When you remove the food button
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2020
- When I started with the buttons I did what @hunger4words suggests you DON'T do, which is start with. a food button. I wasn't sure Billi was heavy enough to depress the button, so I made the choice to start with something I knew would be a strong motivator, but that might come back to bite me after a bit. ⠀
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Billi has started gaining some weight with her extra snacks, so I made the decision to remove her food button and move her feeder away from the buttons. I was very interested to see if Billi would still show the same level of interest, as a common comment we get is "she's just doing this for food" (even though nothing except the food button has a food based reward). ⠀
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Billi was still as communicative as ever! Check out a few clips from our day after the change. ⠀
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Billi is a female domestic shorthair, she's 12 years old, her favorite word is mad. Inspiration from Hunger4Words (check her out on IG).
Link for buttons, Instagram, and TikTok
linktr.ee/BilliSpeaks - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
She’s like “quit playing games or we’re gonna have to take this outside”
everybody gangsta til she hits you with the "mad x4"
Lmao 😂😂
This video is cruel
@@UrWrongKiddoLol How?
Howbow da
“Outside” so I can persuade a neighbour to feed me.
“outside” so the neighbors can watch me throw these hands
That’s legit what my neighbor’s cat did to me lol
@@firenado1674 yeah, two of my four are “free range’ deciding to live with me despite my say in the matter.
@@seraasteria *paws
WANNA TAKE THIS OUTSIDE
*food button missing*
"Fine, let me outside so i can catch a rat"
Bunny*
I'm surprised she didn't spam the mad button
@@HisameArtwork lol
Or mooch off the neighbours
I get a kick out of the embroidered cat on the wall that is hung up right at cat height. Home decor specifically for your cat is definitely going the extra mile!! I love it!!
Not that the cat can even see those lines but ok
Cat eye level
A shame rip n dip are such a shitty company, I love the logo
Some people really have serious trouble understanding animals level of intelligence
@@Ruby-yn5fp shut up
Billi's Log, October 26:
Food button is missing. Food dispenser ignores my pleas. Starvation is already setting in. I don't know how much longer I have left.
Mad.
😆 this is genius
Mad. Mad. Mad. Mad.
True poetry
Without the "mad" I wouldn't have liked the comment ;)
I LOVE THIS!
I was honestly expecting this to be 90 seconds of her hitting the "mad" button over and over.
Honestly? Same.
im disappointed that it wasnt :(
"Mad" is danish for food after all
You would have watched it regardless ❤
SAME LOL
This poor cat just lived an episode of the twilight zone. Imagine you're living with aliens that cant understand you, then finally given a way to communicate and have your every desire met only to not be given a way to tell them you need food.
The fact that she probably tried to say food with “outside bunny” is really interesting. She wanted to hunt for food, or get food, it’s just really cool seeing that!
ya'll really on a cope frfr
@@kristianstenerson2608 stay mad L
To her, "bunny" simply means a small stuffed toy. If she's ever actually seen a real bunny, she probably didn't know what it was.
@@yuroi5599 bah he’s right, the amount of people glorifying every little action makes them seem naive or high af
she’d have to know that the outside bunnies are also “bunny.” normally just means her toy right?
Billi:
“I wanna play... with food”
“Wanna go outside? (With food)”
“I love you with food”
LOL
😂
Me thinks billi knew how to find their own food outside
@@raynac224 That was my thought with both "Outside" and "Play" (play is just hunting without eating, after all).
bunny outside sound like Billi wants to go hunt dkjfhdkg
billi is undoubtedly the best thing i've had the fortune to find on the internet
@ArmchairWarrior You aren't wrong, everyone needs some Finnegan giggles in their life. I have a soft spot for Thurston Waffles and Walter Jeffrey as well. All very good bbs.
Lemme tell you about a crazy Korean lady and her 10 cats...she has a few channels. Kittisaurus, CreamHeroes, Claire Luvcat, and some in Korean that I can't write with my keyboard.
