Billi stares into the distance, finally at peace, her wish granted. She says, meaningfully, "Dad"

@LunaLightbringer

Жыл бұрын

😂

@MHLnL

Жыл бұрын

😄

😅 I sometimes think Billi uses mad for any negative feelings ie sad, upset, embarrassed, scared, etc. Not just actually mad.

@mirjanbouma

Жыл бұрын

Definitely.

@kellypatterson4412

Жыл бұрын

It's her only available negative output.

@mirjanbouma

Жыл бұрын

@@kellypatterson4412 she does have "no", "ouch", and "all done", so I wouldn't say it's the only one.

@maeuschen22

Жыл бұрын

She likely does, I think Kendra has said this too, she uses it for sad, frustrated, disappointed

@maeuschen22

Жыл бұрын

​@@mirjanbouma yep but hose words aren't emotional words. It does seem like Billi has used ouchbwhen she's had hurt feelings though

Love the look of complete satisfaction when she pressed “Dad” when he was actually there!

@kisnpisn4919

Жыл бұрын

with a loving slow blink. adorable.

@BierBart12

Жыл бұрын

The ultimate proof against anyone who talks about it just being random button presses.

Geez, I almost cried when Dad was going to leave so soon. I didn't realize how emotionally involved I am with Billi!

@tikayBlues

Жыл бұрын

Same here 😔

@moonmindology

Жыл бұрын

I did actually cry... I was also upset when he left again. Why does the family have to be split up? My cat gets upset when my partner is away too. He was away for a week for work and the first night she just stared at the door waiting for him to come home as usual. It was sad. If she had a Dad button then, she would have been pressing it.

I just love that she slow blinked before pressing the Dad button. The absolute unfiltered adoration she has for Dad is so precious

Is Dad FINALLY gonna record his voice on the “Dad” button!?!?

@aisha2370

Жыл бұрын

Oohh!

@BilliSpeaks

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@patrickwild5339

Жыл бұрын

@@BilliSpeaks yesss

@mochacashmere

Жыл бұрын

@@BilliSpeaks Yay!!! Dad should be a radio broadcaster or read audiobooks. He has an awesome voice.

@AbstractlyDelen

Жыл бұрын

@@BilliSpeaks yes!!!!!

"Dad, settle"... 🤯 and the fact she pushed all the buttons congruently and fluently proves she understood the concept 100%.

Lol, Dad living up to his name, with the Dad joke 😂

I feel sad when Billi can't see dad, but I admit that my heart breaks for you a bit, Kendra. I know you miss dad too and try very hard to be there for Billi. I know sometimes it must be exhausting to balance everything. I want you to know that I appreciate all that you put into sharing these moments ❤

@BilliSpeaks

Жыл бұрын

🥰🥰🥰

@mombun1320

Жыл бұрын

​@@BilliSpeaks why is dad away so much? I haven't seen you on my sm lately so I've obviously missed something

As a cat dad to two girls I totally get it.

@soonmoo614

Жыл бұрын

I find this to be wholesome on a level I can't really explain🤗

@deprofundis3293

Жыл бұрын

Awww ❤❤❤

I always love Bili’s “thinking eyes” expression. Never seen that in any other cat.

@StevenIngram

Жыл бұрын

I've noted that, too. If you go back to Billi's oldest videos, when she started learning the buttons she was kind of wall-eyed. She isn't anymore. :)

@We_Are_All_Vultures

Жыл бұрын

You just know when to pay attention now

@teijaflink2226

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if using words have taught her to actually think. Not sure I have ever seen that expression on other animals except apes. But then you kind of need a language to be able to think, at least more deeply.

@nillyk5671

Жыл бұрын

​@@teijaflink2226 Animals do think, it's just that we never payed attention. Teaching her to use the buttons is just given her a way for us dumb humans to understand her thoughts. That's all.

