[abe]

What's Your Favorite Pet's Favorite Game?

I imagine Doofy's favorite Pet's favorite game might be too risque to describe here. But, for those who are more likely to shop for their pets at PETSMART than Victoria's Secret, what are your furried, feathered, webbed, finned, scaled or whiskered friends' favorite game to play?

Domino (a Cocker Spaniel/Poodle mix...but NOT a Cockapoo! TYVM!) and I used to go on runs around the neighborhood and sometimes at the corner of our street I'd race her back home. The only way I could ever beat her was to catch her off guard. We wouldn't always race the last block because I knew she'd always win. She refrained from sprinting every time because she knew she'd always win.

But, after we'd gotten to the point where we knew that a final sprint just might cap our daily runs together, she would almost always pretend to be nonchalant and unsuspecting. She'd look away when I glanced at her like, 'I'm not looking at you trying to get an idea if you are going to race the last block.' But when I suddenly began running at full speed she'd speed past me and we'd laugh and laugh because we both were gaming each other but we both knew the game.

And now that I think of it all these years later, I guess I never did really win any of those races with her at all. The best I could do was get the jump on her for a few steps. But even that much of a head start was only possible by catching her off guard. I always felt triumphant when I was able to surprise her to even that degree and so in my mind I felt I had won, but I knew better and so did she. And at the end we would laugh and laugh and I would tousle her fur and we'd play wrestle on the front lawn as we cooled down. She really enjoyed that game and so did I.

What games do you enjoy with your favorite pet?

What game (or games) does your pet enjoy playing on his/her own, with or without you or others?

[mindwaves]

My 2 hamsters like spinning on their wheel.

[design219]

My German Shepherd loves to play soccer. My two cats love to play with strings. My son's hermit crab doesn't play much.

[abe]

Originally Posted by design219 

My German Shepherd loves to play soccer. My two cats love to play with strings. My son's hermit crab doesn't play much.

Let me guess. He's too much of a hermit to play outside? Or no one will play with him because he's too much of a crab?

[Jawbone54]

My westie loves literally any game we think up on the fly. I have a massive pile of leaves in my back yard that I never burned because she loved them so much. She takes off running, plows right into the middle, disappears, and then pops out the side. I have to rake them back up for her every once in a while because she'll scatter them everywhere all over again every few days.

I'm sure she doesn't play as well as design219's German Shepherd, but she loves soccer as well. I'll kick the ball down the hill in my front yard, and she'll strike a "superman" jump that usually results in her rolling down the last half of the hill, but she takes the ball and scoots it back up with her nose.



Popping out of her leaves...

[abe]

Originally Posted by mindwaves 

My 2 hamsters like spinning on their wheel.

Does their pleasure seem to come from the running?

Or do they enjoy the swinging to and fro after they stop running as the wheel comes to a halt?

Or both?

[abe]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

My westie loves literally any game we think up on the fly. I have a massive pile of leaves in my back yard that I never burned because she loved them so much. She takes off running, plows right into the middle, disappears, and then pops out the side. I have to rake them back up for her every once in a while because she'll scatter them everywhere all over again every few days.

I'm sure she doesn't play as well as design219's German Shepherd, but she loves soccer as well. I'll kick the ball down the hill in my front yard, and she'll strike a "superman" jump that usually results in her rolling down the last half of the hill, but she takes the ball and scoots it back up with her nose.



Popping out of her leaves...

I'm smiling just looking at her pictures and imagining the things you've described.

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by abe 

I'm smiling just looking at her pictures and imagining the things you've described.

Definitely hilarious to watch. I'd like to see design219's German Shepherd.

[smacintush]

Cleo plays fetch with toy mice. Gotta be a certain kind though, the ones that have real fur on them and a leather tail. She will also perch herself in the arm of the couch and rub her face on the on it so zealously that she falls off and ends up hanging by her claws. Not really a game, just a cute way to get attention.

Angel doesn't really do anything like that. She will meet us at the door when we come home and roll on her back so we will rub her belly. Not a game per se but kind of a dog thing I think.

[Jawbone54]

Cleo looks crazily mischievous. Angel looks like she didn't give a crap about having her picture taken.

