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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Oh, I didn't mean they were unaware of being addressed, or ignorant of their names! (However, that does NOT mean they choose to pay attention!) No, that's a whole nother matter, of course. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Adrian wrote:
I find one cat will pay attention if another is called, they clearly don't want to risk missing out on something. My boycats have always done this. If I called Nikki, Frank would come. If I call Miranda, Caliban will come. If my sister calls her girl, Ronja, her boy, Linus will come. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Marina wrote:
Adrian wrote: I find one cat will pay attention if another is called, they clearly don't want to risk missing out on something. My boycats have always done this. If I called Nikki, Frank would come. If I call Miranda, Caliban will come. If my sister calls her girl, Ronja, her boy, Linus will come. What about if you do it in reverse? If you call Caliban, does Miranda come running? Joyce -- To send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. |
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Mine know their names and respond to them. However if I am in the kitchen
and rattle a spoon in a dish, I have the whole crew. This is what I do when we have tornado warnings, instead of calling and chasing to put in the carriers, I do the dish thing with some treats in my hand, give them a treat and pop them in a safe place. wrote in message ... Marina wrote: Adrian wrote: I find one cat will pay attention if another is called, they clearly don't want to risk missing out on something. My boycats have always done this. If I called Nikki, Frank would come. If I call Miranda, Caliban will come. If my sister calls her girl, Ronja, her boy, Linus will come. What about if you do it in reverse? If you call Caliban, does Miranda come running? Joyce -- To send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. |
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Marina wrote in news:5vit1oF1ls12hU1
@mid.individual.net: wrote: What about if you do it in reverse? If you call Caliban, does Miranda come running? No. But then, she's not at all interested in food. Miranda looks like she'd be most interested in adoration. She just has that look. |
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Adrian wrote:
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: Marina wrote: EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: You actually have a cat that pays ATTENTION to its name? What's your secret? I've taught all mine their names by repeating the name over and over again while petting the cat when I first got them. Then, the first few weeks with them, I make sure I say their names several times while they're eating. This has worked for me. Oh, I didn't mean they were unaware of being addressed, or ignorant of their names! (However, that does NOT mean they choose to pay attention!) I find one cat will pay attention if another is called, they clearly don't want to risk missing out on something. Hehe - that's the truth. I know darn well they all know their names, but all I have to do is call *one* ("Hey, Trill!") -- and I have an entire group of cats around my feet. I suspect it is a conspiracy of some sort ;-) Ginger-lyn -- Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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