ghost007: OK I know this is going to sound crazy but I have two cats...its a recent experience having cats....and really they are my daughters....anyway I digress.....but these two cats seem to understand English..not just the sound of your voice or the emotion behind your words but the actual words..for instance if my daughter tells one of the cats that she is getting fat....she actually looks offended and jumps off the bed and goes and sulks.....anyway i tried to google ..cat understanding but found nothing on their knowledge of language....i know that apes can learn sign language i wondered if anyone here knew anything about cat understanding or whether its just me going bananas
I've never had dogs, so I will leave those of you who have had dogs to comment about them, but I have had a good number of cats. Not only do I think that cats are very clever, and that they understand everything around them, they are easy animals to comunicate with. They establish eye contact, and they have some of the most beautiful eyes in the world!
Many years ago, I had a cat, and she must have been the cleverest cat I have ever had. We used to keep her inside with us for most of the day, but she used to sleep in the garden shed. As soon as my wife told me it was time to put the cat out, she would disappear. It was very easy to forget her indoors, because being out of sight, she was easy to forget and leave indoors. She also had extreme discipline with her kittens. At her call, all her kittens had to walk in single file from the eating trays to the sleeping bay. When they refused, she used to pick up a piece of paper in her mouth, giving them the impression that it was food, and using a special cry, used to make them follow her, wherever she went (single file of course)
This cat (male) I have now, will not go out into the garden shed unless I looked into his eyes, told him to take care, and to be careful, and hug and kiss him. Then he would go out without trouble.
My little white cat is the perfect example of obedience if I tell her that she is the most beautiful girl in the world. If I as much as raise my voice, she will start to tease me, and do everything the opposite of what I tell her.
I don't know about others, but I comunicate better with animals than with human beings, and am very proud of it.
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