@songwolf108

Жыл бұрын

I concur… her eyes are very expressive & just love how she looks for confirmation while her tail does a little twitch! Also notice how she hardly meows anymore since her buttons! Kitties meow a lot to humans( not to other cats) ‘cause they want us to understand them! Now they have buttons!!LOL

Billi is a daddy's girl

This channel was recommended by a friend and I'll admit at first I thought "this lady is kind of a kook." But the more I watch the videos, the more you are changing my entire perspective about cats and the way they feel/think. They really are capable of forming some complex emotions and thoughts. You and Billi really are a special team. Your bond is amazing. And I truly believe you are advancing science in your own way and I LOVE it.

Sometimes Billi's intelligence can be a bit unnerving. The fact that she can kind of grasp timing in a numerical sense is fascinating, but also makes me wonder what else she can grasp? Like plans for trying to take over the world mayhaps...😅

@TheAshesvondust

Жыл бұрын

I, for one, welcome our new fuzzy overlord :)

@EmilySmirleGURPS

Жыл бұрын

I don't know if it's strictly numerical, as in knowing exactly what 3 means... but understanding "more later" and "less later" is a critical step on the way there if she's still sneaking up on it.

@meagsandbaconn

Жыл бұрын

@Ashes B I'd like to think I'd be strong and opposing to a fuzzy overlord, but let's be real; as soon as she'd ask for cuddles I'd break immediately 😄

@songwolf108

Жыл бұрын

The kitties have already taken over the world! LOL … certainly the virtual world !!

@pagespurls

Жыл бұрын

i bow down to supreme leader billie.

I'm not sure what's going through her mind, but my cat is fascinated by these videos. She comes to watch them as soon as she hears Billi pressing the buttons.

@hjacobsen7971

Жыл бұрын

I think the researchers should do a study of the cats that watch Billi videos.

@ChristinaI

Жыл бұрын

My cat is also fascinated. He is a "wobbly cat" and although he is mild compared to some, I think he is interested that Billi has the muscle control to press her button of choice and that her human responds. I put together a four-hour playlist of the videos he responded to the most. If he wants to watch Billi, he sits in front of the TV and glares at me, then looks back at the TV until I comply. 😊

@BreezyFaSheezy

Жыл бұрын

Mine too! I put billi on when shes going through stressful times like car rides

@Thenoobestgirl

Жыл бұрын

​@@ChristinaI And then stares at the TV some more because the Billi show is on!

@Thenoobestgirl

Жыл бұрын

Get her her own buttons!

We are all Billi, just waiting for dad cameos!! 😂 Look dad later.

@evgenialou2095

Жыл бұрын

Later later later. 3 laters

@screamingmimi90

Жыл бұрын

@@evgenialou2095 😂

That "Dad settle soon"... WOW! You know I am always trying to remember that I am quite biased when I see Billi using these buttons like I want to interpret it as super aware communication but I dont want to be fooled by something that is much simpler. But hell.... this combination? The awareness of time, of things said, of things that are going to happen. So unless we are all falling for some clever editing (and no, I dont think that ;) ) this just shows that cats are perfectly able to think in these abstract concepts.

@CrankyBarista

Жыл бұрын

Not only that they can think them, but convey it to us in our confusing and convoluted human language.

"Humans tell me nothing but lies. 😾" - Billi, probably

@CorinnaAtHome

Жыл бұрын

😂

Hearing Dad ask for Billi made me smile so hard. And she was so happy!

“Mom mad too. Mom misses dad.” Perfect! ❤️

Billi does NOT like waiting for her Dad employee to get home 😂😂😂

Love the dad joke he made

I think she's actually starting to get an understanding of time, at least that dad can't always be home but he will come back home to Billi later.

@nckojita

Жыл бұрын

iirc kendra’s only tried the countdown thing once before this so it’s honestly amazing that she seemed to remember the number of laters and chose to use soon on the day he was supposed to come! she is crazy smart

@MelB868

Жыл бұрын

Later and soon is not an understanding of time how long is later when is soon it’s vague

At this point you should give her numbers, I'm positive she can count at least a bit.

