weird things that my pets do!

[LLinz]

This topic came up on a thread recently, and I thought it would be entertaining for us to share strange habits that our pets have :)

My BP 'dances' when he's hungry.
He also likes to hide in my hair and will hang out there for hours.
One of my horses likes to throw things (anything he can reach) at people, especially me!
And my dog learned how to spell. He knows a lot of words and to avoid extreme exited-ness, I started to spell words. He know how's what I'm saying when I spell words out :/

[stephanbakir]

My cat disembowels rodents and leaves them against the screens of open windows
Dog gives food to the cat so she wont stare at him.

[LLinz]

How... Charming? Lol my boyfriend won't let me get a kitty. There's one at my horses' barn that I'm in love with, she follows me everywhere.
My horse loves that same kitty and here's the proof:

[stephanbakir]

Go on youtube and look up cat dolphin
Cat plays with a dolphin and the dolphin plays back.

[LLinz]

Lol!! Thanks for sharing that!

[stephanbakir]

It was along the same lines as what you showed:P

[LLinz]

My horse has always loved small animals. My dog is also his buddy, he shares his beet pulp with him. He'll shuffle his feet or not move to make sure he doesn't squish any little animals. He always puts his head down to give them a snuggle. Its weird, but adorable.

[infernalis]

Our dog dives underwater to fetch rocks.

[Lankyrob]

We have two cats, if one of them is asleep the other will curl up and sleep next to them and they end up entangled and cuddling. If they are both awake and approach each other they immediately attack each other.

My monitor plays fetch with a stick.

~If you ognore my dog he will go and fetch a toy and throw it at you.

[sassy_snake_lady]

My dogs do things to each other that I couldn't even begin to describe as it's a family forum but think of a number between 68 and 70 and you get the idea!!

[stephanbakir]

Our dog dives underwater to fetch rocks.

My dog will never fetch, but if you're in a swamp and throw a stick he will chase it and bring you a frog.

[Wolfus_305]

Our dog dives underwater to fetch rocks.

One of my dogs does this! she also plays in her water bucket by splashing her front feet in it, spilling it everywhere and she gets completely soaked. last summer we filled up one of those plastic pools for kids for her to play in. she would rather play in the pond.

My kitten knows the sound of my alarm now. as soon as my alarm goes off i'll roll over and turn it off, but the kitten knows I should be getting up, she meows and jumps on me and scratches me and bites me till i get out of bed :P

[Aaran]

My dog and motley corn love each other but i will never let them get to close , in case my dog has the sudden urge to eat something :)

[Will0W783]

LOl, aren't animals great?

I own three Bengals, and trust me...you never know just how odd cats can be until you've had Bengals. They are smart, and very athletic....
My male Bengal, Trip my Trigger, loves to hear his own voice. He discovered that at the top of the stairs, things echo. So if he happens to run upstairs for something, he'll stop dead in his tracks and start wailing...louder and louder and louder. He will yowl, it echoes back, and he "answers" his own echo...lol.
My younger female, Raja, will scrunch up her face like she is about to make the biggest meow you've ever heard, then she'll just exhale loudly like a sigh. I call it her "telling secrets".

My pitbull also has some odd habits. She has the memory span of a gnat on crack. When I walk her outside, quite often she'll smell somehting interesting, then raise her head up to scent the air....and forget what she was doing and just zone out, staring off into space. I have to call her and tug the leash to snap her out of it, and then she looks at me like she has no idea what just happened..lol.
She also has a rather gaseous problem...She *ahem* farts....a LOT. And if I'm around when she farts, she whips around to look at her butt, then turns slowly back to me, whites of her eyes showing, as if to say, "MOM, wtf was that? It came out of my butt and it's awful!!!"

