> As a side note on cat brain capacity: I used to get the big excited greeting when I came home from work, yes. I now work *at* home and I get the same big excited greeting roughly forty times a day, after I've been out of the room for maybe a minute or two. She's not the world's most intelligent creature, but certainly one of the most flattering.
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> Brunnen-"I'm not allowed to pick her up or cuddle her, but I'm not allowed out of her sight either"G

Funny, my dogs seem to do just the opposite. When I come home around the same time I always do, they get extremely excited (sometimes to the point where they'll run in front of the truck, which is pretty scary). If I get home late or early enough, though, they'll be a lot less exuberant and simply sidle up for a pat. I don't know if it's just conditioning or if they're a bit ticked off at me for being off schedule (I know that sounds nuts, but they can be sticklers for routine.)

Burger"All of my dogs seem to have been attention-loving lummoxes... of course, what dogs aren't?"King