Glass smacking

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:33:19 -0500, William Hamblen
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On 2004-06-22, Lots42 The Library Avenger wrote:

Do any of you have cats who smack the glass (it's hard to explain) when they
want to come back in? Harvey does it, it looks as if he's trying to scratch a
hole in the glass. But he's just getting our attention.

When we had our old storm doors our cat would hook the corner of the door
with its claw and pull it repeatedly so the door would go bang-bang-bang.
It sounded just like a human knocking on the door.


The best was my granny's cat, Pandora. Grandma had a wooden front
door with a little window near the top. Pan would jump up, hang on
the window frame, brace herself with her back feet, and stick her
little head in the window. It looked like there was a six-foot-tall
cat outside.


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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:58:58 +0100, "Adrian" wrote:

You must understand, cat doors are only for use in emergencies. That's
why cats have humans, so they can open doors and let the cat think
wether or not he/she wants to go through it.

Ah, a perfectly plausible explanation. Rocky has never used the pet
door, and the girls use it only to get inside when something startles
them while we're outside. Well, that's not entirely true, Sammy also
seems to think of it as a knocker to get my attention so that I'll go
open the door to let her out when she sees me outside
--
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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:58:58 +0100, "Adrian" wrote:

You must understand, cat doors are only for use in emergencies. That's
why cats have humans, so they can open doors and let the cat think
wether or not he/she wants to go through it.

Ah, a perfectly plausible explanation. Rocky has never used the pet
door, and the girls use it only to get inside when something startles
them while we're outside. Well, that's not entirely true, Sammy also
seems to think of it as a knocker to get my attention so that I'll go
open the door to let her out when she sees me outside
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:58:58 +0100, "Adrian" wrote:

You must understand, cat doors are only for use in emergencies. That's
why cats have humans, so they can open doors and let the cat think
wether or not he/she wants to go through it.

Ah, a perfectly plausible explanation. Rocky has never used the pet
door, and the girls use it only to get inside when something startles
them while we're outside. Well, that's not entirely true, Sammy also
seems to think of it as a knocker to get my attention so that I'll go
open the door to let her out when she sees me outside
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

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Adrian" wrote:

You must understand, cat doors are only for use in emergencies. That's
why cats have humans, so they can open doors and let the cat think
wether or not he/she wants to go through it.

When the cat was well away from the door, I made sure he sees how it can close
and shut him out very fast. He's learned that when the door is open he better
think fast. (No, I would never shut it on him but it glides swiftly).
--
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disclaimer is nobody's friend. Have fun.

Adrian" wrote:

You must understand, cat doors are only for use in emergencies. That's
why cats have humans, so they can open doors and let the cat think
wether or not he/she wants to go through it.

When the cat was well away from the door, I made sure he sees how it can close
and shut him out very fast. He's learned that when the door is open he better
think fast. (No, I would never shut it on him but it glides swiftly).
--
Willow: Then talk. Keep eye contact. Funny is good, but don't be glib. And
remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel. A vague
disclaimer is nobody's friend. Have fun.

Adrian" wrote:

You must understand, cat doors are only for use in emergencies. That's
why cats have humans, so they can open doors and let the cat think
wether or not he/she wants to go through it.

When the cat was well away from the door, I made sure he sees how it can close
and shut him out very fast. He's learned that when the door is open he better
think fast. (No, I would never shut it on him but it glides swiftly).
--
Willow: Then talk. Keep eye contact. Funny is good, but don't be glib. And
remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel. A vague
disclaimer is nobody's friend. Have fun.