We have a cat here. "The Cat Formally Known as Friskie" is getting better now that we're out in the country. She still has no sense of humor but I can tell she uses her brain. We came home one evening and she had talked the dog into killing a mouse so she could have it laying in front of her as we walked in. Then, last week I had told Carrie that I was thinking about getting a barn cat. I guess the cat must have heard me because later she actually ventured outside to check things out. She even pretended not to be scared.
Still won't let me pet her unless she's hungry.