the kawaii, it melts

[qthewetsprocket]

miyuki is learning to whisper. and she's damn near got it down pat, too...this morning i caught her looking at me oddly with those big blue-gray eyes, and i asked her what was up. her 'mrow' was barely audible...and then it turned into a sort of 'mrooooooooOOOOOOOW?' because it was interrupted by a yawn, but still...when it started out it was the

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[antikythera]

I remember going home for the holidays one time and being greeted by my mother's cat when I got into the house after dark:

Digger: MEOW! MEOW!

Me: Shhh, Mommy's sleeping.

Digger: meow!

[qthewetsprocket]

hee! sweet.

they may not respond to verbal speech like dogs do, but no one can tell me cats don't communicate. we just have to make more of an attempt to understand what they're saying.

[bending_sickle]

That is so adorable, and I think it's brilliant to teach pets how to communicate their desire for snuggles. *pines for a cat*

I did get to teach my uncles' dog to ask for petting, mainly through faulty "gimme your paw" training (the petting reward > the paw shaking) so that she'd prod you with her paw if she wanted some snuggles, which was neat.

[chipseyrussell]

Awwwww. =^_^=

Honey’s “whisper” is to open her mouth slightly for about a second, then issue a tiny little “...aa.” When she doesn’t think the message quite got across, she’ll oh-so-tentatively reach out and touch my cheek. “Hey, lookit me when I’m talkin’ atcha. ...Aa.”