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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:00 AM

Aw

A cat gives us five.

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006 09:58 AM

A cat gives us high five

That is extremely impressive. I am a long time cat owner and cats usually do not do anything you want them to do unless they want. High five to the owner. I love men who love cats

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:26 AM

I wonder

what the orange tabby said to Pokey at one point.

"Dude! Knock it off! You're only encouraging him!"

I want to see where Pokey gets tired of the game and sinks his teeth and claws into Mr. Hand.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:01 PM

Cats that match the decor

Did the owner acquire one cat that matched his wood floors and one that matched his tile floors, or did he have the floors installed to match the cats?

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:35 PM

Errr

Hate to break it to you all, but any cat raised from kittenhood around people will respond in exactly the same way to an outstretched hand. They will sniff it, then give it a gentle swat. No "trick" involved.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 03:56 PM

i won't tell him you said that

You're right that kittens will swat at hands, but I've had a lot of cats and they almost never do anything on command, and definitely not consistently.

And I'm not just saying that because I'm one of P's owners. Stan (the yellow one), for example, is a moron.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 05:22 PM

Nice

I'm not much of a cat person, but that Pokey is one kool kitty. Fun to watch, if a bit overlong.

Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:36 AM

Sorry, Rob,

...that's not so. When I saw this video I immediately tried to get our three, who have been raised by hand and trained to do other things, and neither did - but I am training the most clever one to do it now.

Evie, great kitties!

Thursday, September 21, 2006 07:10 PM

What breed is that?

Could it be a Russian Blue or a blue Burmese? I want one!

Friday, September 22, 2006 06:56 AM

A lucky mutt

He's actually a stray born to a calico in my boyfriend's parents' garage, and somehow came out looking like a pure-bred Russian Blue. Talk about a deep discount.

Thursday, September 28, 2006 04:16 PM

Then Apparently The TWENTY Odd Cats I've Owned...

...or have been owned by family over the last 26 years were all feline geniuses.

Give me a break.

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