So happy with the talking cat and dog movement. Our Billy is getting the hang of it as well. It’s so cute!!! Every day, it remains so wonderful when they talk to us via their buttons ❤️
Agreed.
@@lainey7985 lulu is a gem
Wow, this cat has gone to some impressive lengths to train their human servant.
Billi is such a smartycat. I have my own smartycat, and mostly we communicate through a complex series of cat charades (she will settle on her back legs, and try to walk up my leg when I’m not looking at her, and then when I do, she does one of a few things - reach up one paw and wiggle it (which is treats - I swear she’s imitating my shaking of the treat bag), reach up both paws (that’s her “love you, mum,” as it’s the signal to bend down to touch noses or kiss her on the forehead), motion one paw in a direction (come this way), motioning both paws with excited mreet noises (“hey, guess what toy I found under the couch today!”), motioning both paws frantically (“uh, I may have kicked a poop out of the litterbox, but clearly I can’t get it back in there, though I did try, and now things are a bit out of order in there, could you help a girl out?”).
She seems to get the gist of English pretty well, as I’ve been speaking to her since the day I brought her home, so she’ll pick up new cat signs as we talk about them. I once told her about saying please before asking for a treat, and mimicked putting my hands together 🙏, and she took about 3 days before she would start doing the paw wiggle, and then flopping down and moving her front paws together (not unlike a happy sea otter 🦦).
I think my point here is, Cookiedough thanks you and Billi for showing us a new way we can communicate that doesn’t involve quite so much interpretive dance.
💛💜💚 Sasha and Cookiedough
Food Button: _is missing_
Billi: *mad*
But seriously, what if she starts looking for some other way to communicate food?
h u m a n
she tried, cats have the instinct of playing with their preys before eating them, so when she said "bunny" she was trying to say food.
Mad is "food" in Danish.
She can always resort to meowing.
@aple if that's true that's amazing imo
"If I can't have food, significant attention is required, no negotiation" -billie
Cat
significant attention with food
I love watching her tail going all over the place. That's a happy cat doing stimulating things. So cute
The cat is mindlessly pressing buttons and the human thinks it's communication XD
Yep, but at least they have fun.
Yes in this video she is. Because they taken away the button she wanted to use. But hey. Pop off king. If it was a dog youd be "such a smart good boy basically hooman"
"Outside" "Bunny" "Outside" "Outside"
I think she was trying to tell you she wanted to go hunt for bunnies outside :O
I could see it
by the looks of it, the toy is called bunny so i dont think the cat is associating the word with actual rabbits. not to mention the press seemed accidental.
@@clutterbot7279 oh so people cant make jokes anymore?
@@Trathien- they were just explaining, conflict doesn't have to be brought up constantly y'know
@@xander6254 and what your problem?
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Pretty much me if someone took away my food button.... and I were a cat....
Funny thing is, in Danish (im danish) mad means food.
@@Crysomandiaz Dont lie dude! Mad can never mean food!! You most be a Vegan
@@drbomdaydayboms4890 if I was a country I would declare war for that insult! Anyways, you can google food in Danish, ma dude.
@@Crysomandiaz Haha Klasse kommentar! :D Hvordan jeg har fået et like på min kommentar til dig giver hat mening xD
I love how Billi is training her human to properly do what the buttons say.
I don’t think the cat knows what the buttons do, they just know if they hit the button they will get something.
I also think that they don’t truly understand but maybe memorized the sound, colour, place, minor physical distinctions, etc. It is an interesting experiment though and might lead to selection of genes that lead to better communication. I’m not a scientist and don’t know if genetic selection is even possible this way in cats or how long it would take to see observable results. It’s interesting that the cats with these toys press the button and seem to wait for a response from the human. Whether they intend for the response of the human is a different story. Affectionate cats accept pets and play with toys unprompted so can’t give much credit to the buttons
I love how Billi goes back to meowing after her button is taken away! 'Alas I can no longer rely on my advanced tools to survive!" The button videos don't get to show off her sweet meow very much. And good on you for removing her food button, being conscious of her weight and how you can help her is a sign of responsible pet ownership!
