[Doofy]

So,
I wake up this morning and notice something strange. Ted, one of my cats, has decided that if I'm sleeping in the bed then this must be a good thing so he's going to try it out too. He must have climbed in in the middle of the night, because first thing this morning he's fast asleep next to me, under the covers... ...with his head sticking out and on the pillow.

I laughed. Lots.
Good job I grab new sheets every day.

I invite you to bring forth further tales of mad pet skillz.

[besson3c]

I once saw this goldfish swim backwards.

[sek929]

My old cat, Tawny, was a master of escape not unlike Houdini himself.

She escaped just about anything we tried to put her in but this time took the cake.

She had surgery on something, don't remember anymore, but the vet told us to put her in a kitty carrier or something overnight so she wouldn't move around to much and rip her stitches. We had a big wooden box with holes in it that was bigger than a kitty carrier so we put her in that and put a piece of plywood over it (she was indoors BTW). Within minutes she pushed the plywood off and was laying in the sink. So we put books on top of the plywood, she knocked it off anyways. Finally we put a cinderblock on top of the plywood, decided that she would never be able to push it off, and went to bed.

Late at night I hear little thumps, over and over again. Finally a little thump is followed by a big bang and the sound of a cinderblock sliding over kitchen floor. Apparently she was bumping the plywood and moving the cinderblock closer and closer to the edge until the whole shebang popped open like a soup can. After that we gave up and she healed fine.

[forumhound]

my german shepard sits up, crosses his paws, and says Namaste whenever we are out and meet strangers, but when a stranger comes over into our house he wants to kill them. go figure.

[design219]

When I was a kid we had a cat who took a fancy to potatoes. She would take them from the pantry and carry them off to a deserted room to eat them. It was funny to see her walking through the house with a large potato in her mouth. When she had a litter of kittens, she tried to teach them to eat potatoes as well. They didn't seem interested.

[sek929]

Originally Posted by design219 

When I was a kid we had a cat who took a fancy to potatoes. She would take them from the pantry and carry them off to a deserted room to eat them. It was funny to see her walking through the house with a large potato in her mouth. When she had a litter of kittens, she tried to teach them to eat potatoes as well. They didn't seem interested.

Heh, that's funny.

My sister's cats go absolutely batsh!t for spanish olives.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Whenever my Bigfoot is near death, he dons a Gorilla suit and climbs into a fridge.

[design219]

You need to learn to take better care of your pets.

[Dakar the Fourth]

You need to learn to go to hell.

[design219]

Oh yeah!

[Laminar]

I woke up this morning and my dog's bed was in my room. I'm assuming she brought it in here.

[Rumor]

When it is cold, my cats prefer to sleep under the blankets.

Recently got a Snowshoe Siamese kitten and he likes to use my arm for a pillow.

[design219]

I have two 16 year old cats. One started peeing on my wife's shoes instead of the kitty box this weekend. I think that is a sign her time in near. (the cat's)

[xi_hyperon]

A friend of mine had a cat who wouldn't eat his food without chives mixed in. Yes, chives.

[IceEnclosure]

Originally Posted by xi_hyperon 

A friend of mine had a cat who wouldn't eat his food without chives mixed in. Yes, chives.

I love chives too.

[sek929]

Originally Posted by IceEnclosure 

I love dry cat-food too.

Fixed.

[KeriVit]

My cairn terrier taught us a game with any toy. He picks it up, stands 3 feet away and drops it. You tell him to kick it and he pushes it to you with his nose. That way he has a headstart. If you pick it up and hold onto it, he'll stand on his hind legs, put his paws together like he's praying and waves them up and down. When he was younger, we got him to kinda growl some rendition of "iwaaaan-it" But he doesn't do that any more.

He also can't be fooled, he'll follow your foot and move to the side he knows you will kick it to. If you move your foot to the other side- he adjusts. He squats down on his front legs with his head down and his butt up.

My other dog... well, she... oh! Got one. If you have a cookie and look at her and go BANG! with your finger, she roll over on her back. She did it much better when she was younger (she's 11). Now she just kinda rolls down and poops back up. Also, if you say "Wild Turkey", she tilts her head to the side and lifts her ears up.

I'll try to think what the cats do. They are very entertaining if nothing else.

[Rumor]

Originally Posted by KeriVit 

Now she just kinda rolls down and poops back up.

Well that is definitely something. Though, I am not sure I want to witness it.

[KeriVit]

Originally Posted by Rumor 

Well that is definitely something. Though, I am not sure I want to witness it.

Oops! Well, it's "pops" but I'm gonna leave it!

[besson3c]

This forum is sure poop obsessed.