@loosilu

Жыл бұрын

was thinking the same!

@songwolf108

Жыл бұрын

Animals do understand simple math… dogs,horses, dolphins,rats,birds etc can be trained to understand one two threes at least.

@lindamvernon

Жыл бұрын

​@@songwolf108 But that is with objects isn't it rather than time? I'm not at all saying it's beyond animals, just that it harder to conceive of days. 🙂

@nckojita

Жыл бұрын

@@lindamvernon that’s true but billi seems to know what night is, so maybe she could understand in the concept of “three nights” or something?

@lindamvernon

Жыл бұрын

@@nckojita I think you are right. Three "nights" seems like a good idea. A very visual association. It has to get dark x number of times. That seems very concrete. 🙂

We gotta get Dad a job closer to home! ❤

@BilliSpeaks

Жыл бұрын

We both travel, so wouldn’t really help!

@CrankyBarista

Жыл бұрын

Or we need to get Billi her own car/airplane. Lol

@leeleeb7413

Жыл бұрын

@@CrankyBarista Billi is smart enough to become a pilot for sure

@CrankyBarista

Жыл бұрын

@@leeleeb7413 this is what I picture Billi doing 😂: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qWems5VsYpu6n84.html

The moment she mindblowns you with the "dad settle soon" cracked me up xDDDDDD

Because of this channel I have more communication with my cat, as it opened my eyes to realizing that could actually work and my cat is smarter and interested in expressing herself than I thought. The few buttons I had didn't exactly work out but it did teach her that words mean things sometimes. She does understand some words when I just say them: outside, here, food, treats, good, bad, sorry, no, owie, toes, and a few others.

@CrankyBarista

Жыл бұрын

Thats awesome! Im subbed to another channel "catmanjohn" where a cat Russell uses buttons (like Billi) to communicate. If you are unfamiliar... He has 3 siblings and will often use buttons to request things for not himself, but his siblings... and somehow he knows what hsu siblings want even though they do not use the buttons..? Which made me come to the conclusion that cats (or animals in general) use psychic communication to talk to eachother, and Ive heard that humans who use imagery in their mind while speaking certain words makes it easier for cats to understand what is being said. Ive tried this with my BFs cat, and low and behold... it works! I highly suggest trying this... i think it may just blow your mind.

@girlwheels

Жыл бұрын

I have started using simple words consistently, and leaving out the joining words. My cat knows "out", "downstairs", "dinner", the phrase "Are you hungry?", "Keeten!" (means she's done something particularly cute), "Water?", the phrase "time for sleepy sleepy," and "cozy" (basically means I'll warm her up). There are three cats here, my senior cat gets along with the other two, but the other two don't get along with each other. So she knows, "Go see [junior cat's name]", "Go see [middle cat's name].

@christimanley13

Жыл бұрын

Yup me too. I don't think my kitten is ever going to be at this level but this channel has definitely made me take her efforts to communicate more seriously.

@oneoftheninetynine3953

Жыл бұрын

@@CrankyBarista Yes! I have seen catmanjohn's channel also, it's pretty amazing. There is one with a dog also but frankly I don't like the dog's personality much! lol. I've also noticed that my former cats would seem to pick up on my intent at times, imagery is a good term for it. My cat will also simply walk up to things and 'show' me what she wants a lot, but it took me a long time to figure out this meant something. Sometimes it looks like she's just doing a random U-turn past something, but then I realize I borrowed her blanket off the chair, 'oh you want your blanket on the chair', etc. Instead of just ignoring her I tell her it's in the wash or if she'll follow me I'll go tap on the machine. I'm just impressed she is has or is willing to try for this level of understanding.

@janemiettinen5176

Жыл бұрын

Our boy understands the word no, he just doesnt care. Hes orange, overpacked with confidence and gall, so that explains part of it.

