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Started 4 months ago by lifeisamazing
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lifeisamazing

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I like your funny stories.

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When I was fostering my last two guinea pigs, I would frequently line the kitchen floor properly and let them run in a pen to get out of their cramped cage for a bit. I had to step over the fence to get to the fridge and frequently I would use the opportunity to drop them some treats.

One morning after getting into the fridge, I did not drop food for them and I paused for a few moments. I noticed they came over to me, circling around my feet (unusual for the shy girls, but I was making strides in socializing them), no doubt looking for food. I went back to my desk across the room and looked up when I heard a commotion. The pigs were calling out and hunting vigorously in every nook and corner for food. They just couldn't understand why The Feet hadn't caused it to drop from the sky!

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HA! That is cute!

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Had a cat who was very curious, as they will be. I was in Bandon, Oregon on vaca (with my pets) & one room of the house was a hot tub. It had sliding doors that looked out over the ocean. My cat liked to sit on top of the hot tub cover & look out the sliders. The heat controller got out of control & water too hot - so told to keep cover off until it cooled down. That night I heard this big splash. My poor cat didn't know cover was off & hopped up there & ended in the water. (thankfully the water had cooled down). I grabbed a towel & couldn't help but laugh at the expression on his face. I dried him off, he jumped down & went into living room under a chair & stayed there for a day giving me "the look".
This same cat when a kitten was always getting into a pickle of some sort. I was taking a bubble bath & he jumped up on the tub to play with the bubbles. Now I had a temporary brain fart & tapped on my chest & said "come here, baby". He did & I was petting him when his tail fell in the water. He went straight up in the air & took off. Me - my chest looked like victim of chainsaw massacre murderer & there was hair all over. Like I said brain fart on my part. He wouldn't go in the bathroom after that.

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lifeisamazing

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HA! Those were good Gracie. Poor guy. Poor you!
I know "the look" by the way. Not only do my cats have it, my mother used to have a similar one.

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Our old dog, Linus, gone now, also did the hot tub leap! He loved to spend time on top of the tub cover cause it gave him a great view of the neighborhood. He was rudely surprised when he leaped up and found it open. I might add he hated water and swimming in general.

Our current dog, Poloka, he of the MB avatar, loves to hunt for mice and little critters. He has perfected his coyote leap. He developed the leap in Hawaii when hunted for little geckos in the grass along the roadside during walks. On one section of our normal walking route there was a pretty, invasive ground cover called polygonum. It grew quite thick in some places. He happened to hear a gecko rustling in the polygonum and did a wonderful, high, arching coyote leap! Beautiful form! 10's from all the judges!! Until he found out the polygonum was covering a lava embankment. Think about leaping into a pile of leaves as a kid only to find the leaves were only an inch deep and the bulk of the pile was a hard mound of soil or something equally unleaf like. The wack sound that was made when he hit the wall was quite distinct and impressive. As was the look of shock and indignation he had once he regained his senses! He was very careful around Polygonum after that!

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Poloka is a very handsome dog, dosomers. His story of stalking reminded me of when my cat, who was always hunting birds :( , saw a big seagull on a short pole, he thought. He advanced on it hunkered down & doing that chatter they do when they are stalking. He got to the "seagull" and pounced - only to discover it was a new yard animal my brother got for me - a seagull in flight standing on top of a log. When T.C. (tough cat) realized it wasn't real he didn't do the walk of shame. He kind of shook himself off and strutted away - like saying "Yeah, I knew it was fake. I was just goofing)."

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As a kid I had a little terrier, probably 25 pounds, that was a serious chowhound. She ate everything. We were among the first to move into a new subdivision as it was being built. They were building all the houses around us and our yard was not fenced. The dog would disappear when we let her out but we figured no big deal since it was only us living on the street and woods behind our house. One day, when we let the dog out, she disappeared for about an hour and came back with barbecue sauce in her beard. Never figured that one out. Another time, I was riding my bike with her past a house that was under construction. One of the workers started yelling at me. I stopped and a lot of jokingly angry construction workers gathered around. They explained that my dog had earlier made off with a pizza of theirs. Apparently, a 25 pound dog can eat an entire large pizza.

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We used to have a not-too-bright cat named Toby. One time I had one of those single serving cups of ice cream. I put the paper container down on the ground for him to lick when I was done. He did, then he picked up the side the container nearest him with his mouth. The top side of it blocked his vision and he panicked and tried to back away from it. He put it down and all was well. He picked it up again. OH NO - he could not see again! He tried to jump over the obstacle, with the container still in mouth. He put it down and he was safe again. This went on for nearly 10 minutes, with my husband and me rolling on the floor with laughter.

