PugJesus@lemmy.world to cats@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoConnor has senioritylemmy.worldimagemessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up11.12Karrow-down111cross-posted to: memes@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1imageConnor has senioritylemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to cats@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square43fedilinkcross-posted to: memes@lemmy.world
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·24 days 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-up19·24 days 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-223 days 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-up8·23 days agoCats can definitely recognize phrases made up of multiple words, as words themselves don’t have a meaning for them.
minus-squarekubica@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·24 days 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-down1·24 days agoI mean, who DOESN’T have a pet that responds to both “[real name]” and some variant of “Shithead”?
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·23 days agothey don’t respond to shithead, but they get called shithead
minus-squaredukatos@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·23 days agoMine responds to: her name, bitch, dog, and puppy.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·24 days 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-down2·24 days 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-up2·23 days 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.