I have a cat...and he is a very willful cat...
Posted on 11/30/2017 10:05:04 AM PST by ColdOne
Full title........................Dogs really ARE smarter than cats: Canines have more than twice as many brain cells linked to intelligence............
The debate over whether dogs or cats are the smartest pet has raged for decades, if not centuries.
But in a twist that is sure to ruffle the fur of cat-lovers, new research shows that dogs are more intelligent than their feline foes after all.
Experts showed that dogs have more than twice as many brain cells in a region linked with thinking, planning and other complex behaviours.
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There’s a European dog trainer that has several videos out there showing what his dogs can do. There’s one where I swear the shepherd is a personal protection dog and his training level is beyond belief. I’d rather have that dog beside me than a bodyguard.....
I have a cat...and he is a very willful cat...
I know a guy who had Beagles for years, and he constantly said “You know why God made Beagles so damned cute? So you won’t effing kill them...”
Her brother...not so smart. But very sweet and cuddly.
...and THAT is an insult to dogs, even...:)
Cats view a litter box as a sanitary facility.
Dogs view a litter box as a snack bar.
Best post, yours!! HA
Wow, that took some work to bribe, I mean train those cats! Good show, thanks for posting.
Cats can recognize voice commands.
They simply don’t care to respond.
I tell one of my cats to do something and they look at me like “what the hell do you want?”.
Cats will do things if there is a food reward for it. In other words, they don’t work for free.
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Our cat definitely knows the word "treats" as well. However, her vocabulary isn't near that of our Corgi.
Our Siberian Husky is like that. She’ll be VERY responsive when she knows there’s a piece of chicken as the reward. Otherwise, she’ll just sit there and blink, pretending she doesn’t understand the command. She also grooms herself like a cat too.
Comparing dogs and cats is like comparing men and women...
Years ago before the pop top cans, my son would go press down on the electric can opener so the sleeping cat would get up and run into the kitchen, as my son thought the cat needed some exercise.
"...??..oh yeah, how come bonedigginbuttsniffers yawn after their owners do?"
Unfortunately the brain theory is pretty much crap. Dolphins should be smarter than humans. Dogs should be smarter than crows. Many examples abound that put big dents in the accepted “wisdom”.
“Not once have my cats eaten their poop, licked their privates,
I’ve never seen one of my dogs eat crap - in 58 years of many dogs.
Cats do walk through feces and urine in litter boxes and then track it around the house.
“The thing I notice about cats, or at least all the cats I have been around, is that they cannot recognize verbal command and phrases outside of their name.”
Our cat definitely responds to the word TUNA. Also banging a spoon against his chow dish produces the same result as a triangle at the chuckwagon. His vocabulary also includes: in, out, no, quiet, treats and probably some others. It’s all about food rewards and affection.
No, he’s not as obedient as a dog, but we’re working on it.
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