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My avatar is a rescue, and his previous owners neglected his teeth. When we got him at 6 or 7 (not sure how old he is), we had to have 16 teeth extracted - he has enough to get his food down (though I'm certain he'd swallow it whole if he couldn't chew it and be fine) but not enough teeth that he'd be able to defend himself or anything. Our first Halloween with him, I decided I wanted a pumpkin. I got a small, pretty Cinderella pumpkin to have in the house that was festive (we live in a condo) and didn't think anything of leaving it up on the side table.

When I got home the next night from work, he was sure acting weird. Antsy to get outside, not interested in me at all, just wanted outside. So I set down my bag and changed my shoes and noticed something was missing - my pumpkin. All I could find was the stem on his bed - not a seed or pumpkin gut-strand to be found! I called the vet immediately to be sure he wasn't poisoned (they actually asked me if I meant a real or fake pumpkin, they probably get some odd calls) and turns out he can eat it, but he probably feels bad. We ended up having to take a two hour walk that night. This was an 18lb dog eating a 3lb pumpkin - AND HE HAS NO TEETH. If only we had a camera to see him knock it off the table, somehow get a tooth hold on it, and eat the entire. damn. thing.

Needless to say, I haven't had a pumpkin for Halloween since then.

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These are great. Stalking lava and fake birds, the attack of the ice cream cup, the pizza thief and the pumpkin poopin' pooch. We've almost got a book. Non of this sweet "Chicken Soup for the Soul" How about "Doofy Pets For a Laugh" No, not a good name. Someone else can come up with a better one.

Just as an aside, I always thought it was weird when they came out with Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul with a billing of "This joyous, inspiring and entertaining Chicken Soup collection relates the unique bonds between animals and the people whose lives they've changed." Hmmm so do ya think there are any stories about Chickens in there?

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ED, that pumpkin story was hilarious. Thanks for sharing.

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The current kitty throws a tantrum every time we unload the cutlery tray from the dishwasher. It must be like nails on a chalkboard for her because as soon as we start to unload it she goes tearing upstairs, stomping and making as much noise as she possibly can?

Also, she uses the toilet, but that's not funny.

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@racerX - it was funny, if you weren't the one who had to walk him. It was Halloween time, so it was nasty out. My then-boyfriend now husband thought it was hillarious - he was gone on a business trip and was getting random updates from me via text: "my pumpkin is gone.. guess who ate it?" "vet says he won't die, but it'll be a long night" "still walking, 1 hour later"

Good thing we love that funny little dog =)

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I don't think this text box is large enough for all the stories - but I'll share some highlights - Wade kitty - an adventuresome boy - came home with blue stripes on him one day. He's clearly been on the other side of a fence as someone was spray painting it. He was also the cat that looked into each pillar candle I had lit New Years Eve. Singed his eyebrows on the first two. We blew them all out after that. Wade also loved Dick's burgers and fries and could eat one of each in one sitting - which we learned when the neighbor's workmen were missing lunches on a regular basis. He also went into the other neighbor's house and ate a bowl of mac and cheese with hot sauce. He was also the cat that used to play with the parrot - tapping it down the hallway to wherever I was. Man I miss that cat. Belle, and sometimes Blaze, walk the dogs with me - I've been accused of needing a parade permit to go on our daily walks. The parrot - growls like a dog, and meows like a cat (my apologies to the kindergarden teachers whose students learn what a bird says at my house.)

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The avatar kitty hates it when the computer plays music or YouTube videos with sound. If someone is talking loudly at home, she will walk up to them and stare. As if to say "would you please shut up".
My childhood wire fox terrier had a very independent, but loving personality. However if she got mad at you, she would go face a corner and pout until you noticed and apologized.
One night a few years ago we let our medium/large black dog outside. When I went to call her in under five minutes later, there was a lot of whining and clanging. Couldn't see the dog. Got the flashlight out and found her. She had somehow wandered to a dark corner where the tomato cages were stored on the ground. Her eyesight wasn't the best and she'd walked into a cage and was trapped. Looked like a dog trapped in a horizontal hoop skirt. She was okay and I dared not laugh in front of her.
I love the pumpkin story!

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My wirehair fox terrier used to love milk so much he would drink a GIANT bowl of it without stopping and loudly belch when he was done.

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Mmm, Compass Rose. Our now lone boy kitty often meows urgently when I unload the dishwasher and he sometimes runs off. I will pay attention to see if it is the cutlery setting him off.

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Plantlover!

I suspect he is just upset you continue to use the cheap stuff. Bring out the good silver and place settings and I think he will settle right down. Don't forget to iron the napkins and have a fresh bouquet on the table too.

