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I have tried to train my two cats with just these words:

1. "Let's go" - morning meal

2. "Upstairs" - I am going to bed

3. "Dinner" (plus clink bowls together) - evening meal

4. "Lie Down"

and their names.

Emerald, who prefers being upstairs, definitely responds to "Upstairs": she charges upstairs when I say it. Jade remains enigmatic and skeptical: that seems to be her nature. But if she is in the mood for a tummy rub, she will respond to "Lie Down".

For me, the great charm of cats is that it is impossible to tell the difference between "No, I don't understand you." and "I understand you perfectly well, but I plan to ignore you completely until I feel like responding".

parent herodotus 4 years ago

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