• FooBarrington@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    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?

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      24 days ago

      It’s probably easier for the human to recognise “Human Connor” than it is for the cat to learn a new name, right?

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        The cat isn’t going to understand ‘human’ either, so it’s just <human noises> CONNER <more human noises, where are the treats?>

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          Cats can definitely recognize phrases made up of multiple words, as words themselves don’t have a meaning for them.

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      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.

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      The cat been responded to “connor” for so long, adding a “human” or “cat” at the front mean nothing to them.

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        I think they can learn to ignore “human Connor” fairly quickly when they don’t get the response they know/want.