[Andy8]

The first dog I remember we had when i was very young used to pick up pot plants and drop them in the deep end of the pool. Not sure why it was only the deep end, but needless to say it was a nightmare to clean the soil out of the filter box.

[BreadRecipe]

I trained my dog Toby that lasers pointers, reflections from cds, falshlights, and the like are called "Jebus" when i shine them on the ceiling. So every time I say "Toby, where's Jebus live?" He immediately looks skyward

[andreas_g4]

My cat is quite good (near perfect) at catching little things I throw at her (for her to catch, that is!).

[Don Pickett]

One of my cats solved the Riemann Hypothesis.

[BreadRecipe]

No way! Is his name Schrodinger? My dog is about to get the million dollar purse from MIT for writing an algorithm to solve non-deterministic polynomial time problems. He wishes to thank Jebus first and foremost

[Railroader]

i had a cat that LOVED to play fetch.

At three in the morning.

My collie wouldn't lower herself to play fetch no matter what time of day. That collie was a genius.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Now that I think about it, I remember a cat that I used to play chase with. It started when I noticed he always bolted after me when I ran up the stairs, so I started ambushing him when he got to the top, at which time I'd go after him, back down the stairs, and the cycle would repeat a few times until we got tired.

[nonhuman]

Yesterday morning one of our cats decided to try and stick his whole head in my mouth while I was sleeping. Then he sneezed.

[Dakar the Fourth]

I'd pay to see that.

[Railroader]

http://www.catporn.com

Please don't tell me that links to a real site. Please.

[moep]

my dog likes to pull the socks off my feet at the end of a day.

the mad skill part is that he’s still alive after doing it a few times.

[kman42]

Originally Posted by Andy8 

The first dog I remember we had when i was very young used to pick up pot plants and drop them in the deep end of the pool. Not sure why it was only the deep end, but needless to say it was a nightmare to clean the soil out of the filter box.

Why does your dog hate pot plants? Did he work for the DEA in his younger days?

[BreadRecipe]

Haha Kman42 Win

[olePigeon]

Every cat owner has this mad pet skill: the cat(s) automatically know when you're going to take them to the vet. THEY JUST KNOW!

The day you have to take yer cat to the vet, he's gone. Completely disappears. You might walk in on him eating and think, "Perfect! Now is my chance to get him in the cat box." Huge wide eyes the cat makes a b-line for the door or under the couch... he can read your mind!

[nonhuman]

Our cats have the annoying habit of using the litterbox immediately after you clean it. It's like they were waiting for you to put in all the effort just so that they could go and ruin it in front of you. Today one of our cats (the same one from the story above), as I was in the middle of cleaning out the box, jumped in and dropped an incredibly foul smelling turd. I decided at that point that it was clean enough and just covered up the rest with fresh litter.

[Dakar the Fourth]

I think most cats do that.

[Demonhood]

probably for the same reason they rub up against you after you've taken a shower:

"This thing doesn't smell enough like ME. Ah, that's better. It belongs to me now."

[nonhuman]

Originally Posted by Demonhood 

probably for the same reason they rub up against you after you've taken a shower:

"This thing doesn't smell enough like ME. Ah, that's better. It belongs to me now."

Which reminds me... Dexter (the same cat again) has started jumping into the shower while either I or my wife are in there. Just jumps right into the tub and sits there unless you move out of the way and let the water spray him.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Demonhood 

probably for the same reason they rub up against you after you've taken a shower:

"This thing doesn't smell enough like ME. Ah, that's better. It belongs to me now."

I had a cat who enjoyed licking the water off my leg after I showered. I practically used to hide from him after showers.

[Railroader]

All of these are reasons cats should not .... ahhh never mind.

[Andy8]

Originally Posted by kman42 

Why does your dog hate pot plants? Did he work for the DEA in his younger days?

Perhaps I should have said potted plants.

The same dog used to also eat corn on cob, carefully picking off each kernel one at a time until the cob was bare.

[Demonhood]

Originally Posted by nonhuman 

Which reminds me... Dexter (the same cat again) has started jumping into the shower while either I or my wife are in there. Just jumps right into the tub and sits there unless you move out of the way and let the water spray him.

mine hangs out on the edge of the tub, between the shower curtain and liner. sometimes he watches, sometimes he sits there patiently, and sometimes he drops toys into the tub, looks at my expectantly, waiting for me to start the game of fetch.

[DeathToWindows]

Let's see... my cat Totoro (a fairly new acquisition) does the whole dry-the-tub-with-tongue after my shower... he has woken me up by holding a toy in his mouth and smacking it into the wall at 5am

[Cold Warrior]

My cat steals Christmas ornaments from the neighborhood and brings them back to our bedroom. It beats his previous gifts of mice, snakes, and lizards.