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We usually think about how to change our cats' behavior but when I think back, it turns out i'm more trained by minish than vice versa.
There are many examples but here is the story of how minish taught all the family how to open screen doors for her, like, immediately:
When she was kitten, we cheered up when she climbed the screen door, our little ninja. Summer ended. A cat doesn't forget. Next summer, when we started using the screen door again, she demanded to be let out. When we didn't open it, she didn't press on. After some time, we saw minish outside, demanding to be let in! It turns out, she had climbed all the way up, made a neat tear and climbed down when we weren't looking. There was a big fuss and scolding, since mosquitoes never forgive. Next day, minish just put a claw on the screen door, looked back at us, gave a mini-meow, then looked on the top corner of the screen door (already mended). Since that day, she never has to ask twice.
How did your cats train you?
There are many examples but here is the story of how minish taught all the family how to open screen doors for her, like, immediately:
When she was kitten, we cheered up when she climbed the screen door, our little ninja. Summer ended. A cat doesn't forget. Next summer, when we started using the screen door again, she demanded to be let out. When we didn't open it, she didn't press on. After some time, we saw minish outside, demanding to be let in! It turns out, she had climbed all the way up, made a neat tear and climbed down when we weren't looking. There was a big fuss and scolding, since mosquitoes never forgive. Next day, minish just put a claw on the screen door, looked back at us, gave a mini-meow, then looked on the top corner of the screen door (already mended). Since that day, she never has to ask twice.
How did your cats train you?