Kitties can understand on a higher level than a dog. Feelings, looks, etc... Or at least how they respond to me.
My two older kitties have trained the three younger ones, in where to go pee and poop, where to eat and which plate is for who, where to drink water, what to do and not to do. They understand perfectly when I don't like or like something.
I have seen and heard from friends training their dogs, it takes weeks for them to learn a single trick, what a kitty can do in a matter of minutes.
Also another aspect and that which not many get, is the your affinity towards them. ^_^
*giggle*
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