At least for my cat, I would say he both is dumb but definitely also plays dumb when I try to get him to do things. Sure, it’s fun to jump over the human’s arm and get a treat after, but what’s also fun is to watch the human crawl pathetically on the floor while he tries to adjust his arm to a good jumping height.
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Lumisal@lemmy.world 2 months ago
What if they’re actually just too dumb?
(I haven’t seen the research, just wondering if maybe they just don’t get it)
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 2 months ago
I know it’s a meme com, but they really aren’t. In this case it’s more about humans being “dumb”. They try to apply the same methodology they use with dogs to cats. And that in itself is dumb. There are studies out there that treat cats as cats and yield actual results.
Another thing is there’s much, much more funding for dog research simply because dogs are far more useful to humans than cats. E.g. guide dogs for blind people, other service dogs, bomb sniffer dogs, rescue dogs, etc.
Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Meanwhile, useful cats are just cats doing cat things, like chasing mice and rodents in the house or in a barn for barn cats, as they require much less training since it’s their natural instinct and much less maintenance since some don’t crave human attention constantly (for barn cats).
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 months ago
We actually train dogs to catch mice, because cats are, as concluded in the study, dicks that will only do what they please.
Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
There was a documentary about rats on Netflix I think and there was a segment about rat hunting terriers. There was a pack of them on a farm and they were just ripping those rats apart. Completely vicious like fighting over rats.
ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
You get an upvote for the meme, but ummm actchually for incorrectness:)