People learn to think, stretch, and sleep like a cat and the benefits are obvious. Not only do the cats’ owners come away from the classes understanding their pets better, they’ve also learned a new way to de-stress from the day. Few members of the animal kingdom have mastered the art of relaxation like cats have — most are better at it than dogs. A cat doesn’t have a dog’s “Lassie” list of responsibilities: for example, most don’t care who comes to the door and couldn’t care less if little Timmy falls down the water well as long as he doesn’t make too much noise.
The example set by this “acatemy” is heartwarming and the potential spin-offs are tempting. Someone should now organize a “lab-ratory” for those who want to understand their dogs better by behaving like dogs. In a lab-ratory, we humans would learn how to:
- be wildly happy about everything
- take a restful nap in a sunbeam despite the sunbeam’s location in a high-traffic area of the house or deck
- yawn grandly and noisily without covering our mouths
- accept everyone for who they are, not for what they have
- have fun spontaneously without needing someone to organize it
- trust without reservation
- forgive wholeheartedly
- take each day as it comes and not worry about tomorrow
Anyone who has ever been loved by a dog or a cat knows that our furry companions have many traits that we would do well to emulate.
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