Recently, my aunt suggested I slowly blink at her mercurial cat to get his attention. This is a cat that ignores you most of the day and might scratch at you during the times he deigns to lovingly rub ...

If you own a cat, it may seem that she ignores you most of the time—and when she doesn't, it's only because she wants food. Dogs, on the other hand, have nothing but shiny-eyed enthusiasm for their ...