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Your profile pic: *mad*
@@Ephyne MAD Pusheen!
Shouldn’t have to take away communication to respond with no. That’s pretty messed up. I’ve seen parents do that to Autistic kids with their snack button. It’s fucked up.
@@thelojay Not really. It just forces them learn to adapt. Rely too much on one method, and stay forever limited.
…For *cats* and people *in general,* I mean. Not for severely autistic people with documented disabilities that require assistance to counterbalance altered biomechanisms.
I love the mom at the end .Makes her sound like a kid going "Moooommmm!!!"
😂 that’s what I thought too!
I watch your videos daily what a wonderful kitty to share your time with
Bill: I charge you with high treason against his majesty. Me.
That last "mom" press, as you kiss her is like every teen whose mother kisses them in public....
Billi: *nofoodbutton* Outside. Bunny.
Owner: But your bunny is here.
Billi: I can't eat that bunny, can I?
I know right... Cat is much smarter then her. Cat is just being compassionate and patient with her owner's learning process, that's all :P
Billi’s “Love you Mom” Melted My Heart 🥰❤️😊
That cat is really good at training humans. Amazing.
She's such a loving cat. I've had cats almost my entire adult life, and I know their general body language pretty well, and I've known each individual on their own terms. And yet, it's still so interesting to see Billi able to convey to you what she means in words too. Cats are amazing communicators, with an extensive "vocabulary" of sounds. I can only imagine how fascinating it must be to her to have new ones to use. The fact that she doesn't just use them for as an aid to making requests, but actively uses it to share her affection for you says a lot about her internal sense of her world and how much she loves you.
@@SPQR_14 yo shut up
@@SPQR_14 RightRealist.com says "ugly." in response to a person on the internet expressing their fascination with an animal's aptitude for complex social interaction. That's an interesting psyche you got there.
@@SPQR_14 What made you become such a jerk?
She’s not ugly either.
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I'd give the cat's body language much more consideration than what she does with the buttons, because it's much more natural and instinctive to them. And judging by the video, she is clearly wagging her tail in discontentment which contradicts her pushing the "I love you" button which is supposed to be something positive. Something doesn't add up here.
“Love you Mom” my heart just exposed ❤️😩
That's actually my cat too, he goes into sweet kitty suck up mode when he wants food. Other things will make him mad like moving too much on the couch when he is trying to sleep (causing minute bouncing) or all manner of other tiny things but for food he is Mr Charming. That's why I am wondering if Billi was trying to suck up to get his food button back by saying ' Love you Mom!'
This is a very helpful video on how to train my human. Thank you BilliSpeaks for your upload.
Food button: *is gone*
Billi: *Mad*
That "I love you, mom" melted my heart.
"Her favorite word is mad." Sums up my cat too
so cute she meowed after saying "love you"
You guys are an inspiration!! I am in the process of getting be buttons for my own cat and cannot wait until I can start training. Thank you so much for all of your videos and please keep them coming because I love every one of them so much!!
the way love you and mom are right next to eachother so she can say it really quick as a full sentence is too precious
The fact that Billie will eventually leave this world depresses me greatly.
why did you comment this
Where are your eyes Akimbo?????????
The fact that our beloved cats and all living beings is hard to deal with for all of us...at least those of us who are not sociopaths! But once we accept the fact that nothing lasts forever and everything changes we can live in "the moment" and enjoy the love we feel for our furry sweetlings. (I use the word "we" but I'm referring to myself and to others that I know who feel the same.) My point is, it helps greatly to focus on the here and now.
@@KoltiraMemeweaver Never had any, honestly don't see the hype in them.
@@valerienagy8764 got me a saltwater croc what lives in me swimming pool. Bloke eats like six pounds of meat a day. Bloody cooked, that one is
"love you, mom". If my pets said that to me like Billi did, I'd die of happiness and contentedness.
This is my new favorite Yt channel! Billi is so precious!
i love when she does the "love you, mom" so much. adorable! also big respect for making sure she stays healthy.
I just read the description box.
