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[–] kubica@fedia.io 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I'm not sure, maybe we underrate them. I knew of a dog that also answered to being called by two different names, it was so amusing when I saw it.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, who DOESN'T have a pet that responds to both "[real name]" and some variant of "Shithead"?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

they don't respond to shithead, but they get called shithead

[–] dukatos@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

Mine responds to: her name, bitch, dog, and puppy.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I don't doubt that they can learn it, but it will probably take the cat longer than the human. Sounds totally fair to keep that in mind.