Ring for Service

 

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8 Responses to Ring for Service

  1. Cathy in NZ says:

    the tabby seems to be quite intelligent – switching from one bell to another – and then seems to lose the treat and is mouth-searching for it…

    I think I needed that tonight!

  2. Rummuser says:

    It is captivating indeed.

  3. tammy j says:

    glad to see them here to enjoy again!
    I somehow clicked on them yesterday somewhere and saw the whole blog.
    it’s in Japan I think. and with no translation so didn’t know what was being said. but they’re wonderful! they sleep together and groom each other and apparently are real buddies!
    except I had one thought. I certainly hope they get to just EAT without going through all that every time. hopefully it’s just for treats!

  4. Ursula says:

    And I thought Pavlov only experimented with dogs.

    The Angel showed me this clip a couple of days ago. Both of us on the same wavelength were thinking that the experiment wasn’t thought through. Every time that most gorgeous of Tabbies (the cat on the left) – once she had taken a shine to her friend’s bell – shouldn’t have been given anything. ON THE OTHER HAND – maybe a cunning plan trying to fatten up her friend gone wrong.

    Not to spoil the fun but I have yet to see a cat which will “perform” to expectation. Fact is, it’s beyond a cat’s dignity to press a bell to get some measly morsel. What they do instead is go hunting and bring home half dead bounty, lovingly put at your feet; the cat looking at you expecting not necessarily gratitude but some sort of appreciation for their efforts.

    Oh, Jean …

    U

    • Jean says:

      It would be cruel to not to give the one on the left a treat if it hit the bell on the right. If you wanted to teach it to hit only the left bell you would have to do it when the other cat wasn’t around. That one had the advantage because it had access to only one bell. No confusion there.

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