Sleep All Done | BilliSpeaks

[@mirjanbouma]

Kendra: "dad sleep now" Billi: THE AUDACITY

[@richardjensen2769]

"What is WRONG with this picture!!"

[@janeeyre1990]

The nerve, the cheek, the gall, the audacity, and the gumption!

[@antikoerper256]

LOL

[@f.f.fabiana]

Dad: sleep 8 or so hours a day Billi, who sleeps for 20+ hours a day: How dare he sleep so much?!

[@dipsydoodle7988]

You know you found yourself a good man when your cat is head over heels in love with him. Either that or he's feeding her behind your back. 😁

[@BilliSpeaks]

Both 🥰🥰

[@dipsydoodle7988]

@@BilliSpeaks haha, I kinda thought that was the correct answer. 😊

[@We_Are_All_Vultures]

Now this is a comment!

[@copycat21c]

My cat fell in love with my now husband. That was all the recommendation I needed. She passed in 2008 after we got engaged. And she was right. Hubby and I are still happy together.

[@Vikinggirl1679]

Love when you told Billi "Dad sleep now" and she immediately hit all done lol. No rest for the weary when Billi decides sleep all done 🤣🤣

[@art_video_design]

Adorable picture, thank you from north of UA

[@TeaReesa26]

This has the same energy as “mom sleep night.” “Mad.” How dare you sleep when Billi needs love!?

[@ellenkarlsson9490]

Billi must think your sleep patterns are so weird. Dad sleep morning, Mom sleep night, but no one sleeps when you're supposed to, i.e. during the day.

[@TheRogueWolf]

"The sleeping patterns of humans continues to mystify me. Do they not understand how much more playtime they could manage with me if they took catnaps all day? I will continue to set a positive example for them." - Billi, probably

[@mizlia]

Wow, that was deductive reasoning! That was practically a syllogism! Billi understands that IF it is morning, THEN sleep is all done, and THEREFORE... Dad should be around to give her food and pets and play with her. A valid argument, Billi!

[@seajelly2421]

Yes! I think the "oops" was just forgetting to put "dad" in the sentence.

[@krumplethemal8831]

well technically morning and early afternoon is Billi's time to sleep but humans usually ruin cat sleep cycles because we are active when they would be sleeping. And if you ask Billi, mom is loud..

[@aldra8507]

billi valid 🥶💯

[@ILuvAyeAye]

​@@krumplethemal8831 I always thought since cats are crepuscular, in the wild they would sleep midday, but also in the middle of the night? I see those patterns in my cat at least - she thinks I should be at her disposal as a bed for her naps from about 10 AM-2 PM, and 12 AM - 4 AM. But come 4:30 AM... She definitely thinks it's time to wake up. 😅

[@ILuvAyeAye]

I think her waking up at 2 PM is from me feeding her at 3 PM. (It's a long story - I use a slow feeder with an ice pack that lets me give her small meals of wet food with her medication mixed in.) But I am pretty sure waking up at 4 AM is all her idea!

[@NatLaS]

I just love that Billie is impatient to see Dad. No sleeping in this house unless it’s on Billie’s terms! I wonder, how long in a day she spends sitting with Billie while she’s trying to communicate? After all this time, it’s still incredible to watch them communicate

[@justcandace5701]

Yes I’ve wondered about that too and does she use the buttons to get them up through the night

[@valtoton2982]

We all know who the boss is n that home!!!

[@ILuvAyeAye]

​@Ronald Drump I'm guessing Billi isn't allowed in the bedroom - if my cat thought I should wake up, she wouldn't be bothering my partner, she'd be putting her paw on my face. 🤣The recordings aren't that loud, I bet with the bedroom door closed they don't wake them up. My guess is that those buttons can be turned off, but only one by one, there isn't one off switch for all of them. Turning them all off every evening and then back on in the morning sounds annoying, I would definitely forget hah.

[@johncnorris]

Kitty wants her Dad. Can't be mad if she's a Daddy's Girl.

