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Do pets really remember?
"Ablang" wrote in message
... Are they (cats & dogs) able to remember? Let's hear your story supporting this. Cats remember, indeed! Once in the late '70s I was sharing a house with three friends. Well, there was one more friend, Balin, the cat which I had brought with me into the house. We lived there together for a year or two, before we had to break up for army service, education and all that... None of us could take care of Balin at the time, so we had to let him stay at another friend's flat until one of us could take him back again. Now, this friend lived not far from my parents' place, so one evening some two or three months later, I was walking along the street towards my parents. I hadn't seen Balin since I moved out of the community, but I knew that he was doing fine with our friend who took care of him. Anyway, as I was walking down the road (a dark, chilly evening), I heard some strong meowing behind me. I turned around, and I saw a cat sitting in the street approx. 60 yds. behind me. I recognized the voice immediately: Balin. He had heard my steps or seen me, or captured the smell of me, and he wanted to see me! Of course, I went up to him, and found an extremely happy cat who showed all signs of pure happiness, having seen me again. We sat and "chatted" for a while, before he rose and started off towards his new home. All the time he was looking back to see if I was following him. He wanted me to come and see how he was living! I followed him all the way back to his place, but I couldn't get all the way inside, because my friend was not at home. Balin went in through the cat door, but when he realized that I couldn't get in there, he came out again, and we sat for about half an hour in front of the door, having a splendid time. So, yes, cats remember very well. I am sure that he also remembered all the times I had thrown him down from the kitchen table or other places, too, but those details didn't seem to matter. He was happy to see me again, that's all! Regards, Hans (Norwegian guest...) |
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"Ablang" wrote in message
... Are they (cats & dogs) able to remember? Let's hear your story supporting this. Cats remember, indeed! Once in the late '70s I was sharing a house with three friends. Well, there was one more friend, Balin, the cat which I had brought with me into the house. We lived there together for a year or two, before we had to break up for army service, education and all that... None of us could take care of Balin at the time, so we had to let him stay at another friend's flat until one of us could take him back again. Now, this friend lived not far from my parents' place, so one evening some two or three months later, I was walking along the street towards my parents. I hadn't seen Balin since I moved out of the community, but I knew that he was doing fine with our friend who took care of him. Anyway, as I was walking down the road (a dark, chilly evening), I heard some strong meowing behind me. I turned around, and I saw a cat sitting in the street approx. 60 yds. behind me. I recognized the voice immediately: Balin. He had heard my steps or seen me, or captured the smell of me, and he wanted to see me! Of course, I went up to him, and found an extremely happy cat who showed all signs of pure happiness, having seen me again. We sat and "chatted" for a while, before he rose and started off towards his new home. All the time he was looking back to see if I was following him. He wanted me to come and see how he was living! I followed him all the way back to his place, but I couldn't get all the way inside, because my friend was not at home. Balin went in through the cat door, but when he realized that I couldn't get in there, he came out again, and we sat for about half an hour in front of the door, having a splendid time. So, yes, cats remember very well. I am sure that he also remembered all the times I had thrown him down from the kitchen table or other places, too, but those details didn't seem to matter. He was happy to see me again, that's all! Regards, Hans (Norwegian guest...) |
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Once in the late '70s I was sharing a house with three friends. Well, there
was one more friend, Balin, the cat which I had brought with me into the house. We lived there together for a year or two, before we had to break up for army service, education and all that... None of us could take care of Balin at the time, so we had to let him stay at another friend's flat until one of us could take him back again. Now, this friend lived not far from my parents' place, so one evening some two or three months later, I was walking along the street towards my parents. I hadn't seen Balin since I moved out of the community, but I knew that he was doing fine with our friend who took care of him. Anyway, as I was walking down the road (a dark, chilly evening), I heard some strong meowing behind me. I turned around, and I saw a cat sitting in the street approx. 60 yds. behind me. I recognized the voice immediately: Balin. He had heard my steps or seen me, or captured the smell of me, and he wanted to see me! Of course, I went up to him, and found an extremely happy cat who showed all signs of pure happiness, having seen me again. We sat and "chatted" for a while, before he rose and started off towards his new home. All the time he was looking back to see if I was following him. He wanted me to come and see how he was living! I followed him all the way back to his place, but I couldn't get all the way inside, because my friend was not at home. Balin went in through the cat door, but when he realized that I couldn't get in there, he came out again, and we sat for about half an hour in front of the door, having a splendid time. So, yes, cats remember very well. I am sure that he also remembered all the times I had thrown him down from the kitchen table or other places, too, but those details didn't seem to matter. He was happy to see me again, that's all! Regards, Hans (Norwegian guest...) Thats is a wonderful story. I hope the cats doing just fine at his new place. |
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Once in the late '70s I was sharing a house with three friends. Well, there
was one more friend, Balin, the cat which I had brought with me into the house. We lived there together for a year or two, before we had to break up for army service, education and all that... None of us could take care of Balin at the time, so we had to let him stay at another friend's flat until one of us could take him back again. Now, this friend lived not far from my parents' place, so one evening some two or three months later, I was walking along the street towards my parents. I hadn't seen Balin since I moved out of the community, but I knew that he was doing fine with our friend who took care of him. Anyway, as I was walking down the road (a dark, chilly evening), I heard some strong meowing behind me. I turned around, and I saw a cat sitting in the street approx. 60 yds. behind me. I recognized the voice immediately: Balin. He had heard my steps or seen me, or captured the smell of me, and he wanted to see me! Of course, I went up to him, and found an extremely happy cat who showed all signs of pure happiness, having seen me again. We sat and "chatted" for a while, before he rose and started off towards his new home. All the time he was looking back to see if I was following him. He wanted me to come and see how he was living! I followed him all the way back to his place, but I couldn't get all the way inside, because my friend was not at home. Balin went in through the cat door, but when he realized that I couldn't get in there, he came out again, and we sat for about half an hour in front of the door, having a splendid time. So, yes, cats remember very well. I am sure that he also remembered all the times I had thrown him down from the kitchen table or other places, too, but those details didn't seem to matter. He was happy to see me again, that's all! Regards, Hans (Norwegian guest...) Thats is a wonderful story. I hope the cats doing just fine at his new place. |
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