide ledge on the side of the kitchen. Shimmied along it. Jumped up on the shelf and brought it back down to his feet.
Best cat I have ever had.
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