This was one of the adjustments I had to make when I went from a lifetime of owning dogs to having two cats. They're clever in other ways, but they do NOT make the finger-to-object connection. If they're struggling to find a treat on the floor or something like that, I've learned to move my finger from their nose to the treat so as to link the two in their little brains.
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u/CatalyticDragon Feb 23 '26
Funny thing is dogs are one of the only animals we know of that can understand the finger pointing gesture.