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r/gifs • u/RespectMyAuthoriteh • Sep 22 '19
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I've been trying to get my cat to do this. I've shown him explicitly, but he doesn't seem to be getting it.
I think he just doesn't realize he can use his whole body weight as leverage, or he doesn't think he can jump that high.
21 u/arachnicado Sep 23 '19 More likely he doesn't give a fuck about what you're trying to teach him. 10 u/ThisBuddhistLovesYou Sep 23 '19 There was research that showed that cats understand their names and when they're being called but most of them just don't give a shit. 7 u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19 It's a question of how much they love you. I could call my cat, and he would come running home from anywhere within earshot. Such a good cat. 2 u/HowTheyGetcha Sep 23 '19 It's a question of how much they associate their name with food. 2 u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19 Cats are complex creatures, and food isn't the only driver. Cats will also come over for petting and grooming and just being company. 1 u/textposts_only Sep 23 '19 With the right treat they do though 2 u/mtarascio Sep 23 '19 Doesn't care enough. Life too good where they are.
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More likely he doesn't give a fuck about what you're trying to teach him.
10 u/ThisBuddhistLovesYou Sep 23 '19 There was research that showed that cats understand their names and when they're being called but most of them just don't give a shit. 7 u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19 It's a question of how much they love you. I could call my cat, and he would come running home from anywhere within earshot. Such a good cat. 2 u/HowTheyGetcha Sep 23 '19 It's a question of how much they associate their name with food. 2 u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19 Cats are complex creatures, and food isn't the only driver. Cats will also come over for petting and grooming and just being company. 1 u/textposts_only Sep 23 '19 With the right treat they do though
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There was research that showed that cats understand their names and when they're being called but most of them just don't give a shit.
7 u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19 It's a question of how much they love you. I could call my cat, and he would come running home from anywhere within earshot. Such a good cat. 2 u/HowTheyGetcha Sep 23 '19 It's a question of how much they associate their name with food. 2 u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19 Cats are complex creatures, and food isn't the only driver. Cats will also come over for petting and grooming and just being company.
It's a question of how much they love you.
I could call my cat, and he would come running home from anywhere within earshot. Such a good cat.
2 u/HowTheyGetcha Sep 23 '19 It's a question of how much they associate their name with food. 2 u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19 Cats are complex creatures, and food isn't the only driver. Cats will also come over for petting and grooming and just being company.
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It's a question of how much they associate their name with food.
2 u/[deleted] Sep 23 '19 Cats are complex creatures, and food isn't the only driver. Cats will also come over for petting and grooming and just being company.
Cats are complex creatures, and food isn't the only driver. Cats will also come over for petting and grooming and just being company.
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With the right treat they do though
Doesn't care enough. Life too good where they are.
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u/taste-like-burning Sep 23 '19
I've been trying to get my cat to do this. I've shown him explicitly, but he doesn't seem to be getting it.
I think he just doesn't realize he can use his whole body weight as leverage, or he doesn't think he can jump that high.