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- From: jkl@fsl.noaa.gov (Jennifer Longstaff)
- Subject: Re: Do your cats know their names?
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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 21:55:17 GMT
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- I decided that my cats knew their names by giving them a little test
- when all three were curled up in mandarin position (I call it "cat
- meditating", or "meatloaf position" or "half asleep, half awake"...)
- I sat on the floor on the other side of them room from them, and quietly
- said one cat's name. Well, *THAT CAT* opened her eyes and looked
- over at me. She noticed I didn't have any treats for her, so she closed
- her eyes and went back to dozing. Then I said another cat's name, and,
- again, the proper cat looked at me. This worked for all 3 cats.
-
- Their names all sound quite different from one another (Bridget, Marble
- and Glacier), so it was easy enough for them not to get confused. It
- might be harder for each to distinguish her name if they were similar,
- for instance when I had "Sophie" and "Gypsy" and "Kitty", I think each
- cat responded to a 2-syllable word with the "EEE" sound at the end.
-
- A friend who raises Abyssinians told me about this little "cat test" and
- I'm impressed that it works! My cats have certainly had the chance to
- learn their names, because I say one cat's name repeatedly, specifically to
- her when no other cats are around. I suppose if all three cats were always
- together and I called out the names, they might not learn to identify one
- name as their own.
-
- - Jennifer
-