Strange things your pets do...

[Jstpssng]

About a year after we got married we got a Cairn terrier. The next year we got a kitten. I raised the kitten like a dog. Walked him on a leash, too. He'd sit. Stay. Roll over. Speak. All the good stuff. When we'd go to the Vet's office, I'd walk him and the Cairn in on leashes. All the dogs in the waiting room would be barking and jumping at him and he'd just hop up on a chair and look around trying to figure out what they were barking at. :laughing:

There was a picture going around the internet a few years back of a cat walking through a room of German Sheperds, with a caption indicating how brave the feline was. In truth the pic came from a dog training book called "The Monks of New Skete"... a group of monks who raise GSDs for therapy and law enforcement work. They also have training books and videos. That cat was in absolutely no danger.

 

[Alan W.]

As a child we had a chihuahua that loved to go into the neighbors field and latch onto his cows tails and go for a ride.

When I was older dad got me a husky who grew to over 100 lbs. When I would take him to the vet I would always go through the drive thru and get him a cheeseburger.
Dad took him to the vet one time and came back fussing that the stupid dog went crazy at the bank drive thru.

Same husky loved cats until a deranged stray split his nose one day. From that day on he killed every cat he saw and buried them in the garden with their tails sticking out of the ground.

 

[PILOON]

We had a lab that would clear off the coffee table wagging is tail and usually spilling drinks or smashing glass.
So one day I walked him around the table and manually demonstrated a one sided tail wag.
Dang it all he understood and from that day on no more spills or broken glass.

Later on we had an Airdale, super smart but energy plus.
My toddler learned to walk by holding onto the dogs ears, when my son would tilt backwards about to fall the dog would pull him forwards, Must have been painful!

Same Airdale wanted to go out but I said "Wait and NO"
Dang dog reached up grasped the door knob with his jaw, opened the door turned with a WOOF and took off.

Another time the Airdale leash was tangled around a small pine I had planted by the window.
He barked for me to come and untangle him but I was busy so I ignored him.
A short time later he paraded back and forth in front of that window proudly holding the small pine in his mouth.
I think he was giving me a message.
He had chewed himself free!

For sure some smart dogs out there!

 

[MossRoad]

As a kid, my best friend had an Irish Setter/Afghan Hound mix. Dog had super long ears. We used to fold it's ears over it's eyes and tuck them in. Dog would just sit there blindfolded for 10 minutes. It was a sweet dog, but dumb as a box of rocks, coupled with them never training it. I can't recall how many storm doors it destroyed by going through them.

 

[Jim Nelson]

One of my nephews and his wife have 2 Border Collies, the younger will wake my nephew up in the morning when she wants to go out by pawing his hand. They both go back to bed and a little later the older dog will go to his wife's side of the bed and fart to let her know it needs to go out. If either one of them is out of town over night then both will go out at the same time. My nephew is a rancher with several hundred cows and both dogs are with him constantly during the day and he says they are the best helpers he has ever had.

 

[PILOON]

As a teen that always wanted to sleep my mother used to send the dog to wake me up.
Let me tell U that a cold dog's nose on your bare feet does the trick.
Dog would poke his face under the blankets to find the foot.

Then we had a cat that let U know it was his breakfast time.
It would jump onto the bed and land on you bladder and do a dance.
You had no choice but to get up.
Actually were it not for the full bladder it was a rather nice massage.

 

[kenmbz]

Neighbors dog used to come over to my uncles house, only when he saw my parents car, break into the basement and lift the slider latch to come up to the second floor and wake me. That was an amazing dog. First time scared the c*** out of me since he was quite large and completely unexpected. I don't think he liked the neighbors kids too much, he would always come over my uncle's place and hang around for days.

Had a cat that like to play with the kids toys when he was very little. The cat would open doors and look inside, spin the wheels etc. Have video of it. He also played fetch better than my dog and acted a lot like a dog, except when trying to give him pills or pack up to the vet. Still think I have scars from that.

Another cat we had would love to jump on my shoulder and hang out there, nice neck warmer. Always thought this was a neat trick until I saw a guy riding his bicycle around with the cat always riding on his shoulders. Would see him weekly for a while.

 

[MossRoad]

We had a part border collie when I was young. It was a good dog, but if there were more than 2-3 kids trying to play in the yard, the crazy thing thought we were sheep or something and run up and start nipping our feet and trying to force us into a small group. We'd have to yell MOM!!! COME GET THE DOG!!! :laughing:

When that dog got old and was in the last years of her life, my wife and I adopted her from my father and our youngest child used her for a pillow while laying on the floor for a couple years. Very sweet gentle dog except for that herding instinct.

 

[Big Barn]

I used to get tired just watching my border collie run from one end of the field to the other.

She would crouch and herd the pallets of turf sitting in the field when I finished harvesting orders. Ran around like crazy as I forklifted them onto the truck.

 

[Dftodd]

As a teen that always wanted to sleep my mother used to send the dog to wake me up.
Let me tell U that a cold dog's nose on your bare feet does the trick.
Dog would poke his face under the blankets to find the foot.

Then we had a cat that let U know it was his breakfast time.
It would jump onto the bed and land on you bladder and do a dance.
You had no choice but to get up.
Actually were it not for the full bladder it was a rather nice massage.

Grandkids said "make me!!" When my wife went in and told them it was time to get up.