[@ThatOneStuff]

Billi always wants dad, dad is always sleeping, billi is always mad.

[@c--b]

This video is so new it doesn't even have a thumbnail yet, and I'm not even the first comment. Billy sure has some dedicated fans.

[@sonyavincent7450]

You know you love someone a lot when you miss them while they're asleep!

[@ivechang6720]

Such a quiet little truth. 😌

[@smylyface]

Billi pressed "where sleep" then "all done." I think she was asking "Is Dad still asleep? When is he going to wake up? I think she wants her dad to get up and that's why she's mad.

[@gw7477]

yes

[@TieDyeVikki]

@@Sarandib22 That's what I'm thinking, she needs a when button!

[@cjlive5182]

Or where dad? All done sleep

[@Rinoalessa]

Does she have a "when" button? I also thougt she meant: "When sleep all done?"

[@1slotmech]

She uses "mad" a lot when she's frustrated. Or annoyed. I agree she's annoyed that Dad isn't up yet. 😂

[@SaintNarcissa]

The audacity of dad to be sleeping!! 🤣

[@korp_skog]

Did you tell Dad later that Billie was upset that he was sleeping when she wanted him (how dare)? And if so, did he find it as adorable as I did?

[@BilliSpeaks]

Lol I did! He laughed and gave her some love

[@wordzmyth]

To quote my niece "Daddy cuddles" "I want DADDY CUDDLES"

[@ziggystardog]

Mom sleep night. Mad. Dad sleep now. Mad. Now, truly perfectly balanced as all things should be.

[@michaelhoward487]

Oh, that tail-whip swishing says it all: We are not amused.

[@kaymarrand9970]

She's so polite, my cats would just find something noisy to wake me up with.

[@rivercrow8988]

Right?

[@colleenobrien8212]

I had a cat that figured out that I don’t like the sound of paper rustling when I’m sleeping. So he would find a piece of paper and tear it up making as much noise as possible. Brat….

[@rivercrow8988]

@Colleen O'Brien I'm sorry but reading that made me literally LOL. Such a cat thing! I had cat who knew he was not allowed to stand up and scratch the moldings around doors, and he wouldn't except when he wanted me to get up on weekends when I would sleep in. And it worked too, bc I would hear him just start to scratch and I'd shoot straight up out of bed!

[@cici3147]

If they can't discuss it first, of course they will 😆

[@helenanilsson5666]

My cat has realised that if she wails as if she's in severe pain then I'll force myself out of bed to check it out no matter how sleep deprived I am. I've ordered two buttons to start with. Hopefully she figures them out before my neighbours report me for animal cruelty.

[@TimothySmiths]

I love seeing her sit there and think and mull things over when being told and also formulating what she is going to say next.

[@jonbaker1697]

3.50 i burst out laughing at Billie pressing "all done" (as in, time for dad to awake up) twice I enjoyed watching how you modelled oops , Kendra

[@cici3147]

I called it beforehand and did the same thing 🤣

[@sleekoduck]

This video is different because it really shows what goes on inside Billi's mind. You can actually see her thinking about sleep before she hits the buttons, like she is trying to figure out how to phrase it.

[@memento81]

It amazes me to see her first form a base desire with considerations of consequences into a thought and then translating that into a learned language.

[@cindykq8086]

She seems to use "all done" sometimes to mean "quit" or "stop." What a smartie pants.

[@SuouEtsumi]

Billi has decided Dad has slept enough! All done.

[@RiverWoods111]

It's so cool how much Billie loves Dad! I turned around while watching this and my dog was glaring at me, watching a cat on the computer! LMBO!

[@sminstudios]

“I heard about this talking cat from my dog friends. It’s all a fraud. I read it in a pee-mail. WEN SQUIRREL?”

[@agiles6483]

I think Mom, as a veterinarian, has to be at work very early. Dad likely has a more normal work schedule. I am only guessing, though. I am constantly amazed at Billie’s ability to “talk” to her Mom, I am more conscious of what I say now when talking to our two cats. I don’t know the level at which the average cat understands what is happening, but I think it is more than I previously thought.