That is so cute! Billi loves her dad. Cats are so smart and really understand more than people realize.

_"You gotta be kitten me."_ Naw, dude.... naw.... 🤣🤣🤣!

@melaniebuchanan780

Жыл бұрын

Dad jokes are for cat dads too 😂

One of the things you wouldn't know without the buttons: While gone, your cat can't wait to see you again!🤩 Definitely adds a dimension. Billi doesn't seem exuberant as the long awaited reunion happens ... but for sure she isn't the out of sight, out of mind kind.

@loosilu

Жыл бұрын

She has to play it cool!

@akinpaws

Жыл бұрын

She asked for dad to settle, and he didn't. Mad.

@viridian5maureen853

Жыл бұрын

My cats were always standoffish at first when I'd come home from college, I guess to make me think about what I'd done, but then they'd warm up. Misty always somehow knew when I'd be going back to college because she'd start lying in my suitcase the day before.

@lamer8310

Жыл бұрын

without the buttons: my cat would always wait at the window until i returned from school

Great news!! I miss Dad too. I wonder if 'dad settle' meant something like 'is dad staying this time?'

@akinpaws

Жыл бұрын

I agree. She wanted him to stay.

@CrankyBarista

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. She understands that "settle" means (at the most basic level) sit and stay. So it totally makes sense that would be the word/button she would pick to use.

The cuddle to dad was BRUTAL. I swore right with you. Thanks for being such an amazing mom, even when your kitten doesn't care about your feelings 💕 😭

The look Billi gives the camera when he finally comes is almost cinematic.

Oh no the "one more day" hurt right here in my meow meow >_< and she had the counting down figured out so well

😂 I'm pretty sure Billi knows she has a remote audience. When she's "talking" to Kendra, she often looks at Kendra.That looking towards the camera while pressing "Dad" was clearly meant for us - her adoring fans. 😻 _"Hey guys, my Dad's here!!!"_

@naylisyazwina6836

Жыл бұрын

pretty sure Billi doesn't understand the concept of youtube and online viewers

@Quintzal

Жыл бұрын

​@@naylisyazwina6836 I'm not convinced that my cat doesn't understand the difference between murder and manslaughter. She's still working on the concept of alibis, so I think I'm safe ... for now. 😊

@voluntaryismistheanswer

Жыл бұрын

@@naylisyazwina6836 I don't know about that, mine will sit on my bed and watch TV, 'you want to watch your stories?' at the same time she's watching birds out the window - she recognizes the opening chirps of her favorite content creator channel - I am not going out on a limb to say she doesn't.

Bittersweet Kendra’s training Billi to wave goodbye, considering she’ll gain a better understanding what it means

Billi noticed that mum used fewer later.🤯 Good girl Billi!😻

@nckojita

Жыл бұрын

she definitely seems to be getting it!

thanks for giving us insight into the mind and life of a brilliant little cat! ✌🏻😎

Aw, Billi loves her Dad so much. I wonder how long it'll take her to tell him all the injustices she has had to suffer at Guppy's paws. I think we'll all be hiding behind a cushion if Guppy is ever unwise enough to go to Dad for cuddles, it might push Billi over the edge.

@elizabethwitt2621

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣True story. ✋✋

Wow Billi, even Dad got the cold shoulder at the end for food huh?🤣🤣

We saw that cat pun! Dad has succumbed to the lure of bad puns and Dad jokes!

Awe. Poor kitty. She certainly has a special bond with dad. Without her buttons we would have no idea how anxious she gets when he is away and how much he occupies her thoughts. In fact, I had no idea pets 'thought' about their families so much.

Aww she’s so cute. Dad gives treats it’s like being spoiled when a parent comes home from a trip :)

Okay but can we appreciate the moment of Dad settle soon?

"I'll be your Dad, Billi" 💜😹💜

It amazes me that Billi doesn't forget about Dad with the passage of time. Should we say an elephant AND a cat never forget?

