# Bully for ol'beck. I've had an epiphany regarding my bad, bad, bad cats **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-for-olbeck-ive-had-an-epiphany-regarding-my-bad-bad-bad-cats/916959 "2020-08-01T04:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-for-olbeck-ive-had-an-epiphany-regarding-my-bad-bad-bad-cats/916959/21 "2020-08-04T03:18:47Z")
Yes, I made the mistake of teaching my cats to target touch. They ‘touch’ my elbow or really any body part that comes within their reach many times a day.(if they’re pissy they touch with a claw) But for some reason ‘no’ is not learnable in cat brains. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-for-olbeck-ive-had-an-epiphany-regarding-my-bad-bad-bad-cats/916959/22 "2020-08-06T17:26:03Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > But for some reason ‘no’ is not learnable in cat brains. Seems pretty not learnable in human brains… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-for-olbeck-ive-had-an-epiphany-regarding-my-bad-bad-bad-cats/916959/23 "2020-08-12T05:48:08Z")
That’s so true [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-for-olbeck-ive-had-an-epiphany-regarding-my-bad-bad-bad-cats/916959.md?page=1)