I don't think everyone really thought she just does it for food. But if you plant a food button we all know where that's gonna go. Try to imagine the cat would get us a fridge button even if we don't intend to eat and just do window shopping. x3
But I think without the food button it's far more interesting! ^^
Operant conditioning does not mean the cat either speaks or comprehends English. This is like the Kiki or Koko hoax, whatever that gorilla's name was.
@@bigguy7353 Explain.
@@vaill.7807 There was this ape called kiki that we assumed could understand American sign language but really the entire time the studies were half baked and could form a coherent sounding sentence without her handler.
I'm so deep into these videos now. I dont regret this
Thank you so much for sharing these videos with the internet! They give me pure joy.
Thank you for watching 💕💕💕
Me When you remove the food button: "MAD. MAD. MAD. MAD. MAD."
I really expected her to be upset about it but she seems to be completely unbothered by it!
edit to say: glad to see as usual everyone has to repeat the same points because everyone thinks they're a professional in animal behavior. gg guys. way to beat a dead horse
I doubt shes even aware. Who knows...
You can see her tail wagging, and trying a couple of different things and meowing, her eyes bright open... she never does that. That is clearly a cat wanting to say something, but is unable to and trying to figure it out. Props to the cat for usign its brain instead of throwing a tantrum I say 😌
This is probably a good way to get the cat to not eat from boredom. She has to find a different thing to occupy her time rather than just eating.
I'm going to take a wild guess that this cat has regular feeding hours, and understands that the straightforward way to communicate the want for food should not mean a break in the regular feeding schedule. Billi might be slightly confused by this change, but it wasn't born with the buttons, so it's just back to using the old ways of being cute plus using the rest of the buttons to see if any of the others could work. Yes, I know it chose a few very specific ones, but those buttons (mostly "love you" and "mom") might have gotten related to times it gets food, not as strongly as the "food" button, but enough to become suitable alternatives to try in this scenario.
@@JJtoob I thought that too. "Maybe if I suck up to mom, she'll feed me!" lol
"Love you, Mom" My heart just melted 😭❤
This is so crazy my mind is blown every time I watch ur vids
Poor thing seems unsure what to do with herself. Welcome to dieting, Billi!
I told about Billi to my mum and now we're both fans of this wholesome cat (and owner!!!)
this is the most adorable thing I've seen this year
This blows my mind. I love it!!XOXOXO THANK YOU
I love these videos, it proves that pets have a mind of their own and are actually smarter than what most people anticipate them to be.
Billi: I love you Mom, now gimme food. 😸
I love the embroidery above the buttons, I want that
You were very brave to do this! Love Billi cat. For someone so keen on her insides, she seemed keen on ‘Outside’:)
I love Billi, she's so cute and smart. It really feels as though she talks at times 😱
ugly.
@@SPQR_14 Yeah, you sure are.
Such a smart, sweet kitty! ❤️
This is so heartwarming! What a smart gorl
Those "I love you" are warning to lock the door that night.
Billi says ‘mom’ at the end like a real kid embarrassed about their mom hugging them and saying “love you!!”
It seems she enjoys being able to get exactly what she wants right away, besides food of course
That cat is sooooooo pissed right now. The tail says it all.
I can literally sense the cat’s anger from the screen 😂💀
This is so accurate. My cat is always super affectionate and cuddly when she knows it’s food time, or wants extra snacks. “Love you” “Love you” Such a little manipulator. Lmao
She probably got tired of hearing “later” in response to “food” anyway 😂 She’s so smart, she’s definitely doing this for communication
it’s like he’s pressing “love you” over and over as in “ i love you i really do please for the love of god just give me something to eat what else can i do to earn food i love you i love you *plea-* “
That needlepoint is the best
"out side" "bunny" (i want to go out side with bunny)
or if she´s hungry, maybe she´s saying: no food? no problem. Just let me outside and I´ll catch me a bunny.
That is what I thought. Sophia presses ‘outside’, ‘eat’ when she wants to go to a restaurant 😄
Animals are so much smarter and emotional than we give them credit for man, I never thought you could get a cat to understand words like that, let alone know how to use them. It's just cool to see what animals can do when we give them the right resources!
seing these animals learning to communicate gives me hope for the future
I just adore Billi!
