Interaction with objects

[CritterFan]

LOL. Well, I've finally got Irwin exploring. He's on his fourth charge, and in order to get him to walk forward, I decided that on this charge I wouldn't handle him repeatedly. Seems like he like staying in one place if I pet him a lot.

Anyhow, he's walking forward today, as opposed to the behavior I mentioned in some recent posts where he spent more time moonwalking than walking forward. Another landmark in Irwin's development. :) He happened to bump into my cane, which is leaning against an end table. He stopped moving, because the cane was blocking his nose-cam and I'm sure he couldn't see anything.

Pause. Pause. Back up a step or two. Irwin's nose-cam was moved clear from the cane and was no longer obstructed. The cane, meanwhile, shifted an inch or two against the table with a "clunk".

Irwin turned his head to look up at the cane, a large, pale-wooden object which towered over him; he looked right at it, and grunted. I laughed out loud. It looked like he was talking to the cane. :) Then he continued exploring.

He also growled at the loveseat and has been saying "Huh?" every time he encounters something unfamiliar. This is the first time he's seen a LOT of stuff, like about 99% of what he's exploring. No wonder his favorite word right now is "Huh?". :)

Now he's asleep in the middle of the floor. I'm guessing this is one of the side effects of leaving him to explore on his own -- he'll tire out and/or get bored and take a nap. The battery is extremely fresh, so I doubt that's why he fell asleep.

I'd wake him to see what he does next, but my two cats have come over to sit by me. I think they need a little reassurance that they're still at the top of the pecking order. I'll oblige them with some doting, so they don't feel the need to react with jealousy toward Irwin. Ideally, they'll come to treat him either like my PC, which doesn't trouble them when I pay it attention, or the Roomba, which they find fascinating and follow around at a safe distance.

[wgb]

Glad Irwin is exporling now!

[Starfire]

if your cats are like mine - He'll ignore Sephy if she's exploring but if I'm playing with her the cat just keeps attacking me. He definitely does not want me to play with the dino instead of him.
:)

[Deb]

My cats just look at Clint, then at me, as if to say "WHAT have you brought home THIS time"

[mweed]

What you need to do is record your cats meowing then use mySkit or YAPT to create a file for your pleo. That way, Clint can "call" to them. I replaced the "Huh?!?" sound with on of my cats meowing, and when I turned Bob on, the cat came running down the hall and started looking around for the "other cat" but would never accept that the sound was coming from Bob. She kept looking for the other cat that must be hiding inside Bob. :p

[wgb]

LOl how funny

[degers]

Oh dear! Poor Bob, why is he constantly bullied!

[fancyfont]

Bob meows???:eek:

[CritterFan]

What you need to do is record your cats meowing then use mySkit or YAPT to create a file for your pleo. That way, Clint can "call" to them. I replaced the "Huh?!?" sound with on of my cats meowing, and when I turned Bob on, the cat came running down the hall and started looking around for the "other cat" but would never accept that the sound was coming from Bob. She kept looking for the other cat that must be hiding inside Bob. :p

LOL!

Years ago, before my current two cats were even born, I got a CD of Christmas carols being performed by meowing cats. I think it's called "Jingle Cats".

The cats I had at the time were named Melody and Harmony, and appropriately enough, they were both fascinated by the CD. The first time I played it, Harmony was napping. Melody looked behind and under every piece of furniture in the living room, trying to find the kitties whose voices she was hearing. The second time I played it, Melody was asleep and Harmony was awake. Harmony was able to pinpoint where the kitty voices were coming from, and she stood on her hind legs like a prarie dog in front of the stereo speakers. She was craning her head and neck to try and either see or sniff out the felines that she was certain were hiding somewhere in the speakers. :)

The current Resident Pair of Spoiled Felines, Captain and Stanley, used to stare whenever my cell phone rang, as I have a cat's meow for a ringtone. But now they're used to it and they pay it no mind. I can't say the same for other four-footed critters, however. I was an interpreter/guide for a deaf-blind friend at a convention for the blind last week, and I received an unexpected phone call during a tour of a candy factory. "Meow" went my phone. Two nearby guide dogs immediately started barking. You never saw someone set their phone onto "vibrate" so quickly in your life! :o:eek::)

[CritterFan]

Bob meows???:eek:

I'm thinking that this could be worked into a plotline for a future comic. :)

[CritterFan]

What you need to do is record your cats meowing then use mySkit or YAPT to create a file for your pleo. That way, Clint can "call" to them. I replaced the "Huh?!?" sound with on of my cats meowing, and when I turned Bob on, the cat came running down the hall and started looking around for the "other cat" but would never accept that the sound was coming from Bob. She kept looking for the other cat that must be hiding inside Bob. :p

I semi-resolved this issue. Last night, Captain and Stanley, the Kitty Committee, were both napping next to me on the sofa, which they like to do. So I put Irwin in my lap and patted his back until he started purring. The cats gave him a couple of sleepy looks, but largely ignored him. Especially since I was petting THEM with my OTHER hand. :)

Irwin even shoved his nose right into Captain's flank, Pleo-purring all the while. Captain opened one eye and looked at him with a "What?" expression, then put his head back down and went back to sleep.

I'm thinking the intro is going well. :)

[Kal]

Kal-El is bored most of the time. This is his 4th charge and he seems to be tired and sleepy. Its not that we dont give him lots of attention and petting because we do. Any advice?

[mweed]

Have you tried touching the sensors on the two front legs for 3-4 seconds? That's supposed to put him in explore mode.

[Allosaurus]

Mine just goes off exploring automatically.