Echoing others, everyone knew this but we do need to actually test and prove it. My cat knows speak, sit, 360, shake, nose kiss, and up as far as tricks go. Or

Echoing others, everyone knew this but we do need to actually test and prove it. My cat knows speak, sit, 360, shake, nose kiss, and up as far as tricks go. Originally, we paired both a hand motion and the word. Now, either works. I can make the sit gesture, she’ll sit. Or just saying sit works too. She’s observed how we open our doors and now is capable of leaping up and pulling the handle herself, including a little wiggle to pull the door open enough to wedge her face through for final entry. Cats seem to use tone in their meows to tell you a lot, and while I can’t say I understand really, it’s clear when there’s a hello chirp or an upset, lower tone yowl.