Cute cats. I wish I could get one; my wife is allergic.

[DKeithA]

Rory loves to do an Egyptian (think the Bangles) head-bob game that simply involves bobbing her head back and forth and flapping her wings. It is absolutely her favorite thing next to pizza and spaghetti.

[abe]

Originally Posted by DKeithA 

Rory loves to do an Egyptian (think the Bangles) head-bob game that simply involves bobbing her head back and forth and flapping her wings. It is absolutely her favorite thing next to pizza and spaghetti.

She's a beauty!

[DKeithA]

Thanks much - she's fun but a handful.

[abe]

Originally Posted by DKeithA 

Thanks much - she's fun but a handful.

I can only imagine!

[Jawbone54]

Love Rory.

Doesn't someone here have an African Grey?

[abe]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

Love Rory.

Doesn't someone here have an African Grey?

Yup.

[MacinTommy]

My dog loves playing what I would call a variation of fetch. He has this stuffed AFLAC duck that he wants you to throw to him but once you try to get it from him he'll growl and get in kind of a pouncing position so he can guard his catch. Whenever I play this game with him he always gets this crazy look on his face with his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth. But thats it.

[iranfromthezoo]

my dog likes to play with his balls?

[Laminar]

My roommate's dog loves flashlight lights and especially laser pointers. So we play "run the dog into the wall."



Disclaimer: She doesn't actually run into the wall...at the last second she jumps up and bounces off.

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

My roommate's dog loves flashlight lights and especially laser pointers. So we play "run the dog into the wall."



Disclaimer: She doesn't actually run into the wall...at the last second she jumps up and bounces off.

Hilarious picture. Isn't it crazy how nuts they go over the laser pointers? I've never seen a dog that didn't have a crazy fit over it.

We figured out that if they tire out, you can shine the laser right in front of them, and then when they try to "swat it and pin it down," you turn it off. They think they have it, and when they look underneath, you turn it on again about a foot in front of them.

Kind of torturous, I guess.

[Atomic Rooster]

lol abe, my dog loves to smell other dog's poo, lol, when we go for our daily sojourn, lol. And he dances on his two hind legs, lol, trying to teach him how to tango, lol, but it's not k0ol for two males to get caught doing that, lol.

[dav]

my dog died over the summer

[starman]

One of my cockatiels is a complete moron. I put up a mirror and he tries to tackle the thing and get it on the ground. It's one of those mirrors that hangs from the rails in the cage. The funniest part is when I'm in the same room, he seems to think I'm going to steal the mirror away, so he protects it. I'll slide it to one end of the cage and he'll get all bent out of shape and try to get the thing off so that I don't. Stupid bird. The other bird just sits there and laughs.

[subego]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

Hilarious picture. Isn't it crazy how nuts they go over the laser pointers? I've never seen a dog that didn't have a crazy fit over it.

Our dog gets so agitated looking for it once it "disappears" that she'll spontaneously pee or poo.

Needless to say, we decided that maybe we shouldn't play that game.

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by subego 

Our dog gets so agitated looking for it once it "disappears" that she'll spontaneously pee or poo.

Needless to say, we decided that maybe we shouldn't play that game.

[Eriamjh]

Beaker's favorite game is "I drop it, you pick it up".

[abe]

Originally Posted by MacinTommy 

My dog loves playing what I would call a variation of fetch. He has this stuffed AFLAC duck that he wants you to throw to him but once you try to get it from him he'll growl and get in kind of a pouncing position so he can guard his catch. Whenever I play this game with him he always gets this crazy look on his face with his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth. But thats it.

Great game!

[abe]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

My roommate's dog loves flashlight lights and especially laser pointers. So we play "run the dog into the wall."



Disclaimer: She doesn't actually run into the wall...at the last second she jumps up and bounces off.

Likely story! I'll bet that's how her face got pushed in!

[abe]

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster 

lol abe, my dog loves to smell other dog's poo, lol, when we go for our daily sojourn, lol. And he dances on his two hind legs, lol, trying to teach him how to tango, lol, but it's not k0ol for two males to get caught doing that, lol.

To him it's not a gender bending issue, AR. It's an activity he ONLY does with YOU. And so it's really special to him, I'd bet.

