Cats Are Hard To Train, But This Cat Took The Reins

I used to keep the account books for several small businesses, and I often worked in their houses using their dining tables as a desk.

At one such house, the family had a golden retriever and a cat who seemed to be the best of friends. The retriever had been trained from puppyhood to give one bark when she wanted to be let in or out of the back door.

One day when the owners were out and I was working alone in the house, I heard the single bark and went to let the dog in. When I opened the door, the cat walked in, and the dog turned round and went back to her favourite spot in the garden, wagging her tail — her good deed for the day done!