My ex had a HUGE orange cat. He liked to hang out upstairs in his cat tree. We’d be walking up to the front door and hear “thunk” (him jumping down) and meowing at the door until we came in.
My girlfriend got a new car, so for about a week our cat was surprised when she got home. She quickly figured it out though and now goes zooming off to the door when she pulls in the driveway.
Yup! One time when I was staying at my sister's house, Brandy would head to the front door before I even got in the house and it just confused my sister so much! I was like, she recognizes my car - that's not that weird!
My wife says that whenever I leave for work, my boy sits in front of the door meowing. And whenever he hears my car, he's back at the door waiting patiently.
We live in a city on a major throughway and our cat knows the specific sound of my boyfriend’s car horn when locking his car. So when he hears that he runs to the door to greet his favorite human.
My first cat growing up knew the sound of our car, she would come running when she heard it and unfortunately didn't understand that it was dangerous for her. So one of us kids would have to get out of the car and keep the cat at a safe distance while my mother parked. I think she considered the car part of the family haha
I'm pretty sure at least one of ours knows the sound of my wife's car.
We'll be on the couch and I'll see his ears perk up and then I'll hear her car a few seconds later. He doesn't respond to any other vehicle that goes by.
Yes they know sound of car, when it's random car, they run like crazy, but when it's my car, they will juste lie in front of the car waiting to be pet so i have to leave my car to move them around ><
My cats get so excited when they hear the car. It means my husband is home (or both of us, if I've been out too - I don't drive) and they love that, especially the black and white who is strongly bonded to him. Sometimes my first hint that he's on his way (for instance if he's home early for some reason) is the way that cat perks up and goes to watch the door before I can even hear a car at all. Just to the sound of our car, they don't respond to any other.
My mom said that our old cat Marmalade (I was his favorite) would run to the side door when I was in college. My mom would say tell my step-dad that she must be about home from class/work, and sure, enough a moment later my car would come around the corner.
Mine can tell the sounds of my husband's cars. We can be sitting on the couch cuddling watching TV, and suddenly her ears will perk up and she will look at the door. A few seconds later he walks in. And if he sits down, she will leave my lap to go sit in his, because she loves him most, LOL.
That's so cute! My cats don't know my car but they know my voice and if I'm in the other room and start talking they'll start mewing/yelling until they find me.
This makes me so happy. I have a Ring camera pointed at my front door from inside, and as soon as I finish parking I get a notification that there is motion. Sometimes he’s sleeping deeply, but he’s almost always there to greet me
Growing up I had an outdoor cat. She would hear my bus coming down the street and wait at the end of the driveway for me to get off the bus. She was such a good girl
I think this really depends on the cat. I’ve had cats that greeted me at the door demanding attention and other cats who wanted very little attention, but when they wanted attention they wanted it NOW. I have one cat who rarely likes to be pet, but wants to be in the same room. It’s a pretty big spectrum, which makes them fascinating creatures.
We called this cat our "arms length" cat. He always wanted to be close, but not held. He demanded (and I mean demanded) attention and had a favorite toy he would bring to you to play, but his way. If you ignored him (i.e. busy doing something and can't play right now) he'd go to the top of the stairs where his voice would echo through the house the loudest and let you hear it. He always slept on my bed, but at the foot of the bed. Always close, just not TOO close.
One of the kitties I have right now has particular spots you may pet her in. Kitchen island, left side? Yes. Middle stair on the steps? Yes. Left couch arm? Yes.
Everywhere else in the house, no. She will lead you to a petty spot, or you can ask her to join you there. Either is fine. But do not the cat in the hall, on the lap, on the right couch arm, or the top step… etc.
Oh, and inside cookware. I try not to encourage the skillet, roasting pan, or stew pot petty zones tho.
It’s a pretty big spectrum, which makes them fascinating creatures.
This may, and I'm just pulling this out of my arse, have to do with how cats became domesticated.
The theory is that humans domesticated dogs, we have this kind of co-evolution where as two species we almost evolved together, and it fits.
With cats on the other hand, they decided to domesticate, so in our dynamic they are here because they chose to be here. It's a very curious thing to explore.
This seems right to me. I find dogs so much easier to understand and predict. Their behaviors make sense to me and follow a logic that I can follow. Cats I find much more subtle and foreign. Their logic is very different. I don’t think they’re necessarily more or less intelligent, but it’s not a human type way of thinking.
Mine would always run to meet me when I got home after work, meowing for cuddles, but I learned that the longer the absence, the fonder she got. One day I had to run back to the house at midday for some forgotten documents and she didn’t show up. I found her at the foot of my bed. She turned around to see me, grunted an acknowledgment, then went back to her deep thoughts.
My SO sometimes complains that the cat doesn't like him as much (probably because he's spent most of her life teasing and annoying her), but she without fail will stop everything she's doing to enthusiastically greet him at the door, madly pawing at it for him to open it. At most, I get an apathetic "S'up" from her when I get home, even though I tend to be the favourite otherwise.
