[boatbums]

LOL! Tell us cat lovers something we don't already know!

[boatbums]

ping!

[fwdude]

I’ll call my cat, who is facing away from me, and the ears swivel back in periscope fashion. But, that’s the only thing that moves.

[tcrlaf]

Not always true. It depends on the cat, and how they were domesticated.

I had a barn kitten that fell asleep in my lap, the first day mama brought them out of hiding. And that is where he stayed until the day he died.

All I had to do was say his name, and he would come running from wherever he was, and plop in my lap.

[COBOL2Java]

Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.

(and I love 'em both)

[Abathar]

I can call my cat from anywhere in the house and he will come running.

(I have to use the special cat call though, which sounds just like a can of food being opened...)

[Jeff Chandler]

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Exactly. I could be lying on the ground dying and calling the cat and it would just look at my and go on its way.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Any cat trained properly will do what you want them too.

Cats just have to be taught that YOU are dominant from a very young age. You do this by holding them belly up in a cradle type position from the time they are a small kitten. If you do this they will display nearly all the traits that dog owners love about their pets, and nearly none of the negative traits associated with cats.

[freedumb2003]

Article Title:

Cat news shocker! They ignore their owners, study confirms

(we need original titles so title searches work correctly)

[RoosterRedux]

They were not domesticated to work with people as dogs were and consequently feel themselves our equals.

EQUALS????

[JimSEA]

On the contrary, our cats see my wife and I as interesting subjects for observation. As such, they come to see us when we get home and follow us around the house when a very necessary nap doesn’t require attention. They also are attentive to instructing us as to the proper feeding and care of cats.

[Biggirl]

PING over to you Slings And Arrows. :)=^..^=

[bunkerhill7]

A black panther here used to come out at night and raid the henhouses. If you went out he would follow you everywhere. I think he thought I was going to open the chicken coops for him.

Raccons, on the other paw, will come when I call them by name and they never ignore me. Squirrels will always come when I lie to them and tell them I have peanuts. Same for chipmunks. Opposums tend to ignore me as well as skunks and fishers,...

Bobcats also just run away.

[dfwgator]

Maybe if the owner sounded like a can opener.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

They needed a study for that????? LMAO!

[Beowulf9]

“What greater gift than the love of a cat.” ― Charles Dickens “If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.” ― Mark Twain But who is the one who said something like, 'he is my cat but I own him not'?

[relictele]

It’s also good policy to follow for longstanding marriages.

[Dr. Sivana]

My cat would ALWAYS come, especially when you addressed him as “Food for kitty!”

[Sidebar Moderator]

To prevent duplication, please do not alter the published headline, thx.

[Snickering Hound]