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fox:
I have always had both cats and dogs and love them both. Their intelligence is oriented differently so they will
not always perform equally on the same tests. Just like some people excel at math and others excel at language.
Both are intelligent but it is expressed differently.

Basically dogs are made to grovel  ;D and cats are made to be groveled to :D.

Years ago it was considered that cats could never do agility courses like dogs since cats were "untrainable". Now
cats are performing in agility contests and doing quite well. People had to learn that while dogs would follow
commands (grovel) cats had to be enticed with lures which they enjoyed chasing (groveled to).

Cats and dogs are different but I appreciate the differences. I had a cat for many years that was a feral kitten.
I did not know about feral kittens at the time. It seems that some never quite tame down and get comfortable with
people. This cat never liked me or any other person but formed a strong bond with one of my dogs. The two slept
together and the dog would even let the cat eat from her food bowl. The dog died after a long life and we made a
mistake by not letting the cat see us burying Lizzie. I don't think that the cat ever knew that Lizzie was dead. For
days after the death Jazzbaby (the cat) circled the house, first in one direction then in the opposite direction. After
hunting for days she finally gave up. I walked outside the house after dark and Jazzbaby was sitting on the top of a
flat fence post wailing at the top of her lungs. And I do mean wailing. It was the most pitiful sound. She had never
done that before nor did she ever do it afterward.

There is a purpose to this story concerning a cat's mental abilities. Jazzbaby was at loose ends and really wanted
another dog friend. We had a another dog that lived as a guardian with our goats. This dog had NEVER been around
a cat and was not friendly toward any cat. Jazz started sitting about 10 ft. from the fence where the guard dog
patrolled. The guard dog barked and lunged like she was going to tear Jazz apart but Jazz just calmly sat there and
stared at her. The next day it was the same thing but Jazz was about a foot closer. This went on for about 2 to 3
weeks with the cat getting closer and closer. The dog's barking gradually grew less intense. Finally Jazz just walked
through a small hole in the fence and rubbed the dog under its chin. From that day forward they were friends.

To me this shows that Jazz was able to make a plan and patiently work through the process to a successful out-
come. She also had to have the ability to accurately perceive when her strategy had worked on the dog. This pro-
cess took weeks of concentrated effort and really does not seem so dumb to me.

fox

deftarchangel:

--- Quote from: fox on July 05, 2009, 01:16:52 PM ---There is a purpose to this story concerning a cat's mental abilities. Jazzbaby was at loose ends and really wanted
another dog friend. We had a another dog that lived as a guardian with our goats. This dog had NEVER been around
a cat and was not friendly toward any cat. Jazz started sitting about 10 ft. from the fence where the guard dog
patrolled. The guard dog barked and lunged like she was going to tear Jazz apart but Jazz just calmly sat there and
stared at her. The next day it was the same thing but Jazz was about a foot closer. This went on for about 2 to 3
weeks with the car getting closer and closer. The dog's barking gradually grew less intense. Finally Jazz just walked
through a small hole in the fence and rubbed the dog under its chin. From that day forward they were friends.


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Incredible story.  Love your enemies, eh?  Amazing that a feral cat and a vicious guard dog can become friends, but we (people) have such a hard time following suit.  I thought humans were supposed to be a higher form of intelligence.   ??? ;D

Anyways, I thought I'd balance things out for the cat lovers out there by including this story (I was reminded of it by fox's comment regarding the mental abilities of cats).  Although I think this story is quite famous already, it is still rather remarkable.  Enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cqiylGLAvg


 :)

musicman:
Cats are definately more vane than dogs.  In fact, I think the reason dogs hate cats so much is because of the cats.  We know how much puppies love playing with kittens.  Well, once the cat gets older it develops an attitude.  So when the dog goes to play with the cat, it gets clawed in the face.  Cats also tease dogs by prancing back and forth in front of the fence just to get the dogs angry.  Seriously, how can dogs fall for something like that?  Can't they wait for when the owner accidently leaves the fence open?  Pretend to be locked up?  And when del gatto prances by, ummm. .. .no more nine lives for you.  Yeah, cats are dumber.  So they shouldn't be so vane.  And dogs shouldn't be so naive to fall for their crap. 

Ninny:
OMG!! I just watched that video..every time I lie down to have a nap my cat jumps up and sits on top of me! That's it!! He will NOT be allowed to get near me when I am napping ever again!!!  :D :D

I used to have a cat that would stay in the yard with my dogs no matter how they treated him! It was weird. the two dogs would actually fight over the cat! It was the strangest relationship I've ever seen. One of the dogs would just put his paws on the cat and hold him down! I never once saw that cat put his claws on either of those dogs! Some dogs have a favorite toy..my dogs had a favorite CAT!! When the cat died (the dogs didn't kill him!) those dogs were pathetic for a month just pacing around and waiting for the cat..Animals are strange! 

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