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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2007What is it about me that cats and dogs like?
Whenever I go for the first time into a person's house their pets come up to me unafraid. And, quite often, the pet's owners comment that this is quite unusual, that their dogs and/or cats are normally hesitant to approach strangers. I'll admit to being an animal lover of the first order, but what is it that the dogs and cats sense that makes them be so at ease with me?  SignatureJames Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com > Whenever I go for the first time into a person's house their pets come up to > me unafraid. And, quite often, the pet's owners comment that this is quite [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > -- > James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com They know an animal lover when they see or smell one. I think it's hormones, or even pheromones of a type. Certainly, they can smell fear, on people who are not comfortable with animals. But perhaps there is something else on animal lovers that they *can* smell, besides the total absence of fear. Maybe they can smell love. Or cat hormones, if you were a feline in your last life, as I apparently was. According to my cats anyway. I have the same thing happen to me. The most remarkable one was when I entered the house of a friend once, for the first time, and he and his wife were at the door, as was the big Garfield of a tabby, and even before I said hello to the adults, I got down on my knees to greet the ruler.....as they were putting their hands to their heads and saying "Oh, I wouldn't do that if I were you"; apparently they were expecting a full frontal attack on my hands and face....you could have knocked them over with a feather when that big lump just rolled over and gave me the belly, hah!! ---tension >> Whenever I go for the first time into a person's house their pets come up >> to [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > ---tension I get the same thing! Most remarkably though was a couple months ago when I was visiting a friend at her parent's house. This friend had moved 10 hours away from home and so I hadn't been at her parent's house in at least a year. While there the family's two dogs always came to me for petting. But, they have a cat who is quite independent and usually would only let me pat his head for a second before quietly going on his way. He's an outdoor cat who has all of his claws and doesn't like it when things don't go his way. He swats at the family members often, except for the dad because Ralph (the cat) is really the dad's cat. So, imagine my shock and the shock of everyone when, after not seeing me for a long time (he used to see me on a weekly basis), King Ralph came up and started walking between my feet and rubbing his head on my shoes and was pawing nicely at me. So, I got down on the ground and was petting his head and he also flipped over and let me rub his belly...which he apparently never does. Maybe he smelled my cat on me or something, but I've had my cat for 2 1/2 years, so I'm sure he'd have smelled her on me before. Beth this same thing happens to me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > Whenever I go for the first time into a person's house their pets come up > to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > what > is it that the dogs and cats sense that makes them be so at ease with me? >Whenever I go for the first time into a person's house their pets come up to >me unafraid. And, quite often, the pet's owners comment that this is quite >unusual, that their dogs and/or cats are normally hesitant to approach >strangers. I'll admit to being an animal lover of the first order, but what >is it that the dogs and cats sense that makes them be so at ease with me? You smell like meat. Period. <just kidding> >> Whenever I go for the first time into a person's house their pets come up >> to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > You smell like meat. Period. <just kidding> So why don't the human females crawl all over like the cats and dogs? :-) SignatureJames Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com >>> Whenever I go for the first time into a person's house their pets come >>> up [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > So why don't the human females crawl all over like the cats and dogs? > :-) Human females think first this is the difference between animals and humans and human females have learned NOT TO TRUST!!!!! ;-) Paula4u Animals can sense when a person is calm and unafraid. Dogs especially can tell that and it sets them at ease immediately. Dog trainer Cesar Milan talks about that all the time (Dog Whisperer). > Whenever I go for the first time into a person's house their pets come up to > me unafraid. And, quite often, the pet's owners comment that this is quite > unusual, that their dogs and/or cats are normally hesitant to approach > strangers. I'll admit to being an animal lover of the first order, but what > is it that the dogs and cats sense that makes them be so at ease with me? |
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