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Old December 12th 06, 11:25 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.misc,rec.pets.dogs.misc,rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Tara
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Default Do our pets admire art?

"socraticquest" wrote in
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Tara wrote:
"socraticquest" wrote in
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shelly wrote:
socraticquest wrote:
Have there been studies to determine how dogs and cats admire
art? Any images available?

I think you'd first have to determine whether or not they are
capable of feeling admiration.


SEE LINK: BOOK -- 'Why Cats Paint"
http://www.amazon.com/Why-Cats-Paint-Theory-

Aesthetics/dp/0898156122
/sr
=1-1/qid=1165872396/ref=sr_1_1/102-0598165-2823363?ie=UTF8&s=books



I read that book quite a few years ago. Its a spoof.

Tara


Believe it or not; public libraries have a subject classification
"Animals as Artists" under Dewey Decimal call numbers 741, 750, 599
(no, these don't all include books about elephants that paint). Why
Cats Paint had the call number 750.


And? So the librarians don't have much of a sense of humor. Where's the
news (No, shelly, I wasn't talking about YOU :-)

Have there been any university studies attempting to discern what arts
pique our pets interests?


I have no idea. Frankly, my pets have better things to do with their
time and focus, so I haven't really bothered.

Tara
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Old December 13th 06, 12:15 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.misc,rec.pets.dogs.misc,rec.pets.dogs.behavior
shelly
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socraticquest wrote:

Believe it or not; public libraries have a subject classification
"Animals as Artists" under Dewey Decimal call numbers 741, 750, 599
(no, these don't all include books about elephants that paint). Why
Cats Paint had the call number 750.


Please *do* tell me more about this "subject classification" of
which you speak!

Have there been any university studies attempting to discern what arts
pique our pets interests?


I think the arts of killing, food preparation, and dining are
probably well represented. Some might consider comedy to be a form
of art, and there are certain members of the animal kingdom that
excel in that area.

It strikes me that another problem with your thesis is that you have
yet to define "art." Good luck with that!

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Old December 13th 06, 09:01 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.misc,rec.pets.dogs.misc,rec.pets.dogs.behavior
socraticquest
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shelly wrote:
socraticquest wrote:

Believe it or not; public libraries have a subject classification
"Animals as Artists" under Dewey Decimal call numbers 741, 750, 599
(no, these don't all include books about elephants that paint). Why
Cats Paint had the call number 750.


Please *do* tell me more about this "subject classification" of
which you speak!

The main subject classes are 'Cats--Behavior' OR 'Dogs--Behavior' See
university studies, and publications of interest to 'pet
psychologists!'

Have there been any university studies attempting to discern what arts
pique our pets interests?


I think the arts of killing, food preparation, and dining are
probably well represented. Some might consider comedy to be a form
of art, and there are certain members of the animal kingdom that
excel in that area.

It strikes me that another problem with your thesis is that you have
yet to define "art." Good luck with that!

Yes, dictionaries do attempt to define the meaning of the word art:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art

Okay, enough said!


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http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)


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Old December 13th 06, 09:34 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.misc,rec.pets.dogs.misc,rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Kathleen
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oldhickory wrote:

Cats do not admire art, they consider themselves art to be admired.



I know that whenever I encounter anybody (human or not) with that
attitude, my first thought is, "Now there's a real piece of work".

Kathleen

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Old December 14th 06, 12:28 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.misc,rec.pets.dogs.misc,rec.pets.dogs.behavior
shelly
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socraticquest wrote:

The main subject classes are 'Cats--Behavior' OR 'Dogs--Behavior'


No way!

See university studies, and publications of interest to 'pet
psychologists!'


I'm not sure what a "pet psychologist" *is*, so I'm not about to
guess what sorts of publications might be of interest to one.
Googling indicates that there is a dearth of accredited institutions
offering degrees in the field.

Yes, dictionaries do attempt to define the meaning of the word art:


Yes, dictionaries are pathological that way. And, while Wikipedia
(not a dictionary, by the way) has its uses, as scholarly source
material goes, it's pretty crap.

Okay, enough said!


That you think so is kind of sad. It's a question that one could
spend a lifetime exploring and still never come up with a
satisfactory answer.

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