[@Marinlss]

I think she mentioned once he has a different sleep schedule because of work

[@mirjanbouma]

On some of the very early videos, there's a time and date on screen, which confirm that indeed mom needs to be up really early.

[@rivercrow8988]

I know what you mean. Even though I've never doubted their ability to understand and I've had many cats over the years, I have now reached a new level of amazement!

[@TieDyeVikki]

I think I saw a comment by Kendra once where she said Dad works from home.

[@deborahbarry8458]

Although Dad (aka Socks) and Mom have a right to privacy, there have been times when I’ve wished I knew more. Like when he wasn’t there. The entire move - trip - live with Grandma - move - settle… had me confused.

[@TinyBeLoved]

She really love her dad 😍

[@JulietAnnerino]

What an intelligent animals! She misses her dad!

[@krcmaine]

It was all about Dad. She wanted his sleep to be all done.

[@limiv5272]

Billi is just amazing, you had a whole conversation! I'm surprised Billi doesn't try to wake Dad up herself. Does she ever try?

[@BilliSpeaks]

I close the door so she can’t once I get up 😹

[@limiv5272]

@@BilliSpeaks That never stopped my cat. He'd sit right outside the door, then repeatedly tap it twice with his paw followed by a meow. Drove me nuts. I miss that cat.

[@cici3147]

@@limiv5272 I had a cat that would claw the carpet just outside the door to be let in

[@limiv5272]

@@cici3147 Maybe I should be grateful my cat wasn't destructive. He only ever scratched the vet

[@lorraineniece8813]

Mine would scratch on the door. Lost her about 3 decades ago. Still miss her.

[@bar9092]

Billi wants you both on HER schedule, so if you could just rearrange your lives properly, she wouldn't have to mad you so much! 😾😹😻

[@atarigame5]

Billi has the cutest face. I love it when the camera captures her little face. I feel like she knows she has an audience and looks at us to make sure we are getting, in this case, her displeasure of the circumstances.

[@akinpaws]

I've noticed the camera is right next to the feeder. I think she's often staring at the food. "How do I break into the giant food toy?"

[@TempestWind87]

She's so unbelievably smart and you've done such an amazing job training her.

[@juliannefost6351]

I think Billi was trying to ask “when sleep all done” for Dad. She’s such a smart girl! I love your videos ❤️

[@dmckim3174]

I have noticed that recent conversations revolve around Dad, it's beginning to look like Billi is much less interested in anything other than her Dad. It is adorable. Also, I had a bengal that would wake me up at 4 am because he wanted to eat and he would never eat alone, everyone who gets to sleep through the night should thank the stars that they don't own a bengal when they wake up well rested.

[@ianmoseley9910]

Can't have the servants lolling around like this!

[@katherinevasper1791]

"How dare you people sleep on your own schedule! I am the Queen!"

[@janmots2829]

Billi: "Dad's asleep now? Wake him up, I wanna play." 😾😼

[@Honeythief_]

That she understands and uses the "oops" button correctly blows my mind 🤯

[@cammieklund]

I would really like to see more on how you model the different words, especially the abstract ones!🌸🌺

[@dwsel]

+1

[@catezaida8081]

Totally amazing to see that little personality and voice come out of Billi. I don't have the time or space to do this for my cats and I am so sorry. But I have always known they were smarter than people give them credit for!

[@catflower_queen7497]

I love Billi's thinking face

[@dragonstormstudios8871]

"Why is dad still asleep if we're awake? I'm mad! I want dad!!" - Billi

[@animalntelligence3170]

There seems to me, despite skepticism I have read online, that Billi and Bunny both use word buttons to express their thoughts. The "Billi pets mom" video is pretty clear -- hard to believe that was just random given how unusual the cat trying to pet human behavior was. And in this video, Billi is discussing "dad" not being present because he is sleeping.

