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Originally Posted by navillusc

Oh yes...or when they are coming to sit on Brody's Mommy's lap...lol...which is weird 'cuz he didn't do it before that day. During the night, the cats will jump up on 'their counter' (we had a 120+lb Shep/Lab 'kibble vac' until last Feb so had to keep kitty kibble up high to have any left for them...lol) to eat kitty crunchies, so he hears them when they jump down, and if we don't close the bedroom door now, he lights up every time he hears a cat stirring in the kitchen. It's quite a jarring experience when you're sleeping or just about! lol He'll also 'herd' them whenever he chooses...or walk right by them, sit down beside them, curl up with them, sniff them, etc. so you just never know when a cat is about to cross a Brody line for which a Brody discipline is about to be meted out. lol

Our cats are very good...almost invisible most of the time unless it's chilly snuggle weather, but occasionally they get where they shouldn't be right then. The 'rolled up' rug was 'new' and my cats must all 'try out for fit' anything new in the house. If you lay a paper towel on the floor, they will all, in turn, sit on it and look around, lay on it, fluff their fur on it, curl up and nap on it...something...and then it's like they say, "Cool," and walk away. Cardboard boxes and crinkly bags...paper or plastic...must be tried on or at least inspected, as well. Plus, with that particular cat, "down" means "hunker" so we have to use "Off" or "Get Off" or he'll just make himself as small as possible and as close to the surface of whatever he's on as possible. He's also bigger and heavier than Brody by at least half, and he's almost 14 years old so he's well established with us having been born to a feral at our house. lol

OMG,that's funny that your cat will get really close to the surface when u say down.Our cats will also inspect anything brought into our home.When we give Gabby treats we say Pepperoni and she will run to the kitchen and when we grab the bag it will make that noise and the cats would also run to get there treats.Now the cats will run to the kitchen when they hear the word Pepperoni