Posted on 07/13/2009 11:14:29 AM PDT by decimon
The phrase 'like herding cats' resonates with people for a reason; it's difficult to get them to do anything they don't already want to do.
But they have no problem getting humans to do their bidding, according to a report published in Current Biology, which shows that even biologists are concerned about future feline-human relations.
It seems crafty felines accelerate the filling of food dishes by sending a mixed signal: an urgent meowing coupled with an otherwise pleasant purr. Humans find it annoying and difficult to ignore. It's not April 1st or December so calibrate your belief accordingly.
(Excerpt) Read more at scientificblogging.com ...
ping
You never own a cat. You are just fortunate enough to be living in their universe.
DOGS RULE!
Mine now bounces off my hip quickly after it learned how to fly after kneading it’s claws in my hip to get me up.
My wife brought two into our house. I am not a cat fan but it has always amazed me that they are potty trained at birth.
You could have replaced cats with women and humans with men and the same would be true.
As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.” - Ellen Perry Berkeley
BTTT!
Cats have been manipulating humans ever since the days our ancestors went from being hunters to farming and storing grain. Cats realized the rodents they fed on were lazy and would follow man to steal his grain. The cats also understood that by making friends with humans they would gain (a)an easier supply of rodent meals and (b)access to board, room and affection from humans for protecting their grain storage.
Dogs have owners — cats have staff. :=)
For about 13 years now.....
I had a cat like that and when he did his meowing, I just took the box of cat food and shook it over the old food in his bowl. It worked to shut the meowing, but I was still a slave to the shaking.
..."of course you know you can not always know where I am, and what may be on my mind...a dead bird or two under your keyboard will be a reminder that your bias has consequences, and have you seen my fluffy mouse?"
I had a cat like that and when he did his meowing, I just took the box of cat food and shook it over the old food in his bowl. It worked to shut the meowing, but I was still a slave to the shaking.
And people still insist that dogs are smart and cats are not
We own two cats and a Welsh Corgi.
The cats are content to manipulate us in order to get food or get into/get out of whatever door happens to be closed.
But the darn Corgi wants to run the whole house. Many times we will look down and see the dog with a particularly pleasant look on his face, only to discover that he has herded us all onto the corner of one couch. He’s never happy unless we are all in the same room, and not really happy until he has us pinned in a corner.
Once you realize what he’s after, it’s kind of cute to watch. His favorite time of the day is when he gets to round up the whole family up the stairs at bed-time.
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