First step to getting a familiar

He wasn't thanking her for the pastry, he was hoping it was shiny enough to get more.

"You, you. Give me, warm. Give me, soft."

• Snuggly the Crow

Didn't the University of Washington Seattle do a bunch of intelligence training and test of the local crows? I wonder how much of that got taught and passed on to subsequent generations. Might be looking at a Crow Secret of NIMH situation here. :-)