I walked back, opened up the door and told Gypsy "Go get your boys!!!"

 

[Jstpssng]

For a real treat, take your dog tent camping for the first time. Not in a campground with all manner of domestic noises; but out in the woods, where all that you hear is what's going on around you.
My first dog was very Alpha, not afraid of anything. One of the few times that she ever spooked was when we spent the first night on my property, in a 8x12 foot shed I built for the purpose before there was power, or I ever thought about actually living here. It was quiet, the only sounds were occasional night sounds or an owl hooting in the distance. She got over it though...
I'd had Ruger about 4 years and all that summer had wanted to go camping but never had time... or a tent. One week about this time of year I was working about 120 miles away and said to heck with it; I threw my portable grill and cooler, my sleeping bag , pad, and a tarp into the truck and headed off to work. Instead of coming home that night I parked on the end of a woods road, started a fire and my grill and said "We're camping".
I slept under the tarp that night to keep the dew off, and all night Ruger was up and down the road, prowling and keeping all of the night life at bay.

 

[MossRoad]

We took our Cairn tent camping. He didn't like the skunks that kept circling the campsite and would not stop growling and barking all night long. Probably one of the worst night's sleep we've had. Definitely in the top 10. :laughing:

 

[Jstpssng]

Y You are lucky that the dog stayed where you wanted him.:ferret:

 

[Dftodd]

For a real treat, take your dog tent camping for the first time. Not in a campground with all manner of domestic noises; but out in the woods, where all that you hear is what's going on around you.
My first dog was very Alpha, not afraid of anything. One of the few times that she ever spooked was when we spent the first night on my property, in a 8x12 foot shed I built for the purpose before there was power, or I ever thought about actually living here. It was quiet, the only sounds were occasional night sounds or an owl hooting in the distance. She got over it though...
I'd had Ruger about 4 years and all that summer had wanted to go camping but never had time... or a tent. One week about this time of year I was working about 120 miles away and said to heck with it; I threw my portable grill and cooler, my sleeping bag , pad, and a tarp into the truck and headed off to work. Instead of coming home that night I parked on the end of a woods road, started a fire and my grill and said "We're camping".
I slept under the tarp that night to keep the dew off, and all night Ruger was up and down the road, prowling and keeping all of the night life at bay.

I think Gypsy would be tucked up tight She came onto the sun porch one night all upset. She was alternating between barking at the windows that faced the yard and knocking to get into the house. i grabbed the flash light and headed out to investigate. She went out with me and was looking off towards the field behind the neighbors, puffed up, and in the "heal" position touching my left leg. She stayed there which ever way I went.

I shined the light out across our yard and the field. There was a doe and a fawn in the neighbors field grazing.

 

[Tomtint]

Since we got married in 97, we have had/have 4 dogs total, Still have 2 now and they have all had their own funny , and or smart personalities. Our first Doberman was a big boy very tall Blue Dobe and was about 125 lbs. super friendly and extremely smart. ...scary smart. The next guy we had was a Weimariner. Very happy go lucky personalized..could be protective and could be aloof if he didn't like you. Next dog ( we still have now ) was a red male Dobe. ..also very smart...can open doors with his nose ...and does when you are not looking. He is always on patrol in the house or yard..misses absolutely nothing going on anywhere. Our other dog we have now is a rescue Weimariner ..he's a clown...he watches tv, watches the iPad, watches what you are doing on your phone screen... non stop antics from him. We got him when he was 8-11 months old and has been the easiest one we ever had to train.

 

[Dftodd]

Our old Jack Russel terrier was a premadogga He was the most emotional dog we ever had.

He was a ninja killing snakes, hence the nickname Jacki Chan. He would jump in grab the snake in the middle. And then swing it like a pair of nun-chucks with the tail and head beating into the ground on each revolution. He would then toss it.

One time he got a hold of a copper head and tossed it at my wife she was not amused.

He was protective of my wife and daughter and would not let a strange man anywhere near them. Daughter had a male friend over once and he thought it was funny teasing jack. Well he did it one to many times and Jack was swinging from the kids crotch Kid was lucky he was dressed like a gangsta with the baggy pants. He got extra treats that night

And if he didn't like someone he would poop in there slippers or shoes. He was super sneaky and devious about it.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

We have two Bostons, Presley, who is a year old, and Gracie, who is about 4 months old. When they get their good girl treats, I've discovered that when I gave Presley the first treat, she would drop it and Gracie would eat it. If I give it to Gracie first, then Presley will eat hers. I can only conclude that she is making sure that Gracie gets hers. I had noticed this before, when I would give them a bit of wiener, but thought...although it would be unusual...that Presley just didn't like wieners.

 

[Jstpssng]

Years ago one of the great hunting writers wrote a magazine article about his retriever called "Mirror of my Moods". It was a great read, although it was before I got my first dog so didn't fully appreciate it. I've been trying for years to find it online, but it was too long ago and I haven't had any luck.

 

[MossRoad]

I had a dog that could sneeze on command. Not some little whimpy sneeze, either. I mean big, all-out WHAACHOOPHTT!!! hit his nose on the floor sneeze.

 

[Jstpssng]

I had a dog that could sneeze on command. Not some little whimpy sneeze, either. I mean big, all-out WHAACHOOPHTT!!! hit his nose on the floor sneeze.

This site really, REALLY needs a coffee spewing emoji!!! :laughing: