Dogs adopt their humans
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AI? I'm so naive!
It is sweet.
I want a cat to choose me. They do. But none in seven years has even come up to me in the street except one a few weeks ago. He was just saying hello. He let me pet him then got overly excited and bit me!
Two cats fell in love with me in Hawaii. I couldn't take in either one due to circumstance.
But one was an old male cat. We adored each other. He intuitively knew I was moving and spent the last two weeks never approaching me just glaring at me.
The other was an orange male cat that used to let me hold him like a baby and he would hug me. That's the exact kind of cat I want! Orange, male, gentle, liked nothing better than to be close to you.
That cat had the same intuitive insight and also was standoffish for about two weeks before I moved.
The only thing I can think of the cats here is that it's a city and these cats ended up here because people abandoned them.
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AI? I'm so naive!
It is sweet.
I want a cat to choose me. They do. But none in seven years has even come up to me in the street except one a few weeks ago. He was just saying hello. He let me pet him then got overly excited and bit me!
Two cats fell in love with me in Hawaii. I couldn't take in either one due to circumstance.
But one was an old male cat. We adored each other. He intuitively knew I was moving and spent the last two weeks never approaching me just glaring at me.
The other was an orange male cat that used to let me hold him like a baby and he would hug me. That's the exact kind of cat I want! Orange, male, gentle, liked nothing better than to be close to you.
That cat had the same intuitive insight and also was standoffish for about two weeks before I moved.
The only thing I can think of the cats here is that it's a city and these cats ended up here because people abandoned them.
@Daniel said in Dogs adopt their humans:
AI? I'm so naive!
I've started checking the descriptions on YT videos. They often tell you if the video is AI-generated. From the dog video:
This video was created using advanced generative AI technology (Sora 2) to visualize and recreate the powerful, often-untold narratives of human and animal connection. While these specific scenes are synthetically generated, they are inspired by the very real, unscripted bonds that occur in shelters and rescue organizations every single day. At Life is a Movie, we use technology to capture the heart of the human experience and show the "soul recognition" that words can't describe.
How this was made
Altered or synthetic content
Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated.
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But I believe the concept, not just for dogs but for most domesticated animals that we routinely interact with (cats, horses, dairy cows, etc.). Every pet we've had has clearly had a favorite human. Sometimes it's been me and sometimes not. We even had a chicken that loved my dad. I've never really understood or isolated anything that the chosen human is doing differently than those of us in the discard pile.
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I finally have a cat that adores me. Cosmo came over the fence in August as a 12 week old kitten and we quickly bonded. It’s wonderful because Luna and Stella are clearly Janet’s and not terribly affectionate. Cosmo is a snuggler. I love it but go to bed each night covered in cat hair.
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Our cat in Hawaii bonded with Not Me instantly.
And when we went to sign the papers and then came to get her she was running to the enclosure's metal door to greet him and be taken home. She was nine weeks, fostered, and gentle. The other cats were literally climbing up the walls.
She eventually took his side in an argument we had before leaving Hawaii. She actually blamed me for everything. A cat. It was intense.
I'll either have a cat like Mik describes (Mik, what a blessing!) or I won't have any cat at all or any other pet.
I'm not going through that whole responsibility/ emotional journey in the discard pile again!
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