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Warpy

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Fri May 26, 2023, 09:28 AM May 2023

Study Confirms That You Can Really Communicate With Your Cat By Doing This [View all]

Cats have a reputation for aloofness (and flooffiness), but if you and your feline friend aren't bonding, maybe you're just not speaking their language.

Never fear – research from 2020 has shown that it's not so difficult. You just need to smile at them more. Not the human way, by baring your teeth, but the cat way, by narrowing your eyes and blinking slowly.

By observing cat-human interactions, scientists confirmed that this expression makes cats – both familiar and strange – approach and be more receptive to humans.

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-confirms-that-you-can-really-communicate-with-your-cat-by-doing-this

Anyone who doesn't think a cat smiles back has never known a cat.

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Of course. If you have a cat you already knew this. Ocelot II May 2023 #1
Some people remain clueless Warpy May 2023 #3
also azureblue May 2023 #19
I've only had one cat that would wag it's tail wryter2000 May 2023 #22
I slowly figured out how important the tail is. forgotmylogin May 2023 #25
It's called mirroring The Blue Flower May 2023 #2
+1 chowder66 May 2023 #9
A signal it's okay to approach with people wryter2000 May 2023 #23
I've always just talked to my cats. hippywife May 2023 #4
One of my cats was a 4 year old rescue Warpy May 2023 #5
I think I have known that fact since I was about five years old. Walleye May 2023 #6
We are having a hard time with loud barking right on our fence line LakeArenal May 2023 #7
Good idea Warpy May 2023 #10
Staring at a dog is a dominance signal wryter2000 May 2023 #24
Arthur initiates the slow blinks Siwsan May 2023 #8
Oh heck yes. I figured that out when I was a toddler, decades ago. Sky Jewels May 2023 #11
This works on big cats, too. Sky Jewels May 2023 #12
We call it 'Lovey Eyes' Goddessartist May 2023 #13
I have used this for years and it works. iscooterliberally May 2023 #14
Great tip.. Permanut May 2023 #15
👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch May 2023 #17
That's him! Permanut May 2023 #28
Awesome gif! ShazzieB May 2023 #29
It's fascinating that there is that "universal" behavior BumRushDaShow May 2023 #16
I had a very shy new adult female Easterncedar May 2023 #18
In related news, never trust a man who hates cats. oldsoftie May 2023 #20
I do love these studies Easterncedar May 2023 #21
Wait - There's moar! Leith May 2023 #26
This thread needs a picture! progressoid May 2023 #27
One of 7 month old Siamese kittens, Charlotte, likes being held like a baby. 3catwoman3 May 2023 #30
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