I first saw this years ago and thought it was amazing.
Now, I have a cat of my own. Within a few days of having him, he figured out on his own that I cannot hear him.
So now he taps me to get my attention. He’s got a whole system.
One tap: I want your attention. (Will follow with other signals)
Two taps: That food you have? I want some.
One long drag: Follow me (non-urgent)
Two long drags: Follow me (urgent)
One short drag: That thing you’re doing? Stop it.
Two+ short drags: I need to toilet. (Number increases with urgency)
Stands like a meerkat: Pick me up.
He’s great. He reminds me when it’s time to feed him, and he always wants me to eat with him. He also wants to go to bed at what he feels is a decent hour.
He has me so well trained.
He also listens to me too! He’ll sit, come, jump onto my shoulder, wait to eat, bring me his toy, wear a harness, wear a raincoat, walk on a leash, ride in a carseat, and willingly take a medicine capsule. He knows ‘leave it’, ‘finished’, ‘climb up’, and ‘show me’.
He alerts me to sounds, like alarms going off, someone knocking on the door, and sudden unfamiliar noises. One time there was loud thunder, enough my deaf ass could hear it, and he went up to the window and put his paws on it, then looked back at me. I let him know it was safe and he’s never reacted to thunder since.
He’s nine months old right now, and he’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me.
Even when he is a little shit and bites me when I trim his nails.
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