For example, I like to train mine to accept me providing scritches (petting) with my feet and for them to be equally comfortable with using foot as hand

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      I mean there are hundreds of videos of cats using toilets, so maybe his parents had taught the cat to do it?

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      It did, but if you choose to live in a universe where cats don’t try to emulate humans, I’m not going to stop you.

      I miss that cat. We used to chill out and Doritos together.

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        Its all good man, I saw the cheap shot and I literally couldn’t contain myself. Its more of a reflection of my im/compulsivity than commentsry on ur truth-telling dealio

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      Thelonious Monk, famous jazz pianist, actually wrote a book on this. We tried to get our cat to do it but alas, too dumb (sorry Herbert).

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        U can’t be serious?!

        EditNotAnEdit: u sure you aren’t thinking of Charles Mingus or is that his stage name or something? I had to look it up but ironically i may still be overlooking this vital issue