[DKeithA]

Beaker's favorite game is "I drop it, you pick it up".

I know that game very well too.

[abe]

Originally Posted by dav 

my dog died over the summer

Don't ever get another one until the pain is all gone and all you remember are the fun times you enjoyed together.

[abe]

Originally Posted by starman 

One of my cockatiels is a complete moron. I put up a mirror and he tries to tackle the thing and get it on the ground. It's one of those mirrors that hangs from the rails in the cage. The funniest part is when I'm in the same room, he seems to think I'm going to steal the mirror away, so he protects it. I'll slide it to one end of the cage and he'll get all bent out of shape and try to get the thing off so that I don't. Stupid bird. The other bird just sits there and laughs.

That's pretty funny!

[abe]

Originally Posted by subego 

Our dog gets so agitated looking for it once it "disappears" that she'll spontaneously pee or poo.

Needless to say, we decided that maybe we shouldn't play that game.

[abe]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh 

Beaker's favorite game is "I drop it, you pick it up".

[Eriamjh]

She also flings socks from the sock drawer - a variation on the "You pick it up" theme.

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by abe 

Likely story! I'll bet that's how her face got pushed in!

Actually, we stopped playing that game on carpet after she rug-burned her chin to the point of bleeding. Twice.

[abe]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh 

She also flings socks from the sock drawer - a variation on the "You pick it up" theme.

What does she do if you fail to pick whatever-it-is up?

[abe]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Actually, we stopped playing that game on carpet after she rug-burned her chin to the point of bleeding. Twice.

YIKES!

Good decision!

[harbinger75]

Not my favorite pet, but my wife's dog that she's has had since before we met, likes to fart. That's pretty much it. A black and white Boston Terrier who farts. A lot.

Our cat, on the other hand, gets in the middle of your sh*t all the time. That's pretty much all he does. That and sleep, I suppose.

[Ghoser777]

I'm reminded of pug bowling...

YouTube - Pug bowling

[Shaddim]

My oldest cat's favorite game is "hide the hairball". He's left them in the damnedest places; shoes, cabinets, magazine rack, the shower, behind the water heater, etc.. It's pretty disgusting.

[Atheist]

I have pet ants that like to play with my food in the kitchen.

[vexborg]

Ok, let's see...

Galileo (my fat cat) like to chase his own tail - but also to kneed and suck on my sweater.

Shiva just loves to come into our bedroom at 3:30 in the morning, stand on the bed between us and go "Baaaauuuuwwwwww" in a proud and happy voice.

[Eriamjh]

Originally Posted by abe 

What does she do if you fail to pick whatever-it-is up?

Luckily, she does not get upset. She will throw something from her cage and then stare down at it, looking at it sideways with one eye. She does have fun tossing things and sometimes she'll flick things with a twist of her neck sending them across the room. Pretty impressive for a 500g bird.

[andi*pandi]

the cats like it when i give them treats--you can't just give them, you have to throw them so they bounce off the floor and skitter around. Then the cats chase them and "hunt." Sometimes I have to play hockey with the treats when a toss isn't good enough.

they also like furry mice and climbing on the rafters.

[Eriamjh]

Had to post this:

[abe]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh 

Had to post this:
[IMG]http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/2/26/sumbirdiedrop128485394821418855.jpg

That's pretty funny!

It doesn't seem that a feather that long would fit him anywhere. Is that from a wing or his tail?

[abe]

Originally Posted by andi*pandi 

the cats like it when i give them treats--you can't just give them, you have to throw them so they bounce off the floor and skitter around. Then the cats chase them and "hunt." Sometimes I have to play hockey with the treats when a toss isn't good enough.

they also like furry mice and climbing on the rafters.

For some reason that reminds me of Lewis the Cat. I loved that guy!

[el chupacabra]

Ma dog

He likes to chase me around the coffee table and yard, when he catches me he likes to knock me down and put his mouth around
my neck to show his dominance. So cute.

[abe]

Originally Posted by el chupacabra 

Ma dog

He likes to chase me around the coffee table and yard, when he catches me he likes to knock me down and put his mouth around
my neck to show his dominance. So cute.

I would make sure to NEVER piss him off.