<grin>

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PlantLover

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Hey, he eats stuff off the floor and frequently sniffed his late brother's butt. I don't think he is that picky.

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gracie

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PlantLover - I have said a cat food company should have two flavors that would sell:
cat's butt and bird.

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Oh and the wire fox terrier I had when grown up was a real character. She did not care for one of my friends. She would sneak up, lay down at his feet as if she liked him. Suddenly friend would indicate the dog had done something nasty. Dog would have had that nasty awful gas that only terriers are capable of. She did this on more than one occasion and never to anyone else.

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lifeisamazing

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Oh man, can you guys hear me laughing from your houses?! More more.

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More with the curious cats. When I was little we had a siamese cat, "Sammy" who was extremely curious about everything. My parents brewed beer for a time. They had a big container (like garbage can size) sitting with a towel over it, some step before it went into the big glass carboy. You can guess what happened. Cat jumped up, went in, and shot straight out. She had a bath as soon as we could catch her, poor thing.

This cat also investigated the chimney from the roof. I was doing chores one Saturday morning when we heard a "scritch scratch" noise coming from the chimney. What to our wondrous eyes did appear but a very sooty kitty landing into the (thankfully not lit) fireplace. Bath time again!

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Winston Churchill, my sadly departed Wire Fox, held my brother in law hostage over a pizza one time. Pizza on the counter. BIL answers the door. Talks for a few minutes. Winnie in the kitchen with the pizza. BIL returns to the kitchen. Winnie on the counter with the pizza. BIL assumes that it's easy to pick up the pizza. Winnie says no. BIL has to resort to a kitchen chair to fend him off. Winnie still says no. BIL ends up sitting in another room with Winnie snarling through the french door. For a long time. BIL phones us in Cannon Beach to say that he was sorry he always thought I was exaggerating about Winnie. We laugh and go to sleep. Not sure how long the encounter lasted for but when I got home he had written a letter to me detailing the trauma.

Damn...I loved that dog :-)

Edit: It made me feel so happy recounting that story. I miss him so much but remembering him in that way makes me smile :-)

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ballardo... our white cat got a nick name "ashley" thanks to her trip through the fireplace.

pennyg... I love terror....eh um... terriers! Parrot trapped second cousin in bathroom by guarding the door and charging her... cousin ended up in the bathtub until I came running at the shrieks of terror. sigh. what would we all do without our critters?!

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Our first Corgi, Betsy, was great at bringing the paper in from the front walkway. In fact, she loved the job so much, when walking her early in the morning, she would insist on getting other peoples newspapers from the sidewalk and dropping them close to their front doors.

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earl danger - wow - that is a LOT of fiber. !

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PDaddymom

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JBurgh - perhaps you should have gotten Betsy a paper route!

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Ha ha PD, we always told people that Betsy had a paper route in order to pay for her love of expensive beer. When Mr. jburgh would have a beer, she would keep an eye on how high he tipped the bottle. When the bottle was finished, he would say "feed the baby!" and Betsy would rush over to lick up the remaining few drops. I really miss that dog <sigh>.

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We used to have a 120lb Canadian lab that would always lay in wait under the dining room table in hopes of something dropping his way. Let's call him Mr Q.
Our new neighbors from across the street came over to introduce themselves and we gathered at the dining room table for a round of wine.
Conversation carried out for about 15 minutes until all of a sudden our neighbors seemed to stutter in thought and both looking a bit pale.
Mrs G and I felt a little uneasy thinking this is odd, was it something we said or maybe the wine wasn't up to par.
It took Mrs G and I a moment before we realized Mr Q had let off a terrible stink bomb and as luck would have it we were upwind.

It's tough to recover when the first thing you do is blame it on the dog!

You know what they say about first impressions. Come to think of it the neighbors haven't been in the house since.

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In the 70's we had a 25 lb mutt who was lovable but very mischievous . We went to
visit some friends and they told us to bring our dog so he could play with their dog.
Our friends had just bought a new house and did not have any living room furniture
yet so we were all sitting on the floor. (We were young back then) Our friends had
more money than us and bought the best in clothes. Our dog walked up to our hostess
and sniffed her leg. All of a sudden he lifted his leg and peed on her new expensive pants!!
She starts yelling for her husband and is in shock! We took our dog and left. We are still
friends today.

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Just Me, your story reminded me of a good one. Years ago we used to have two Japanese Chins, (if you haven't seen one they look like this: http://retrieverman.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/japanese-chin.jpg) and the male was named Mr. Chin, he was one of those small dogs who see a Rottweiler when they look in the mirror.

