What do animals care about / think about all day?

The same things we do, believe it or not! That's not to say they worry about the economy, what celebrities are wearing, which Sopranos character will get killed off this season, the price of mascara or tax returns. They focus primarily on two basic things: contented leisure, consisting of things like waiting for the owner to come home, gazing out the window, having a full belly, cuddling with their kittens, playing with other pets or toys etc., and "challenges" such as attacking their toy, tug-of-wars with the other dog, chasing this or that, waiting anxiously for the owner to appear in the window, figuring out how to get that one piece of bird seed they just have to have, etc. They tend to concentrate on personal survival (food and water), the survival of any of their offspring, and your survival. ... more