• @justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      144 months ago

      My cat is now eating his medicine out of my hand, because he knows he will get a treat afterwards. You just need to have something they really crave.

    • BougieBirdie
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      134 months ago

      I’ve been trying to teach my cat to give me a fist bump for a few weeks now. He’s very dumb, and he’s not quite there, but I think with another week or two I can add it to his repertoire.

      • @Strawberry@sh.itjust.works
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        64 months ago

        he’ll get it soon! I’ve not had much success teaching my cat, but he’s managed ‘up’/tapping a spot’ to jump up(for treats of course). maybe we’ll work out more soon

      • @Rolando@lemmy.world
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        64 months ago

        He’s very dumb

        Maybe he just doesn’t respect you. Try catching and eating a mouse in front of him, and I guarantee he’ll fist bump you.

    • @Maalus@lemmy.world
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      44 months ago

      I taught mine to turn off the lights. They instinctly paw at anything above their head, just reward that and you have a saluting cat

      • Mike
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        44 months ago

        Plenty of propaganda, but Smoky was a real cat – was rescued from a bombed-out building after an air raid by the woman in the picture - Miss Ann Twynam of Paddington (a district of London). While I’m sure his saluting trick didn’t involve taxidermy, I’m sure it involved bribery. Cats basically owned the black market in tuna during the war when pretty much everything was strictly rationed.

  • FuglyDuck
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    54 months ago

    “Only you can create forest fires!” -Smokey the Cat,