{"id":1446,"date":"2010-11-22T17:22:43","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T00:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=1446"},"modified":"2014-09-12T12:01:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T18:01:59","slug":"is-your-approach-to-life-more-like-a-cat-or-like-a-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2010\/11\/22\/is-your-approach-to-life-more-like-a-cat-or-like-a-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your approach to life more like a cat or like a dog?"},"content":{"rendered":"Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

I’ve often thought we could learn useful attitudes about life from various animals.<\/p>\n

I have learned a great deal from my dogs. I have learned for example, that I should always look carefully at the place I am about to sit down. I don’t always turn around three times like they do – and sometimes I end up sitting on things I shouldn’t. Maybe it’s not so silly to turn around three times before sitting down.<\/p>\n

This video came across my FaceBook news feed today:<\/p>\n

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Here’s what struck me:<\/p>\n

I know people like this.\u00a0 This kitty is getting very annoyed that the box is not what he wants it to be. He will NOT adapt.<\/p>\n

You know what most dogs would do given the same situation? They would do one of two things:<\/p>\n

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  1. Sit in it anyways and not worry that it isn’t what they thought it would be.<\/li>\n
  2. Play a different game – like toss-the-box, or shred-the-box. When the game was done, they’d probably lay down on the shredded remains and be just as happy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This has nothing to do with intelligence and everything to do with attitude. What would you do?<\/p>\n