Most of us think that our animals (like our children) are complete geniuses, but some of us are actually right. Our pets learn to adapt to our homes and become super clever when it comes to getting what they want and need.
And you’ll find no short of videos on YouTube of animals doing amazing things.
Take Bruno for example. He calls the shots in his house. He lets his humans know what he wants when he wants it. He’s even trained them to react to a bell. Bruno has learned how to use the family’s doorbell to let them know that he wants to come inside.
“Our cat Bruno lets us know he wants in by ringing the doorbell,” his owner Patrick Dougherty said in the YouTube caption.
Now if you had a cat with the wrong temperament, this could get super annoying.
But thankfully he doesn’t abuse his doorbell ringing power. He limits himself to when he should and shouldn’t use it.
“He only does it when he knows we’re awake and not in bed, so the bell never goes off at 4 in the morning,” Bruce’s dad said. “Smart cat.”
“Unfortunately, not all doorbell ringing cat owners are this lucky,” said one YouTube commenter.
Apparently, lots of cat owners have cats with learned behaviors.
“He probably did it accidentally once, and learned quickly that it got a result! I had a cat that twice touched a telephone right before it started ringing…he went around touching the phone for several weeks afterward, hoping for the same result,” another YouTuber said.
According to The Sun, teaching a cat how to ring the doorbell has a three out of five-star difficulty level.
Here’s how to get it done:
Place the doorbell at a height where the cat can reach it. Get them to tap it with their paw, you can try placing their paw on it or do it yourself and see if they will mimic you. Give them treats once they do it to award their behavior. The key is patience and repetition and treats. Or check out this full tutorial for more details.
Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked out for some.
“There’s just one problem– Once the cats figure out that ringing a bell gets them treats, they don’t want to stop. In fact, they get super enthusiastic about their bell ringing,” Paige Cerulli wrote for Wide Open Pets. “It’s pretty adorable, but I’m sure those cats would go after that bell at 2 a.m. when they were ready for some more treats. Hopefully, the owner has a good hiding place.”
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