{"id":6325,"date":"2024-02-23T05:44:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T13:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=6325"},"modified":"2024-02-23T05:44:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T13:44:11","slug":"feline-fun-friday-are-cats-really-aloof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=6325","title":{"rendered":"Feline Fun Friday \u2013 Are Cats Really Aloof?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It used to be that the cat\u2019s nature, when compared to that of a dog, was described as aloof (distant, detached, unfriendly, remote, unapproachable, snooty). Does this describe your cat(s)? I didn\u2019t think so. There\u2019s new evidence and beliefs about cats that discount this premise. I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019m awfully glad \"\"to see this. Sure, we\u2019ve all known cats that seem more discerning than others. They\u2019ll take their time to make friends and maybe they won\u2019t greet you each time you come home from work or play. But what about those many times your cat curls up next to \"\"you or in your lap and gives you that look that says, \u201cI love you more than catnip\u2014you are my everything?\u201d<\/p>\n

What about when your cat follows you everywhere you go\u2014into the kitchen, to your office, even the bathroom? That\u2019s not being aloof. Does she sleep on your bed next to you, need to be close\u2014even touching you when you\u2019re relaxing, stare into your eyes and give\"\" you that endearing slow blink? Does she bring you her toys, fall over in front of you as you walk across a room and roll over showing her tummy? Does she head-butt you, lick you, give you whisker-face kisses, invite a belly-rub? Yeah, that\u2019s not aloofness.<\/p>\n

Olivia even dances around our feet when we retrieve her catnip or when we\u2019re fixing her supper. I swear she becomes puppy-like at times.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an interesting and validating article about the myth that cats are aloof. Enjoy:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/catbehaviorassociates.com\/cat-myth-cats-are-aloof-and-independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It used to be that the cat\u2019s nature, when compared to that of a dog, was described as aloof (distant, detached, unfriendly, remote, unapproachable, snooty). Does this describe your cat(s)? I didn\u2019t think so. There\u2019s new evidence and beliefs about … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6326,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6325\/revisions\/6326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}