Cats are really quite smart, they just don't let on that they understand. It's their way of keeping control. :)
Lily actually has about 15 words and phrases she understands, they include: several variations on her name (including other names I call her, like sweetie and bear) dinner yummies(meaning treats) mouse (ask her "where's mouse" and she'll go get her toy mouse.) birdie (ask her "Wher's the birdie" and she'll jump up and look out the window.) no not kitty toy (stops her from messing with stuff) not kitty space (stops her from doing/going where she shouldn't be.) come on out grass (cat grass we get at the pet store) nip (meaning catnip) feather rings(she has these foam rings from a disc shooter that she absolutely loves) spot(meaning laser pointer or a reflection on the wall or floor) brush belly belly (if you say "do belly belly", she rolls over and gives you her tummy to rub.) bath (Lily gets sponge baths when it's hot outside, she seems to like it, she just lays there while I soak her with a wet sponge.)
Keisha never learned very many words, but she does know the word Yummies!
We started the "language lessons" for Lily when she was tiny, only 14 weeks old and it's just expanded from there. My next trick is to get her to say "mama" and talk like these cats.
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Date: 2006-06-27 12:04 pm (UTC)Lily actually has about 15 words and phrases she understands, they include:
several variations on her name (including other names I call her, like sweetie and bear)
dinner
yummies(meaning treats)
mouse (ask her "where's mouse" and she'll go get her toy mouse.)
birdie (ask her "Wher's the birdie" and she'll jump up and look out the window.)
no
not kitty toy (stops her from messing with stuff)
not kitty space (stops her from doing/going where she shouldn't be.)
come on
out
grass (cat grass we get at the pet store)
nip (meaning catnip)
feather
rings(she has these foam rings from a disc shooter that she absolutely loves)
spot(meaning laser pointer or a reflection on the wall or floor)
brush
belly belly (if you say "do belly belly", she rolls over and gives you her tummy to rub.)
bath (Lily gets sponge baths when it's hot outside, she seems to like it, she just lays there while I soak her with a wet sponge.)
Keisha never learned very many words, but she does know the word Yummies!
We started the "language lessons" for Lily when she was tiny, only 14 weeks old and it's just expanded from there. My next trick is to get her to say "mama" and talk like these cats.