Okay I am not sure I understand the relationship between many owners and their cats. Today I was ironing my cloths for the next day at work. I walked away from the ironing board for about 2 minutes and Pockets made herself comfortalbe on my pants which were on the ironing board.
Okay most people would just say, "Toss the cat off and finish ironing."
My first thought was not that however. I thought about unplugging the iron and finishing in the morning so Pockets could stay there undesturbed. Then I thought better of it, but the point is that the thought went through my mind. I am the same person who won't move all night if Pockets is sleeping by my feet on my bed, just so I won't disturb her and cause her to go someplace else for her sleep time.
This sounds nuts, but I don't get the luxory of having Pockets sleep in the bed with me often, so when it happens I spoil her a bit. I am sure that there are readers out there that think I'm nuts, but oh well. I'm also sure that there are many more of you that do the same thing. It's just funny how many cat owners have the same feelings torward their cats.
Cats for the most part just want to be left alone. Dogs always want attention, but cats will tell you when you are "allowed" to pet them and when you are supposed to leave them alone. I believe that it's because of this attitude, that we cat owners get so excited when our cats want attention, and we simply loose our minds along with all reasoning.