Love you and your husband's approach, dedication and caring to help her and teach her to communicate.
Absolutely fascinating how she's able to let you know what she wants.
God Bless from Maryland.
somehow I JUST noticed that cat picture in the background is giving the double deuce.
Awww she's pressing random buttons and be like: "I thought this was supposed to give me food"
I love this setup
this gave me so much serotonin
Micky was improving for awhile but since the new buttons she only seems motivated by buttons that reward something to eat. I think if we took them away she would only be motivated to press random buttons until she gets what she wants. 😹😹
On next episode: "what happens when you remove grandma's fridge?"
"Love you mom" so cute!! ❤️♥️
She wants an 'outside bunny' because she's hungry.
How on earth did you teach her to use those buttons? How sweet must it feel to have your cat say “I love you mom!” I’d just die right there!
When you're trying to lose a few pound and your bae hid the sweets :
Absolutely OBSESSED with the Rip n Dip thing she has on the wall--
i love every part of this
I remember someone telling me that cats meow to try to communicate with humans as cat communicate using a frequency we humans can't hear so they meow instead
If you notice usually Billi is not very vocal but when the food button was missing they were meowing as if trying to communicate using their voice instead of the buttons
I may be wrong, I am no scientist
im pretty sure the common understanding is that cats developed meowing mostly because of being around humans speaking, as a way of trying to communicate with us. fun fact: because of this, cats have accents
Did she have an appointment so that’s why her feeder and the food button are gone 😂🤣
I like her eyes. So beautiful!
Aww this is so sweet 🥰
Im still not convinced the cat understands the actual meaning behind specific buttons
Yeah, I agree. There is no reason to believe the cat understands anything more than "I press a button, I get attention".
Cats are intelligent but the people thinking this cat is understanding English semantics are just engaging in some mix confirmation bias, apophenia, or wishful thinking. I mean honestly, how would you go about teaching abstract concepts like "love" without the scaffolding of other words and concepts? So the cat pressed outside? Presuming you go and you open the door and it runs outside. A perfectly reasonable explanation for that is that the cat wanted attention and would have followed anywhere and engaged in whatever activity.
It's also quite suspicious that there are a lot of cuts in the video, almost as if the end result is being selectively sampled to imply some sort of consistency or theme in the cat's selection.
A better way to test whether the cat can make reasoned selections is to try to get them to press buttons based on certain prompts/objects. E.g. Instead of press bunny get bunny, it should be show bunny press bunny. And test it with other items, and see if it is successful more than just at a rate of random selection.
I doubt we'll ever see that here though.
It's getting food outside by eating bugs lmao cat 500 IQ
This is by far the best thing i have ever seen on the internet. Not only did you get a cat to learn how to say I love you you taught it to identify you as its mother as well 🥰🥰
this is adorably genius
First time I've seen Billi meow.
Fun fact: Billi in hindi language means cat.
If you believe this cat has the remotest clue it knows what its doing and isnt just able to push a button and get immediate attention, i feel bad for you.
Billi is the best cat I have ever seen, and I am going to continue watching these because knowing the fact that a cat can speak through any means is amazing, and needs to be seen by other people
Definitely had to give this video a like
She’s so smart! Gosh I love cats :,)
Continuing these practices for thousands of cat generations will results in a society where human and cat can communicate directly without any problems. Catgirl anyone😂?
Edit: What if we do the same for dogs?
that's the secret
Ah yes back to the good old egypt ways when that happened
@@rafaelmurray6870 ooh I see. The cats become overlord
@@ax8621 Gods*
Hey maybe Thats what will happen and they evolve so much that they find out how to go back in time and set a Civilization over there..
Its fun to wonder
@@rafaelmurray6870 I love the idea of artificial biological evolutionary. Imagine a society where we are so futuristic... going back in time is another topic to discuss tho.. there's so much potential
This cat has its human well trained
What a beautiful smart cat!