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Do cats understand consequences?

Cats understand consequences very well indeed. Every action they perform is with a goal in mind, whether they know that ahead of time, or only afterward. But people who ask me this are not discussing cat cognitive states, or neurophysiology, … Continue reading

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The Kitten Attention Span

Our kitten, Olwyn, is now ten months old. In just the past couple of weeks we have seen signs of training progress. When reminded, she decided not to wrestle with RJ on the bed while we were trying to get … Continue reading

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Tricks… are for Dogs

As I explained in this post, The Myth of Obedience, cats can learn to do tricks. It’s just that most people don’t have the patience, or the belief, to make it happen. It’s much easier to train dogs to do … Continue reading

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