Dogs Love Praise. Cats Ignore It.

[SoDesuKa]

Dogs love the sound of the words, Good Dog. Dogs also know their own name. I can't imagine an ad for a lost cat that said, "Answers to the name 'Lucky'."

Cats also ignore scorn. I've told Otis, "All cats are stupid, and you're one of the dumb ones." He doesn't let on he even hears me. His demeanor says it all, "Gotcha there, Chief. Make sure there's food in my dish."

Dogs, on the other hand, go mad for praise. Make them the center of attention, they love, love, love it! And if you pay attention to another animal, they're jealous as hell.

[BuelahWitch]

1. You've never gotten the "blinky eyes" from cats?

:shrug: Whenever I've given my cats praise (or compliments) they half close their eyes in acknowledgment. My mother and I used to call them "lovey eyes" because it meant they loved us. Maybe you're using the wrong tone of voice.
And my cats not only know their names, but also their nicknames. My cat Boo had a brazillion nicknames and answered to most of them. Of course, cats don't necessarily COME when you call them, but mine always look up and know who I'm talking to.

[Arugula Latte]

2. We call that "Squinties"

:rofl:

I squint at my kitties all the time, and they squint back. I swear, we carry on conversations that way.

[realisticphish]

19. it's a non-threatening behavior

big cats do it too.

[Arugula Latte]

3. This is actually one big reason I massively prefer cats to dogs.

The fawning of dogs annoys me, and so does the barking, and so does the sniffing, and so does the slobbering.

[hedgehog]

16. Yes, but what cat will help you wake up in the morning by jamming a cold,

wet nose against your bum?

[Lyric]

4. If the sound an animal "answers to" has anything to do with their name, then

there are a million cats named Can Opener.

[Cabcere]

9. ....

:spray: :rofl:

Thanks. I needed that. :hi:

[DarkTirade]

5. I read a while back somewhere online this description of the difference between cats and dogs.

A dog will see a human take care of him, pet him, cuddle him, feed him, and generally provide for his every want and need and think, "Wow... these humans take care of everything for me. They must be gods!"

Whereas a cat will see a human take care of him, pet him, cuddle him, feed him, and generally provide for his every want and need and think, "Wow... these humans take care of everything for me. I must be a god!"

[Ikonoklast]

7. Dogs have 'owners'.

Cats have 'staff'.

[littlebit]

6. I have a dog

that answers to just about anything. Especially boobie, dinner, and potty. The strange thing about him his in eight years he has never answered to his real name. My cat on the other hand almost always runs to me when I call her.

[latebloomer]

8. Whose boobie?!?

[littlebit]

10. It's him

My girlfriend called him Boo Boo one day. Then it changed to Boobie. His real name is Bailey. That's what I call him. He never answers to it. I guess he likes Boobie more.

[TrogL]

11. No, he likes your girlfriend

and/or boobies, especially hers.

[littlebit]

12. You might have a point there.

He does like to jump up and lay his head on her chest.

[SOteric]

13. Obviously,

you've never met my cat.

He loves praise, comes running when I get home, answers to his name and to a very specific whistle which means 'come here.' He also gets all offended if he doesn't get the attention he feels he deserves, and he's very possessive of me. He doesn't share well.

[bluecrush]

14. Cats can also be oh-so jealous.

I think cats are plugged into tone of voice. My big 'ole orange kitty cat always comes to me when I call him.

[TroglodyteScholar]

15. Mao Mao definitely knows his name.

And he LOVES being told what a good boy he is. Many pressy-paws and head-bonks.

[SoDesuKa]

17. Pressy-Paws and Head Bonks

Those are very descriptive terms. I can see Mao-Mao doing them. And he's a beautiful cat.

[xchrom]

18. cats cannot be distracted from thinking about how they will murder, dismember

and dispose of you and take over your checking account.

all else is drivel.

[realisticphish]

20. my cat gets jealous all the time

if i'm petting the dog, he'll jump up on my lap and start purring. cats just show affection in different ways. They show affection as they would an equal, whereas dogs show the respect they would give a pack leader.

[Digit]

21. My cat comes running when I call her name

She jumps up into my arms, wraps her arms around my neck and nuzzles and kisses me on the cheek.

She will initiate play time trying to involve me into the game.

When she is hungry, she will go to the pantry and put her paw on the shelf with the cat food and turn and look at me, and meow.

If I am not feeling well, she will come to me when I am lying down and knead the area that hurts. She will do this until I fall asleep. I also call it soft paws. She intuitively knows and wants me to feel better.

This is from a small 6 lb maine coon 16 yrs old who was given a death sentence to mammary cancer 3 years ago. She is luckily in remission.

Oh, and she was a stray living on the streets before I adopted her.

[badgerpup]

22. Cats are just more subtle in their acknowledgement...

When I speak to my kitties and their tails go from half-mast to straight-up happytail, that's both acknowledgement and a compliment.

A yawn and s-t-r-e-t-c-h is also a friendly greeting...as is dancy-paws. This one can be really subtle- you have to be looking right at their feet to see their toes flex in the kneading gesture while they are standing or sitting.

They'll also use their tails to caress you...walking by, and the tail very nonchalantly waves out and brushes you. They do that to each other as well.

It's so sweet when my kitties are napping, and I speak to them and they roll over, "mrrrrr?" and do the paws in the air...:loveya:

[1]

25. that is so how i see it...

my little sweetheart just loves to lay on my lap and be petted. and she has this thing where she buries her face into my hand, especially when i am moving the mouse on my computer. just try to position the cursor over a link or click a button when that's going on.

but her latest (when i'm sleeping and she wants to be petted) is to place a soft little paw (no claws) on the side of my face. i give her a pet or two... she goes away or i get another paw to the face. pet, pet... paw...

i don't know exactly when this started (i was always sleeping when this happened) but its a regular thing now.

i initially thought i was training her to receive a caress if she did her paw thing.

now i'm pretty sure she is training me to deliver...

[grace0418]

23. You soooo do not know my cat. He totally answers to Frankie (usually with a long

monologue about... I don't know... something important to him. He loves praise, goes mad for affection. He will even grab your hand with two paws and put in the top of his head to pet him.

And when his brother was alive, the two of them demanded equal attention. If one got individual cuddle time on my lap, the other would come from clear across the apartment to break it up and demand equal time.

[begin_within]

24. My cats slowly close their eyes and turn their head, as if to say, "Tell me something I don't know."

[Submariner]

26. How to Give a Cat a Pill

You might like this:

How to Give a Cat a Pill
Monday, August 6, 2007, 05:04 PM GMT

1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.

4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.

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How To Give A Dog A Pill

1. ........


http://my.telegraph.co.uk/mister_potter/blog/2007/08/06/how_to_give_a_cat_a_pill

[CreekDog]

27. the funniest thing was when I looked at the dog and called the cat's name

by accident...the reaction! her eyes bugged out as if to say, "how could you???" :rofl: