Earlier today I suffered a lapse in ki or energy, or maybe good judgment and demonstrated why cats are smarter than dogs. Most cats know to ignore anything a human member of its staff does in order to get a rise. Dogs on the other hand…

You can pretend to throw that ball for Bowser six or eight times and the damned fool will lollop off, paws pounding, ears flopping, eyes searching desperately for the ball that he knew, just knew, you threw. Great fun. After four or five minutes he starts to figure out the gag, and tries to look under your arm. Point out some birds, or trees to Bowser, which I guess is like clearing the memory on a computer by rebooting, then show him the ball again and he trusts you.

A cat would walk away disgusted. Bustedknuckles has a comment on the barking dog video below about a friend who “bagpipes” his cat. I’m not going to repeat that; it might be a felony to tell the story. But some cats are apparently more accepting than other cats.

Call this cat “O”.

Tuesday Evening Cat Abuse Video Blogging

I think clawing the knee is the cat equivalent of saying, “Oh, please, don’t stop! No! Not yet! Just a little bit more!”