@CrankyBarista

Жыл бұрын

Same with Grandma, squirrel (Kendras friend Billi calls squirrel Lol). Billi had proven cats dont just live for the here and now, but actually understand and remember specific ppl and other animals in their lives. Billi is single handedly breaking the laws and misinformation about what humans think we know of animals.

@lakeireland

Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure Kendra and Dad play games online and talk without a headset so she’s hearing Dad’s voice even if she can’t see him.

@janemiettinen5176

Жыл бұрын

I remember when she started to ask for Squirrel, that came totally out of the blue. She remembers.

@idamedby4193

Жыл бұрын

​@@CrankyBarista I've tried to explain this to several people over the years. Our Baloo (5) gets visibly upset after christmas celebrations each year, because he knows that new year's eve is close (we've watched fireworks on tv together with the sound almost off, so he understands and even seems to enjoy the concept - he'll watch a bit of it from the window, but at midnight he still wants to hang out in the little hollow we make for him in the bed) He has different sounds for different people and animals, even those he doesn't see very often, and he has separate noises for when he wants us to play with him outside, when he wants to go for a hike and even when he thinks it's time for a lake side camping vacation. He remembers all of it. The fact that there are horses outside at the vet and where they are; paths we've taken on hikes years ago; the appearance of a snack bag that we haven't bought for him since he was a kitten.. and don't even get me started on how angry he gets if dad has to work late, thus doesn't come home when he is supposed to. He says hello when he comes home, he greets guests, says goodbye before going back out, tries to teach us how to climb trees by elaborately explaining using a surprisingly complex mix of chirps and meows.. it just blows my mind every time. Talk to your cats, people! Teaching them different concepts is also relatively easy, but whether they'll actually care.. now that is a bit more tricky😂

Her tail swished faster when u said u lied 😂😂😂 went in hyperdrive angry

The heartbreak when Dad comes later instead of soon

„Dad settle soon!“ 😊

I’m doing the “Dad home today”, yes today later or soon as the time approaches…as well with my cat, who talks and asks about Dad’s whereabouts. And if it is not today, I also say later later later for the number of days to go. Very hard concept. He is now asking in the evening as well as the morning so he is Definitely trying to understand the timing for his travel away. Mostly it’s away for 3 days, then a way two days but with holidays it can be different and very hard to explain that. Cats do get a consistent routine but this isn’t so consistent. Love that he is trying to understand! And so is Billi! Wonderful!

OMG!! Billi is tired of missing dad & wants more than visits! She wants him to come & STAY, as she said "DAD SETTLE SOON!".

Billi loves and, misses her dad. She knew he had to leave again. 😢

You need to put a calendar in her view and cross the days off like Billi were a child.

Just shows how she thinks of Dad ❤❤❤

That moment when she pressed Dad and slow blinked 😭

interesting! are you trying to teach billi the concept of days? i can see her learning such a concept! after all, it is only the time between one morning and the next morning if she grasps days, she can then learn words like tomorrow and yesterday!

@BilliSpeaks

Жыл бұрын

Basically! Check out the video description for more explanation 😊

Billie and Dad back together again❣️ Soon all will be right in the world 😊

I love how much she loves her Dad!!!🥰

I feel like Dad pressing "Bye Billi" and then "Dad come later later later" would be a good idea

Billi is becoming a Time Lord.

Dad. Finally.

Wow! Dad settle soon! 😮 yes!!!

Billi blows my mind!! I just adore her.

The abstraction level is clearly growing. Fascinating. (Esp. shortly before 3 minutes.)

I always wonder how much she hears and thinks about your phone calls to understand who to ask for and start to expect friends and family to come and visit Billi

Damn I think I've been looking forward to this reunion as much as Billi has!

