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Re: Does anyone else have cats who do tricks?
« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2008, 18:50:29 PM »
Both Jet & Cruz dance on their back legs for treats and will beg for them before gently taking the treats from my fingers with their teeth.  Jet will also catch her catnip stocking in her front paws if you toss it in the air in front of her.  Must try and dget some pics/videos of them both
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Re: Does anyone else have cats who do tricks?
« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2008, 07:11:37 AM »
ah, our Squeaky did that one too, when I was emptying the washing machine he'd grab a sock and run off with it, he also used to grab a chip off your plate if he was sat near enough in the corner of his mouth  :naughty:
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Re: Does anyone else have cats who do tricks?
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2008, 00:40:09 AM »
I'm sure Asha is a magician as she does the disappearing sock trick! Most people blame the washing machine but here it's defo the cat. She's completely obsessed with them and even when I think they are beyond cat's reach she will defy gravity to get to them... 2 pairs of socks go in the washer and two pairs come out, they go on the radiator or airer and voila!... a few hours later there's one sock!  I usually find one being used as a cover to hide her food bowl  :evillaugh: but the other two remain a mystery despite a thorough investigation of my entire flat. Spring cleaning has failed to reveal her secret hidey hole but I'm missing at least 10 socks in the 7 months she's been here so I'm putting it down to her magic powers! Either that or she eats them!!!  :rofl:

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Re: Does anyone else have cats who do tricks?
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2008, 18:39:07 PM »
Boopy gives you a high 5 if you ask her. I thought it was soooo cute when I went to France to meet her as a 7 month old kitten and her breeder showed me her high 5 trick  :)

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Re: Does anyone else have cats who do tricks?
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2008, 11:28:52 AM »
Our Squeaky used to fetch a ball and our Smokey used to do comical things for example knock glasses over with his paw (empty), he had a fantastic sense of humour and the more we laughed at him the more he performed  :Luv:
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Re: Does anyone else have cats who do tricks?
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2008, 10:56:39 AM »
Oscar will play retrieving for ages and ages and ages and.......  Sophie thinks it is all beneath her so she only plays with da birdie and her fluffy mouse.

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Re: Does anyone else have cats who do tricks?
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2008, 22:55:04 PM »
Pod plays fetch aswell   :wow:

Loves cotton buds bent so the stay squiggly. If you dont play he will spit it at you & stamp on our foot.
Also brings it to bed, as loves jumpin off the bed to catch it.
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Re: Does anyone else have cats who do tricks?
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2008, 22:13:40 PM »
Dave plays fetch! He also brings me his toys in bed, I often wake up sharing the bed with him and several toys.

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Re: Has anyone else got cats who do tricks?
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2008, 18:20:38 PM »


How do you not spend ALL day with your face snuggled in that tummy  :Luv2: I wouldn't be able to resist!

If I could I would, but this is what Mia thinks of that idea...  Lol she was purring away licking my forehead so grabbed the camera and resumed snuggling position,I must have upset her highness who turned away just as I took the photo!

They are brilliant cats in that I can blow raspberries on their bellies and they just look at me weirdly, no claws or teeth ever come out unless they're really riled up, even then it tickles more than hurts  ;D


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Re: Has anyone else got cats who do tricks?
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2008, 18:10:15 PM »


How do you not spend ALL day with your face snuggled in that tummy  :Luv2: I wouldn't be able to resist!

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Re: Has anyone else got cats who do tricks?
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2008, 18:08:54 PM »
Winston plays hide and seek !
Runs and jumps in the bath ( empty!) then i have to go in on my hands and knees and whisper  "where''s Winston, i can''t find him ,where is he?" -then up pops Winston , pats me on the head and bobs down again !! :rofl:  Its such a funny game and i have no idea who taught him that - must have been the ittle boy where he lived.
I only discovered it when i was going in the bathroom amnd he popped out the bath and patted me !
He also hdes under the bed and taps me - we play all these games mainly at night time .

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Re: Has anyone else got cats who do tricks?
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2008, 18:03:31 PM »
Memph plays fetch allllllll day long.

lay me down, let me go, feeling heavy the ground is cold,
lay me down take it slow I'm ready to stumble, sing & then swing low
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Re: Has anyone else got cats who do tricks?
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2008, 17:28:34 PM »
my lot hide any change they find - I am constantly finding money in places it can not possibly have dropped ... Never enough to retire, on mind. But I did find a fiver this afternoon :wow:

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Re: Has anyone else got cats who do tricks?
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2008, 17:27:17 PM »
I'd love it if they played fetch  :Luv2:  Mia kinda tries with 10p's but I worry she'll swallow one so have to discourage it  :doh:  I never realised just how much small change I had lying around the house before we got her :)

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Re: Has anyone else got cats who do tricks?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2008, 17:16:51 PM »
My current lot don't but Reynard, my first havannah oriental did - he would play fetch and bring me sticks and pebbles he found while out and about  :Luv:

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Does anyone else have cats who do tricks?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2008, 17:11:11 PM »
When we first got our kittens Nova did the cutest thing whenever we were in the kitchen by placing both front paws on his food bowls then sitting down while staring mutely at us waiting for food  :Luv:

From that they now both sit on command (It helps if there's a piece of food in your hand or a toy they want lol).  They also sometimes beg (I didnt teach them that one) :doh:

I wish I had a video camera so I could show you all - They are such characters!

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