Warren Eckstein quotes:

In the beginning, God created man, but seeing him so feeble, He gave him the cat.

People don't choose or own cats. Cats choose the people they want to own.

Many of us have to spell words such as "out," "cookie," and "bath" when conversing with other people, lest we unnecessarily excite our pets. And even then they often understand. I've actually had clients who resorted to using a second language around their dogs, but after a while their perceptive pooches caught on. Who says dogs don't understand us?