One year we had the whole family over to our little apt on Capitol Hill for thanksgiving dinner, and my sister brought her dog, a Shepard/Chow mix (who is still kicking at the age of 16!). After the all the excitement of arriving at the party resulted in my sister's dog taking a big ol' dump right in the middle of the living room, the dogs settled down and started checking out the basket of chew toys for something to gnaw on before dinner. Of course my sister's dog took a liking to Mr Chin's favorite toy, a Bart Simpson doll, she chewed on and slobbered all over the Bart doll right up until it was time to start staring at everyone eating turkey.

The next morning I woke up and was sitting on the couch, trying to determine how bad my hangover was going to be, when Mr Chin came strutting into the room with his normal arrogant aplomb and surveyed the remains of the previous night's party. He focused on his beloved Bart Simpson toy, walked over and started sniffing Bart's butt, after clearly smelling the drool of an interloper on his favorite toy, he lifted his scrawney little leg and proceeded to empty his bladder all over Bart, before heading back to the bedroom for some more shut-eye. He was never that interested in the Bart doll after that.

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Our dog starts singing (yes I mean singing) when my daughter plays the accordion.

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Maybe most of you have seen this but for those of you that haven't it's a must see. "Kitten vs scary thing"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MqHN-4okZ4

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Before I met my late husband, I had a cat that never warmed up to him. He would sit on top of the 8 ft tall bookshelves in the living room, wait until Andy was far enough away, then jump to the floor doing one or two sideways spins. Even though his name was Ginger (former owner choice), we began to call him "Gainer" after the dive. Always landed on his feet, even at 15 years old.

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Corvus - I would expect nothing less with an accordion in the room

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gnomie, your infantile fart story went nowhere

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I left our newly adopted lab mix home alone in the house for a couple hours one day and was alarmed to find him waiting for us on the front porch when we got home. It turns out he jumped through the upstairs bathroom window screen, onto the adjoining one story roof and then onto the ground below. We figured out that his stomach was not yet used to his new food when he did the same thing a couple nights later- he was desperate to get outside and knew he shouldn't go in the house. My mom's response was priceless: "You managed to pick a dog that will jump off a roof before he'll poop in the house?!?" He was an awesome dog.

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Pg - your story about your wire hair terrior reminded me of my brother. When he was younger he had a pet rooster that hated my dad. One day my mom got a frantic call at work from my dad. Seems the rooster wouldn't let him out of the house. He opened front door & rooster there & "attacked" my dad as he retreated back into the house. Nailed my dad's butt. Same thing at back door. So my poor mom had to come home, put the rooster in its hutch (or whatever called) so my dad could go to work. The rooster loved my mom & she worked five hills up from where we lived. Many times when working nights she would come down the hill & one block from our house there was the rooster waiting for her and walked her home.

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Way back when, my cat Uma (all black, and a mighty 7 lbs) and I lived with a couple of roommates in a 5th story walk-up in NYC. One night, Uma went on a 'field trip' to my bedroom, as we had friends over who were allergic to cats. The bedroom door was shut. At some point during dinner, she sauntered out of the bathroom, as cool as could be. What the?! We figured out she had jumped from the bedroom window to the bathroom window (the windows were at a 90 degree angle from each other across a courtyard). We got screens for the windows the next day.

A couple of years later, in Seattle, Uma happened upon our crappy green metal Ikea watering can in our living room, and couldn't stop herself from sticking her head in to lap up the last bit of water in the can. She must have turned her head the wrong way, because suddenly she flipped out and started running like crazy all around our apartment-with the watering can on her head! She was completely crazed as she couldn't see where she was going; she ran from room to room, and several times jumped sideways and hit the walls, banging them with the watering can! My then-boyfriend and I tried capturing her, but every time we tried to grab her, she clawed away, tearing t-shirts and drawing impressive blood. Hilarious now, but terrifying then! Finally, after what seemed like several minutes, we got hold of her and managed to get the watering can off of her head. In classic cat fashion, she had the "I meant to do that" look on her face as she walked away and settled down to rest. We ended up taking her to the Cat ER just to make sure she had no injuries; she didn't.

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My nephew John and his family live in Edmonds. They have a ribbon- eating cat named Lance, not all that bright, egests ribbon a few hours after devouring it... all over the house!
Lance is not allowed in the house after Christmas or birthdays.

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I picked up 50 crickets for the reptiles yesterday and forgot to empty the bag last night before going to bed. When we got up this morning all that was left was a shredded bag and egg crate. The damn kittens had a feast and now I have to go back to the pet store.

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Do your kittens know enough to step away from the reptiles?

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Your kitties will eat crickets? My kitties torture and torment any insect that has the bad luck to enter my place. The insects end their lives being torn apart wing by leg. But my kitties never eat them.

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