Originally posted by lat192004
It's tolerance and patience, as trying to get a cat even to come over by me and sit down is a game of wits. Cats understand, they hear you OK, it's just they in their little independant head do as they darn well please. They are extremely intelligent

It's tolerance and patience to get many dogs to come to you also. Not every dog is a big happy golden retriever that comes bounding to you whenever you say their name. Like I said earlier, my dog is very independent. I can call his name, he'll look at me and walk the other way half the time. Dogs AND cats have such different personalities! Some cats WILL come running to you and play like dogs!

PLEASE.. don't be offended and don't ever think dog owners are less that cat owners. Cat people, as they are called, communicate in much more subtle ways than you do with your dog. It's an entirely different world, I have had Beagle hunting dogs, Collie's, and cats. Cats are wierd, different, and it takes a special person to get along with them.
So people don't communicate to their dogs in subtle ways also? I know that I've looked into my dogs eyes and we've communicated. Dogs are VERY in-tune to body language, not all people communicate to their dogs by just "shouting commands." It takes a special person to form a bond and communicate with ANY animall, not just cats!