Pet breakthrough?

I don't think anybody would argue with this statement – cats are idiosyncratic (strange). I think their ever-changing behavior is what makes them so interesting. I love dogs but for years dogs and really like me. My 1st pet was a cat so I guess a big part of me is a cat person but I also had an Irish setter that I loved and miss terribly. Until Atlas came along I missed my Irish setter so much that I never really wanted another dog but he has been my puppy buddy. He comes in and says night night and throws his head down on me for a hug. Some nights he sleeps there on my shoulder for over an hour before he goes back to see my wife or she comes to bed and he has to move. She is asked me if I want her to find somewhere else to sleep so he can stay on my shoulder but I do like her more than I like the dog.
So this post started out with  cats and I digressed so back to  my cat, Macy. As I mentioned she has lost interest in me since my MS is progressed and I can no longer brush her or scratch her chin or ears. Strangely last 2 nights she is gotten up on the bed and is been pretty much attached to me. Last night was the most unique experience with her and Atlas to date. He had his head on my right arm and my PC table and is had meant the cat could not walk up and laid down between my wife and I. Have faltered jump up on my legs and start walking up toward our heads. She stopped when she got to the dog's head (his head is about the same size as she is) she stopped and they sniffed each other which I don't think it's ever happened. Then the dog lifted his head out of the way so she could keep going between my wife and my heads. After she passed you put his head back where it was.
As Macy found a way to communicate and has Atlas been trained to read the cat's nonverbal instructions? Only time will tell. It was amazing to have the cat 2 nights in a row since it's been over a week. I'm pretty sure she just want to make sure that we never know what she's going to do next. Sometimes we call her mule kitty. But when she cuddles up on me and purrs it melts my heart.