Which species is better at communicating inter-species than we are?
Now the cats say 'eh-owww' whenever they see us, and also say the same phrase in different ways depending on what they want/need. It took us a while to work out the meanings of the intonations, but now we are pretty good at working out if it's a greeting, request, or just acknowledgement.
I'm not sure who trained who, but it seems to work. :D
Edit: Also, most animals don't point at things. If they are doing so, they are doing this especially for us.