Can old dogs learn new tricks? How about OLD cats?

Question

Can old dogs learn new tricks? How about OLD cats?

Answer 1

Old dogs can. A dog can learn even a few days from its death.

Cats on the other side are not suited for tricks, all that u can teach them is where to pee, and where should they go when they are hungry.

A cat that will roll when u say roll over is so rare....

It wold take u about 10 years of 14h a day training to teach a cat what a dog can learn in about 25 days with 3h training a day...

Answer 2

Cats are not overly intelligent creatures. Have you ever heard of a sniffer cat, or a police cat, or a blood cat etc. All they seem to be able to do is to sit in the lap of their owner constantly purring as they are being told what good little pets they are. A dog on the other hand can be trained to help the blind, sniff out drugs and explosives, catch criminals, act as guards etc.etc.

Answer 3

My cat won't learn ****. And she's 1.

I still love her though!

Answer 4

Cats are not as intelligent as dogs.. This is why dogs were used as a metaphor for humans

Answer 5

dogs can learn new tricks. but a cat !  not at all. what good is a cat? they hack up nasty fur balls and bother you all the time .

Answer 6

yeah why not?

teach ABC's and 123's to your old cat, and if you have much time you can talk to grand kitty about your problem, maybe your cat will give you some good advice, meow meow, (lol. get it?)

Answer 7

Yes, they can.  A dog is never too old to learn new tricks specially dogs which are well-trained and a bit intelligent.  I don't know about old cats, I never liked them anyway...the cats I mean.

Young dogs are more difficult to teach.  They have a will of their own, need more egging on and some bribery (a bone?) to sit up and listen to your instructions.  All they love to do is play and create mess all over your place as when they poo.

Answer 8

old pets (over 12 years old) cannot learn new tricks anymore coz our reflexes not sharp anymore. gone also is our ability to "memorize" things. at old age we can only keep you company.

Answer 9

hey i think they can. but i dont think old cat's can

Answer 10

I've never heard nor seen a cat doing a trick. Cats are just furry and fuzzy and nothing more. I mean, wow cats are just for cuddling and are no good at tricks.

Given a choice, I love dogs cats are so irritating!

Answer 11

.....can YOUNG cats learn tricks?