[infernalis]

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[whoaxmary]

My youngest cat, Sylvie is a terror. Doesn't let any one touch her or pick her up. We have to sedate her for exams. ;/
She always snuggles up to my pit bull though, purring and licking like crazy. it's the funniest thing...Even weirder though, she loves my snakes. She runs up when there are out and attempted to lick and rub against them while purring. :S (I try not to let this happen, but sometimes I'll be sitting watching t.v and all a sudden this loud purring noise appears and voila. )

[stephanbakir]

My youngest cat, Sylvie is a terror. Doesn't let any one touch her or pick her up. We have to sedate her for exams. ;/
She always snuggles up to my pit bull though, purring and licking like crazy. it's the funniest thing...Even weirder though, she loves my snakes. She runs up when there are out and attempted to lick and rub against them while purring. :S (I try not to let this happen, but sometimes I'll be sitting watching t.v and all a sudden this loud purring noise appears and voila. )

incase you're interested

http://imagec14.247realmedia.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/default/empty.gif/0 (http://oascentral.scientificamerican.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/sciam.com/earth-and-environment/2027975208/x81/default/empty.gif/52516c73444533794d6d6741416b2b78?x) Leslie A. Lyons, an assistant professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, explains.
Over the course of evolution, purring has probably offered some selective advantage to cats. Most felid species produce a "purr-like" vocalization. In domestic cats, purring is most noticeable when an animal is nursing her kittens or when humans provide social contact via petting, stroking or feeding.
Although we assume that a cat�s purr is an expression of pleasure or is a means of communication with its young, perhaps the reasons for purring can be deciphered from the more stressful moments in a cat�s life. Cats often purr while under duress, such as during a visit to the veterinarian or when recovering from injury. Thus, not all purring cats appear to be content or pleased with their current circumstances. This riddle has lead researchers to investigate how cats purr, which is also still under debate.
Scientists have demonstrated that cats produce the purr through intermittent signalling of the laryngeal and diaphragmatic muscles. Cats purr during both inhalation and exhalation with a consistent pattern and frequency between 25 and 150 Hertz. Various investigators have shown that sound frequencies in this range can improve bone density and promote healing.
This association between the frequencies of cats' purrs and improved healing of bones and muscles may provide help for some humans. Bone density loss and muscle atrophy is a serious concern for astronauts during extended periods at zero gravity. Their musculo-skeletal systems do not experience the normal stresses of physical activity, including routine standing or sitting, which requires strength for posture control.
Because cats have adapted to conserve energy via long periods of rest and sleep, it is possible that purring is a low energy mechanism that stimulates muscles and bones without a lot of energy. The durability of the cat has facilitated the notion that cats have "nine lives" and a common veterinary legend holds that cats are able to reassemble their bones when placed in the same room with all their parts. Purring may provide a basis for this feline mythology. The domestication and breeding of fancy cats occurred relatively recently compared to other pets and domesticated species, thus cats do not display as many muscle and bone abnormalities as their more strongly selected carnivore relative, the domestic dog. Perhaps cats' purring helps alleviate the dysplasia or osteoporotic conditions that are more common in their canid cousins. Although it is tempting to state that cats purr because they are happy, it is more plausible that cat purring is a means of communication and a potential source of self-healing.

[Lankyrob]

LOL - NEVER had a cat Purr at a vets!! Growl, spit, hiss and scratch but never purr!! The only time i have EVER had a cat purr is when it is curled up dozing whilst being pampered.

[TeaNinja]

my dog loves the vet. she gets a ton of attention.

[stephanbakir]

My dog loves the vet so much he jumped onto the vet table without being told and slipped and flew off the other side:P

[Aaran]

My dog loves the vet so much he jumped onto the vet table without being told and slipped and flew off the other side:P
You dog sounds like a trip

[SPARTAN 77]

a few years back i had a hamster (i don't keep them now because i feed rodents to snakes :/ ) this hamster when he was hungry would pick up his feed dish and pace around his cage until i fed him. he also would throw certain foods he didn't like out of the cage. heh, but i got some good laughs out of that little guy.

[stephanbakir]

You dog sounds like a trip

I see what you did there.

[LLinz]

My dog is obsessed with nail clippers. He gets very excited and stares intensely when some one cuts their nails. If he hears a nail clipper he runs frantically to watch.