[@miaowminx]

If you haven't yet, you might also look through the videos of Russell the cat using his buttons, as he uses them to signal his emotional discomfort with things being out of place or chores being unfinished: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHLOe5pnnZupasU explanation/demonstration of why he has a 'laundry' button: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4jQoqyJn9RsbLc

[@animalntelligence3170]

@@miaowminx Yes, I like Russel. His concerns about laundry left in dryer. Cats I think based on their major recreational activity -- grooming -- like order. I have btw read a story from long ago about a cat being able to actually speak, verbally, entire sentences and since humans can be much smarter than other humans, why could there not have been a cat who could actually speak? The Gauss or Einstein or Newton or Fermat or Galileo or Archimedes of cats who had, say, the intelligence of a human 7 year old (we accept that dogs or cats are as smart as human toddlers sort of as being normal).

[@wobblegong]

The skepticism around button communication isn't over if animals can communicate their desires, they can clearly learn that x need = x button, y need = y button. It's skepticism over if they're expressing anything beyond immediate need fulfillment, like are they just button-mashing combinations that they've found effective at giving them what they want, vs actually trying to convey a thought or idea. Like when Billi hits "mad", there's a difference between her knowing it's the nuclear button when she's not getting what she wants (and that button usually fulfills it), and Billi knowing that she's mad and actually saying that she's mad.

[@animalntelligence3170]

@@wobblegong I have seen Bunny the dog appear to discuss the past and ask questions. Billi learned about buttons at 12 calendar years old -- even a human would have difficulty learning to speak at that age. Bunny started as a puppy and unless the videos are faked or very selective, I am pretty sure Bunny is speaking sentences.

[@wobblegong]

@@animalntelligence3170 With Bunny, her videos seem much more closer to sentences, but just like with Koko the Gorilla, we're only seeing curated clips that make sense for the few seconds we get and are fun to watch on KZbin. For all we know, there may be an equal amount of incoherent button mashing behind the scenes. Even with Bunny, there's still reason to be skeptical, like with that one video Bunny pushed 'stranger, paw' and Alexis told us that she later found a thorn in Bunny's paw, and it meant that Bunny was calling her thorn 'stranger'. It's a very huge leap from Bunny knowing what 'stranger' means, when it's normally modelled for her after unfamiliar people coming and going near their property, to Bunny applying that concept to 'foreign object' and using it to describe a thorn in her paw. For that example, it's much more likely Bunny intended to push 'paw' about her paw pain, and 'stranger' was just a random/accidental button mash that happened, and not a sentence-forming.

[@alynawatersmusic]

My goodness, you could just see the cogs turning in her brain. Lovely! She’s is so smart and so cute. 😍 I never tire of these vids. Thank you, Kendra and Billi!

[@andressy182]

All done 😋....Billi's instant reply to 'dad sleep now' was magic lol

[@The_Keeper]

Now, this is pretty impressive. I wonder just how much more elaborate sentences a cat who has had access to this from a young age, like as soon as they start engaging with you, could make...

[@1slotmech]

Jeez, Billi, let Dad sleep so he can spoil you later! LOLOL

[@nathv9025]

Billy is really in love with dad, sorry mom 😂

[@MD-vq9yv]

The queen of precise communication needs a "when" button!

[@salenstormwing]

Billi loves her Dad. That's so sweet.

[@lynxsymoon]

I loove that videos are longer now! 💜

[@keldaogg2157]

I was waiting for that mad.

[@BilliSpeaks]

Took her a while, but she decided the situation was unacceptable 😹

[@PaulaLJones]

It's amazing that they can have these conversations. ❤️

[@girl.disappearing7994]

You are such a good momma and friend to Billie

[@mikiczm3248]

These videos are incredibly interesting tbh. And the pauses she does between words and your answers, like trying to comprehend all this information in her little brain? Adorable.

[@jenniferhanses4205]

That's an impressively long conversation!

[@Shiralyn]

thi9s is so sweet to watch! also billie somehow knowing the concept of time is so interesting

[@Catherinzsl]

Absurdist interpretation: Billi is performing her version of Billie Eilish's "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go."

