@ Nirvana: Born, and died in your hands. A long and happy life. Although very, very sad, no dog, or dog owner can ask for more than that. She will live in your memory forever.

@ MTP: Maybe a little more practice? ;)

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Really?

wow

well, obviously I'm not a dog person, but I thought the dog was pretty reluctant to perform and might benefit from further practice. No offense meant!

Dog training is continuous, both old tricks need to be reinforced and new ones introduced. This isn't just for a human's amusement, this is for the dog's mentality as well. They're smart and therefore need problems to figure out to help keep them from getting too bored, I also think it helps their self-esteem. Cats can, and probably should be trained for the same reasons IMHO, its just not a common thing for people to do like with dogs.
I was in no way trying to show that we have our tricks polished and perfect, I was just posting on her progress, which I am well pleased with.
She only hesitated on one of the rolls really and that was probably because I didn't do the hand gesture quite right and it confused her.

you've got a beautiful little friend there; my comment really was not meant to be a criticism.

That's probably true, they're smarter than we are when it comes to nuance. :yesnod:

Miles, who turned 6 this week. He's giving me that look like, "she's pointing that damn thing in my face again and I'm trying to sleep here!"

My other cat went missing in July. Every week I go to Petsmart and look at the cats to adopt. And every week I walk away, thinking--it's not right; not yet.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...b/0a5cc512.jpg

eta: I notice above I made a mistake when I said I'm not a cat person. I meant "dog person" duh.

She's very beautiful Cloud.

Don't push yourself, 3 months is not all that long to mourn for a pet. Give yourself time and one day you'll meet another cat and know its the one. Have you looked into pet grief counseling? I know the Texas SPCA has a program.

Thanks. The funny thing is, I have been talking to other residents of my apt complex, and not only have they lost cats, too . . . the cats on the property that are let outside have disappeared. We don't know if it's a mountain lion, a hoarder, or what. I'm on the point of mentioning it to the management.

"I'm a cat person." DUH!

Coyote? Chinese restaurant?

Coyote is a possibility also. I try to keep them/him inside, but . . .

We had an outside cat that got shot by a neighbor. Crawled back home and we found her in our carport. It was really really sad. My family has always had bad experiences with outside cats. Run away, killed and injured too often. Dogs can be fenced in, I would never feel comfortable letting my cat out loose and without supervision. My g-ma lets hers out on a leash in a fenced in yard. They can't get out and not too much that's harmful can get in.
TBH, I don't know why its acceptable for cats to run loose and not for dogs.

Awhile back, Aliantha posted pictures of a big cage they had, so the cats could get some fresh air and survey the yard, out of harm's way.

My cats absolutely pine for the outside. I'd love to build a cat "run" that's easily accessible in and out, but I really can't do it in my apartment. I am considering a large standalone crate for exactly that purpose.

Leash-train them maybe? I've seen it done (ex: my gma's cats). Then maybe take 'em on long walks n such.