PugJesus@lemmy.world to cats@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoConnor has senioritylemmy.worldimagemessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down111cross-posted to: memes@lemmy.world
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minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·3 months agoJokes aside, it’s probably easier for the cat to learn to ignore “Human Connor” than it is to learn a new name for themselves, right?
minus-squareChris@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·3 months agoIt’s probably easier for the human to recognise “Human Connor” than it is for the cat to learn a new name, right?
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoThe cat isn’t going to understand ‘human’ either, so it’s just <human noises> CONNER <more human noises, where are the treats?>
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoCats can definitely recognize phrases made up of multiple words, as words themselves don’t have a meaning for them.
minus-squarekubica@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agoI’m not sure, maybe we underrate them. I knew of a dog that also answered to being called by two different names, it was so amusing when I saw it.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·3 months agoI mean, who DOESN’T have a pet that responds to both “[real name]” and some variant of “Shithead”?
minus-squareLousyCornMuffins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agothey don’t respond to shithead, but they get called shithead
minus-squaredukatos@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoMine responds to: her name, bitch, dog, and puppy.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoI don’t doubt that they can learn it, but it will probably take the cat longer than the human. Sounds totally fair to keep that in mind.
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 @lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·3 months agoThe cat been responded to “connor” for so long, adding a “human” or “cat” at the front mean nothing to them.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI think they can learn to ignore “human Connor” fairly quickly when they don’t get the response they know/want.
Jokes aside, it’s probably easier for the cat to learn to ignore “Human Connor” than it is to learn a new name for themselves, right?
It’s probably easier for the human to recognise “Human Connor” than it is for the cat to learn a new name, right?
The cat isn’t going to understand ‘human’ either, so it’s just <human noises> CONNER <more human noises, where are the treats?>
Cats can definitely recognize phrases made up of multiple words, as words themselves don’t have a meaning for them.
I’m not sure, maybe we underrate them. I knew of a dog that also answered to being called by two different names, it was so amusing when I saw it.
I mean, who DOESN’T have a pet that responds to both “[real name]” and some variant of “Shithead”?
they don’t respond to shithead, but they get called shithead
Mine responds to: her name, bitch, dog, and puppy.
I don’t doubt that they can learn it, but it will probably take the cat longer than the human. Sounds totally fair to keep that in mind.
The cat been responded to “connor” for so long, adding a “human” or “cat” at the front mean nothing to them.
I think they can learn to ignore “human Connor” fairly quickly when they don’t get the response they know/want.