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Originally Posted by poohbearsmom

In addition... dogs are very selfish, honest creatures ... they do things for "what's in it for me", not "how can I make you happy, O wonderful master of mine" .

It occurs to me that cats are even more so... and cats can be trained with rewards to perform an amazing repertoire of behaviors on cue.
I'd like to see someone try and train a cat using the compulsion techniques commonly accepted for use on dogs...

Sometimes I am amazed at how much dogs will put up with. Those that get a stomach-full and protest are labeled "Handler Aggressive".