[@TieDyeVikki]

That sounds like a question Bunny would ask. Oh wait, I think she has, lol. She asked where dreams go, or something along that line. She's a trip. But in this video, Billi needed a "when" button. "When Dad sleep all done?" She knew "where" wasn't quite right but couldn't say what she wanted.

[@kora7994]

Me all the time: where sleep??

[@missScarlatine]

"Sleep later" "Mad"

[@mirjanbouma]

Hello! (Idk how to say it with buttons but same)

[@spacecat3198]

I wonder if Billi needs more words? I feel like she doesn’t quite have all the words she needs to communicate a thought. Then again this process of learning words needs a lot of time and patience and she’s done amazingly well as it is. Edit: Haha! I think she wants you both slaving after her and giving attention at all times. Eg you must sleep when I sleep and attend when I awake.

[@JaniceRafael]

I think Mom’s vocabulary and sentence structure is suffering - I now can understand Billi better than Mom ;-)

[@Bellllllz]

Do you get stressed when you're modeling for billi and she starts walking around? I'd be like "WAIT LEMME FINNISH" even though she's just processing

[@debsreno911]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@helentee9863]

I like the use of processing to describe her stalking round,twitching her tail ,thinking :))

[@janeeyre1990]

I am a human with ADHD, I'd be pacing with her

[@anneirenej]

The heart wants who the heart wants, even for kitties. She was such a chatterbox on this video. Also oh my the focus on communicating.

[@BrianOsler]

These videos are just absolutely fascinating. Thank you for sharing them.

[@yapdog]

I knew a 4 minute+ video would include as least 1 Mad--LOL!

[@pegbayless]

I love her grumpy face and sassy honesty. ❤️😼

[@Stadtpark90]

Love how she uses Oops to reset the conversation whenever you are stuck on some wrong understanding. It’s like “cancel”, “not what I meant”.

[@pigeonwool392]

Does she have a "When" button? "Where sleep all-done" could be her asking "when is Dad gonna wake up already??"

[@BilliSpeaks]

We don’t!

[@mirjanbouma]

I was wondering if she used "where" as a question indicator in lieu of a "when" button!

[@TieDyeVikki]

@@mirjanbouma This is what I was thinking. It also could be why she was doing so much thinking and hit oops and mad. She knew it wasn't right but couldn't say what she wanted, dammit! I think we need a "when" button, Mom... this girl's inquiring mind needs to be able to ask questions! :)

[@ivechang6720]

Makes sense. The questioning words do go with the relevant nouns and verbs. I think it might be a structural basis for developing more complex communication as well. We could see how much thinking Billi was doing. I'm just frustrated I can't read her mind 🤣, but that's the motivation for communicating.

[@Yannispawn]

Started button training a week ago with our pup. I can’t wait until we can understand what he wants!

[@joostdriesens3984]

Can you tell me how it is going so far (you posted this a month ago)? I am curious since I am 100% convinced dogs and cats cannot use abstract language like it is implied in this video and it is a kind of scam/self delusion. At the most I think you can create simple response-action links, like press these two buttons if you want to go outside.

[@CocktailsConsoles]

Billi has made me wonder if all cats are hyper aware of time :)

[@mirjanbouma]

Cats are great at telling time! Not on a human clock but their inner clock is really good.

[@TieDyeVikki]

YES, most (if not all) animals have excellent internal clocks. And animals like regular schedules, because they're always looking ahead to what's next (and often beyond, as Billi has shown us), and they like knowing what that's going to be. Our pets spend a good deal of their time WAITING for one thing or another, (like Billi waiting for Dad to wake up), which makes them very aware of time. Or that's my theory, anyway. :)

[@TT-_-]

And humans say animals only live in the present moment😂 Billi tells about things that happened before, has complex schedules for future play, and overall clearly enjoys having time words.

