Answer to the question of just how much they understand

Cheryl wrote:

On Wed 23 Feb 2005 07:38:27a, Margaret Fine wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
link.net):



My boys crack me up sometimes. I know we've had this
conversation before about just how much human language our
animals understand. We'll I am here to testify today that they
understand EVERYTHING.

We're moving at the end of the summer into a condo that is being
built for us.


snip

We've come to the conclusion we need to get rid of some of our
stuff and leave their stuff alone.


ROTFL!! Be very very afraid. heheheh Funny, but a lot of stories
are making me think that lately. Is the mission coming to a close,
and the mothership has plans of takeover soon??


Funny you should say that. I told my husband that they're lax about
hiding their intelligence now since the colonization fleet is almost here!

--
Margaret Fine

in article t, Margaret
Fine at wrote on 2/24/05 10:06AM:

Karen wrote:

in article , Irulan at
wrote on 2/23/05 5:19 PM:


Ha! That'll tell you to leave their things alone.
Your boys sound so smart.
Jazz & his mama


I had a bed specially made for Grant because he is sooooo long. Completely
ignored it. Even if I put a fuzzy blanket on it. Thought about getting rid
of it, and suddenly Pearl began sleeping in it regularly. Now, all of the
sudden 2 years later, Sugar who NEVER sleeps in the soft beds (even avoided
the cushy new rug for months; she seems to not care for squishy surfaces)
suddenly will sleep in it! So will Grant. In fact, last night when he was so
sick, he curled up in it for much of the night. It only took 2 years.


Now if you would have brought the bed home and said "Grant, this bed is
for Pearl and you are never to sleep in it." he would have been using it
23 1/2 hours a day from day 1. :-)

I haven't seen any updates on Grant. How is he doing?

Just waiting. Surgery is later this a.m. I'm just pretending this is soooo
ordinary that it is barely a blip on the radar. Otherwise I would throw up.