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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2006Smokey knows a word
We were talking about what we wanted to buy at the farmers' market tomorrow and as soon as Dylan spoke the holy word "ham", Smokey was up off the couch, across the living room and into the kitchen. Dylan, sadly, was in the kitchen eating carrots. Smokey was most disappointed. --Fil > We were talking about what we wanted to buy at the farmers' market > tomorrow and as soon as Dylan spoke the holy word "ham", Smokey was up [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > --Fil That's funny! Actually, Persia let's it slip all too often that she not only understands spoken words but sometimes can speak them. If the Mothership knew this she'd probably have one of her lives revoked :) Jill Enfilade wrote: > We were talking about what we wanted to buy at the farmers' market > tomorrow and as soon as Dylan spoke the holy word "ham", Smokey was up > off the couch, across the living room and into the kitchen. Wasn't there someone on this ng several years ago who talked about her cat knowing the word "spaceship"? No, not the mothership - it was a game involving shining a flashlight at the wall and moving it around, or something like that. They always played the game in the kitchen, so if somebody said, "wanna play SPACESHIP?" the cat would go racing into the kitchen. One time somebody mentioned the word in conversation, not addressing the cat, nothing to do with the game - they were actually talking about spaceships. And at the mention of that word, the kitty went running into the kitchen, meowing excitedly. Does anyone remember that? Joyce >We were talking about what we wanted to buy at the farmers' market >tomorrow and as soon as Dylan spoke the holy word "ham", Smokey was up >off the couch, across the living room and into the kitchen. > >Dylan, sadly, was in the kitchen eating carrots. Smokey was most >disappointed. Yes, I'm convinced my three know and understand a whole lot more than they let on. Sammy, who at least acts like the smartest of the bunch, knows several words - but they all seem to be words she WANTS to know, like "bottle cap," "fecth," "outside," "birdies," "Squirrel," etc. She also knows what I call several of the outside cats - some she likes to watch and others are beneath her. Of course other words and phrases mean less than nothing to her even though she hears them just as often.  SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > Sammy, who at least acts like the smartest of the bunch, > knows several words - but they all seem to be words she WANTS to know, Well, of course! Why else would she bother? Motivation is the key! Joyce >> We were talking about what we wanted to buy at the farmers' market >> tomorrow and as soon as Dylan spoke the holy word "ham", Smokey was [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > mean less than nothing to her even though she hears them just as > often. Persia understands (and oddly obeys) "Not time yet". Since she's been on her diet with twice a day feedings she tries to convince me if I walk in the direction of the kitchen it must mean I'll refill her bowl. It's so funny to see her stop short before she reaches the kitchen when I say "not time yet!" She does; she just stops. She won't even wander into the kitchen or near her bowl because she understands it's futile. :) She also understands "sleepy-bye with mama" when I'm going to bed. Then she comes and joins me on the bed for a good snuggle. When she tries to wake me up too early by gently tapping me, "not time yet" also works. She'll stop tapping on me and give me another 20-30 minutes before trying to wake me up again. I discovered in the last few days my softly making a "shhhhh!" sound nets the same results. Now, when it's *really* time for her to be fed and I've been a neglectful mama, she SAYS "Ma-ma!" Oh, okay, sorry, Persia! Another funny thing. In the fall when it's getting cold, the wolf-crickets that inhabit my outdoor (attached) storage shed often get in the house. I find them in my bathroom. If I'm in there doing my business and I spot one, even if Persia is in another room all I have to do is call out, "Persia, hoppy bug!" and she comes running looking for the cricket! They sometimes show up in my bathtub and when she's looking I'll tap the tub and she hops up and peers in, oh, there you are you nasty cricket! Then she gets in and has a rousing game of catch the hoppy bug! LOL Jill <morning druel> > Jill when I want to tell you something I will what good is plonking when you tell it don't you think that's a little immature jill |
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