[@We_Are_All_Vultures]

Of course

[@vanyadolly]

Well they are very punctual. Cats have a better internal clock than humans do for sure. My cat basically does the same thing every day in terms of his schedule. He'll even "activate" half an hour before every meal time.

[@melaniedavis7638]

Billi remindes me of our csts. They are always happier when we are all together ❤

[@SammiQPatriot]

🤣😂 Billi wanted Dad to wake up right Meow!

[@sketchyskies8531]

She's ready to rumble

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

Some cats more than others, but I'll be most of them would take to a "Dammit!" button very well.

[@bradleyard4195]

Billi loves her papa. 😊❤

[@RealFarknMcCoy]

That girl loves her daddy! So cute!!

[@mynameisjesse9678]

billi : ok if im done sleeping, and your done sleeping then why isn't dad done sleeping. i want dad

[@tinap8955]

Well, if Billi is anything like my Willow then sleeping only when she sleeps won't be a problem as she sleeps pretty much most of the day and night. But, I sure don't want to have to sleep where Willow sleeps. I can't fit onto that ledge in my closet or lay comfortably on the back of a futon.

[@shezzylala]

The look on her face while demanding Dad xD

[@miaglowgirl]

🤣 that was so cute. And so clear. 💗

[@rosenia5409]

Dad mad if woken up earlier Billi lol poor Billi 😅😆 This was such a cute and funny convo that I got to see! 🥰

[@meganbarber3599]

Awwww, Billi loves her dad. I'm upset that videos of her post hours before I'm notified. Tonight I wasn't even notified but happened to see it on KZbin.

[@miguimau]

Billi is SO lovely.

[@JesusLovesHisCreations]

😂when Billi click “all done”, I tot she’s done toking😂🤣🤣🤣👍so adorable….

[@Gyza_]

hahahahahhh, I guess the "All Done" 3:35 was more of an "UGH! Fine" XD

[@EmpressTarotGabbyTurner]

Lol... my cat always wants to wake me up... I'm like "You sleep all the timeeee! Leave me alone!" 😾

[@kikomefoxy5966]

Awww she loves her dad. That's so cute. 😭

[@TherealMandingo]

She has the sweetest eye's. She looks so soft

[@futasupastah]

This is so funny. Billi wants to be Dad’s alarm clock 😅

[@AhsokaTanoTheWhite]

I would really like for Billi and Bunny to meet, see if they understand each other. I think Billi has a more diverse grasp of the language and conversation ,but I could be wrong.

[@natasha8450]

Aaaww❤️❤️😍 Billi loves her Dad so much.

[@fireice2037]

Shes so cute. You can see her little wheels turning as she processes the information.

[@jordanhasch2544]

OK. Hearing Billi speak is too much. But hearing her say she was mad because she couldn't see Dad was out of this world. That was fantastic.

[@JMise]

Aww, Billi just wants sleep at the same time so that she can be the little spoon :)

[@janetwithers7427]

LoL. Billie is a hoot.

[@wenaolong]

I can't get over how brilliant this is. Just as the notepad (and writing in general, leaving aside speech sounds for the moment) assisted human cognition though assisted active memory, leading to improvements that were less likely by unaided reason alone (and which led to further cognitive improvements through various factors), so this device gives the animal a chance to "form language" without need of the ability to itself pronounce, or even recall the sound. It can physically touch the sound into existence, for the associations, and play with language not unlike a beginner on the piano, who will do well to understand a few basics of how to touch the keys to produce better sounding notes.

[@TeamCat1128]

Awww. She wanted her dad to to get out of bed and play with her. How cute!

[@LilKitLen]

When you said "later billi look dad", obviously meaning that she will see him later, I'm wondering if you can ask things of billi, as if to ask her TO look dad. I guess there aren't many tasks you can assign to a cat :'v

[@LilKitLen]

I realise you can ask her to do tricks and stuff, as you've been training her, but I'm trying to think a little more abstractly than that

[@lisasetiawan3552]

its so cute to see her just stare quietly, seems like she thinking hard!