Billi totes multitasking while listening to mom (or ordering mom...), compound sentences, h😮ly cow

I hope Billi understands how much you miss Dad too. It must be hard on you to see him so little 😢

“Dad settle soon” was incredible. She has such a good concept of time!! No doubt from you taking the time to teach her ❤

My sweet Billi cracks me up! She's so smart it's scary...😂❤

Clever Billi, the counting cat.

This is genuinely so sweet, her final satisfied “Dad” as she looks at the camera is honestly so dramatic

It's so heartwarming how much Billi loves Dad. Love to see it.

I love this 😊 Billi definitely showing cats can miss humans!

I wonder if it would be easier for Billi to grasp if you used "night" instead of "day" or "later" eg; "three nights" or "night, night, night". She is so smart.

@BilliSpeaks

Жыл бұрын

Maybe! I’m afraid to change it now though 😬 hopefully I can just transition over to days instead of laters.

@MaureenYost

Жыл бұрын

@@BilliSpeaks It might have been viable if I had thought of it much sooner. I'm sure she'll get it, although she may still ask just in case you can work magic for her. 😁

@hjacobsen7971

Жыл бұрын

​@@BilliSpeaks would a compound word later-day work. Billi understands compounds like catnip water

@TieDyeVikki

Жыл бұрын

@@BilliSpeaks If you can teach her "yesterday", "today", and "tomorrow", then you can say "tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow" for 3 days, or if she learns numbers just say "3 tomorrows" while holding up 3 fingers. To teach her, pick a special activity, like taking a walk in the park or going to the vet, and start with "tomorrow we're going to...", then the next day "today we're going to...", then the next day "we went to...yesterday" She may already have an idea what they mean just from listening to verbal speech all her life. (Sorry if you've already moved beyond "later later later"... I'm over a month behind here, always trying to catch up, yet always falling further behind, ugh..... :P )

I count sleeps with my girl. I tell her how many nights she'll sleep alone when I'm gone. Billi understands night, when mom and dad sleep. Maybe counting nights will help her better understand the passage of time. Later is confusing because it's different amounts of time. More food later is like an hour. Where see dad later is days.

@loosilu

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking about that too.

@DolphinsPlayingInAquaMoonlight

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing! Using nights is less confusing.

She plays you two like a fiddle! (Especially Dad)

That's the longest time I've ever seen anyone take to count to 2. 😅

@BilliSpeaks

Жыл бұрын

Listen, days of the week are not my forte 😹

Every single thing she says is so hilarious. 😹💕

I know how it is when you miss your dad and everyday is one day closer to him coming home

That was amazing. It just shows that animals miss us and can’t express that generally. Billi is just so articulate!

I love how I don't know you guys but I got teary eyed that Billi got to see her dad 😂

Love ur videos! Always help me through a rough day❤

She's so smart

I love your relationship with Billie it is amazing and she’s amazing too

Wow Billi is so smart❤

Her tail was saying MAD a LONG time before she hit the button :-)

What an amazing conversation!

You are clearly the third wheel in the house lol.

@BilliSpeaks

Жыл бұрын

100% accurate

That cat asked for food! Mind. Blown.

when three days come and go i better see dad

I need more dad mom and cat content

Definitely looks like she's getting it. I love it! [Also rotfl about you swearing]

@BilliSpeaks

Жыл бұрын

It just comes out sometimes 😹

@emmapoolman7900

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that made me laugh so hard

@catc8927

Жыл бұрын

@@BilliSpeaks That was some incredibly blatant favoritism and rejection there, I don’t blame you! 😂

i know it wasnt the focus of this video (god, she is so smart it still surprises me) but watching her munch away on the treats dad fed her all sped up was funnier than it shouldve been

Dad coming in strong with the kitten pun!!!

Yay! Billi got to see Dad! We miss Dad too! This made my heart happy!

This is so heartwarming ❤

Dad is a cool dude. Of course, Billi loves him!

I got a lump in my throat. Our fur babies really rely on us.

The kid is gettin good