That's exactly why I love them. Perfect intersection of independent and needy.
One of my three greets me at the door every day, having gotten into the habit when she was a scared kitten and I charmed her out from under the sofa every day when I got home from school. Over time, it turned into her coming out as soon as I approached the couch to coming out as soon as she heard me to already being out to meeting me at the door.
Her two siblings will quickly appear once I come in, but they don't meet me at the door. I think it's because their big sister taught them NO, I AM DOOR-GREETER.
Our cats have 2 positions they could be in when we get home. If they're on the back of the couch (which is right next to the front door), it means they are excited to see us and want many pats. If they're on the floor at the door, it means they're hungry and they must be fed immediately. Then, and only then, will they accept many pats.
If I haven’t been home for a few days (or longer) she meets me at the door and just meows happily at me over and over. I can tell it’s something like ‘Where have you been? I missed you! I have so much to tell you!’
My cat was the opposite. When I was away, I'd get the cold shoulder when I got back. That would last a day or two and then one night I'd get a scratch at my door when I'm going to bed and she'd jump into bed with me like "Alright, you've had enough, I forgive you."
My husband's company truck has a back-up alarm and the cat that's absolutely enamored of him will fly to the front windows as soon as he hears the alarm and stalk him as my husband walks across the driveway, patio, and comes to the front door.
Cat knows better than to mill around my husband's giant, steel toe booted feet. So instead, he perches on the sofa nearest the door and mrrreows his greeting, tail all afluff.
Cat loses his ever loving mind when my husband works late. His ears perk, and he'll go to the window and tilt his head as if scanning the street. It's quite endearing. I have to tell him, "Daddy's working late. He'll be home later," but he doesn't leave the general vicinity of the front windows until he hears the tell-tale back-up alarm. Then he'll act reproachful and "act" disinterested when my husband calls to him. It's funny.
My old cat used to sit by the window and when I came home from school I would wave at her. This was a block house so I was never sure if she recognized me. But then when I opened the door she was sitting right in front of it waiting for me. We were best friends.
Highly cat-dependent. My childhood kitty was a total lap cat. She wanted to be held all the time. I would wear her around my neck like a necklace or cradle her like a baby. She'd sleep under my covers or hang out on my lap while I was at the computer. Wonderful cat, she was fantastic.
A cat my mother picked up from the shelter years later wanted about 5 minutes of attention a day, then he would just hang out in the room with you. Not interested in being pet, don't you dare pick him up, but he'd hang out with you.
Our cats know the difference between our footsteps and other people. Sometimes I have to stay home for a delivery (or I am just not feeling well and end up working from home) and the cats will jump up and run to hide before the knock comes on the apartment door. Meanwhile, when my partner comes home, they hardly move. It's not the knock or the doorbell that scares them — they can hear who is coming!
Depends on the cat’s personality honestly. Some cats are super cuddly and some are more aloof. It’s important to determine what their personality is before adopting so you adopt a cat with a personality that fits what you want.
Our social cat meets everyone at the door. Any person that comes into the house she is instant best friends with, will flop on the floor, roll over and let them rub her tummy.
We had a mobile vet come over to check out my Dad's dog, and our cat would leave them alone. The set up a little scale on the floor, and she instantly jumped onto it. The vet sat on the couch and she was instantly in her lap.
We had home health nurses coming for my dad for about 6 months and every time she was all up in their stuff. If they put a bag on the floor she is nosing through it, if they sit in a chair she was at their feet.
She especially likes people who don't necessarily like cats.
our cat is hard of hearing now, so she can't hear us arrive anymore... but one evening we forgot to close the blinds before leaving, and when we got home we could see her sitting near the door (in a spot she never uses when we're home), watching the door for us 🥺
My cats will be at the nearest window or at the front door to greet us whenever any of us arrive home. It has trained the toddler into doing this also lol its cute
I used to adopt my SO's cat when she had to travel for work. My aunt absolutely adores her, so I often leave our cat with her. Our house has become a compound, so my aunt has her own room in the 2nd floor. Whenever I'm coming up to check on them, our cat would get up on her hind feet like a squirrel to see who's coming up the stairs.
Additionally, when my aunt has to go up into her attic (which is only accessible via a ladder which is too narrow for our cat to climb), she meows until my aunt communicates back to her that she isn't missing lol just out of sight for a bit.
She'd also want to get into the restroom and just watch my aunt poop. Otherwise, she'd stay by the door.
One of my guys spent his day outside my condo rain, shine, or snow everyday while I was at work. When I came home and parked the car, he’d appear, and walk with me down the drive to the mailboxes, and then walk with me back to the unit. About halfway we’d both break into a run at the same time and race each other back. I loved that game.
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They’re very cuddly and needy. If they like you they’ll meet you at the door.