Kept the cats out

There is one difference between a dog and a cat. A dog you can teach it tricks like sit, bark or other stuff. A cat will watch you and teach you tricks. You control a dog, a cat controls you. Cat owners think about that.

squid13 wrote:There is one difference between a dog and a cat. A dog you can teach it tricks like sit, bark or other stuff. A cat will watch you and teach you tricks. You control a dog, a cat controls you. Cat owners think about that.

Ah, but those with cats already know this -- we don't "own" them. They allow us to live with them and take care of their every whim....

wildflowertx wrote:Ah, but those with cats already know this -- we don't "own" them. They allow us to live with them and take care of their every whim....

I know we have three of them and they have taught us well.

I've heard another version:
Dogs worship us; cats expect us to worship them.
I think dogs are good for our ego, while cats teach humility.
It's good to have both, if possible.

I've heard another version:
Dogs worship us; cats expect us to worship them.
I think dogs are good for our ego, while cats teach humility.
It's good to have both, if possible.

Agreed. Both is best

And cats have staff.

Cats do learn tricks. I'm teaching mine to do agility. There are some cats that do this easily. Some of the top cats at the cat shows can do the whole course (10 obstacles) in less than 20 seconds. Mine are a bit slow. Physically and mentally. Plus, they are Ragdolls, not known for high activity. Jay Jay spends most of the time pacing and worrying about the open space and whatever is going on outside the agility ring.

What is funny is Quinn. She is smarter than Jay Jay, and more social. But she is also clutzy, and silly. The first time I tried her, she followed me around the whole course and rubbed up against each obstacle. She did the tunnels (she LOVES tunnels), but she wouldn't go over anything. Just rubbed them. She looked cute and entertained the spectators anyway.

The next show that had agility, I tried again. This time she ran over and did the tunnels multiple times. I then joked that the shortest jump was short enough for her to trip over. Wouldn't you know, a minuted later, she tripped over it. She got up, shook her head, and I swear, she was thinking, where did THAT come from? She did continue forward and actually jumped over the next jump on purpose. For a timed run, you have to do the course, in order, to completion. But they will count individual obstacles if you don't complete a run, and then time and order do not matter. But each obstacle can only be counted once. That show only had 9 entries, so her score of 4 obstacles got her 8th place (Jay Jay got 9th with 3 obstacles).

At the last show, she did 3 obstacles in her first attempt, 4 in the next attempt a couple hours later, and then had to go back for a tie breaker. It took some work, but she did her two tunnels, then the shortest jump, and then she finally understood that I wanted her to jump through the hoop. She did the hoop and immediately went over to the second jump and jumped it. 5 obstacles! A new personal best. And I think she finally figured out what the agility course is for. I can't wait for the next show. I can practice the obstacles at home, but not the show atmosphere. It was also funny as the agility course is enclosed with construction fencing. Easy to see through, but safe to keep the cats inside. She would go to the fencing wherever a person was standing outside, stand up on her legs, and paw at the person. She really had them entertained.

If my (not so bright) kitty can learn to do an agility course, then most cats can learn new tricks or tasks

The cats only sleep on my partner's side of the bed. They don't like the air blowing out of my mask. I sleep better without the dog, so she usually starts out in her crate, but sometimes BF lets her out in the middle of the night. She likes to sleep under the covers, at our feet, though. My dog is trained that once she sees me (from her crate, which is by the bed) put my mask in, she lies right down.

Several cats I've had in the past were not allowed in the bedroom at night, and that was even before cpap. The sweetheart i have now definitely is! She never wakes me up except in the morning when It's time to get up anyway. Never goes near anything cpap related. She's a senior cat now, but even when young she was not a problem. Thought maybe when I went on cpap almost six years ago that she would either be scared of it or mess with it (due to stories I'd heard here), but she just ignores it.