too smart sometimes. for sure, herding is right. we like to play "poke the kitty" with our two cats, but her favourite "trick" is to let us know she's pissed that we've gone out for the evening. she grabs something from the trash, rips it up, and leaves it exactly in the middle of the kitchen floor. and she does it in the first five minutes after we leave and then heads off to bed. never any damage, but message received.
we'd love to have a video camera to see what goes on in the house all day with them.