I just picked up the keys, and Gertrude ran to the door wanting a car ride. She does the same thing if I put shoes on or conceal a gun....any of the three and she knows that I'm getting ready go for a drive.
I just picked up the keys, and Gertrude ran to the door wanting a car ride. She does the same thing if I put shoes on or conceal a gun....any of the three and she knows that I'm getting ready go for a drive.
roxy knows when we start amassing bags near the back door, we're going somewhere, and she gets all nervous thinking i'm leaving, then she gets excited when i say "you ready to go?" she doesn't know or care where, just that we get to go somewhere.
then when we pull into the groomers parking lot she tries to run away by getting in the back seat, then jumping back to the front when i open the back door.
post a pic of ole Gertie
My cats all know the sound of the front door unlocking, especially the little one we try to keep inside because she has no sense of self-preservation.
My parents dog and their up north neighbor's dog get along really well. The neighbor got a puppy and my parents dog is almost 10 years old with bum hips.
Now when she sees the puppy, she won't get out of the truck. That puppy is too much puppy for her.
The minute I unlatch the front door, Vesper our Saluki, runs to the bay window to bark at me on the way off the porch. Only thing he does reliably!
The moment I get out of the bed, walk in the door, walk out the door, turn on the TV, head for the potty, start making myself dinner, the phone rings, log ion the computer, start the lawnmower, etc etc yada yada so forth so on ad nauseam the cat's at his dinner dish screaming his fool head off.
My dog has it figured out. She'll scavenge anything you leave lying about that's plastic or crunchy. Then, when you're just sitting around or about to leave, the game begins. First, fetch the crunchy thing. Second is chew on it carefully while looking at the human. Third, run while holding it and avoid the human, ending up in the front hall under a table. Fourth, wait for treat to drop unharmed item. She's grabbed sharp knives off the table and played the game even, to no harm. If you ignore the game (like, I am in a hurry sometimes), she'll just drop it and wait for you to return.
She also thinks she invented "Fetch" and "Tug of War". Smart dog.
Curmudgeon wrote: The moment I get out of the bed, walk in the door, walk out the door, turn on the TV, head for the potty, start making myself dinner, the phone rings, log ion the computer, start the lawnmower, etc etc yada yada so forth so on ad nauseam the cat's at his dinner dish screaming his fool head off.
Your cat has a twin that lives at our house. We got him an automatic feeder. The batteries ran out and 15 minutes after food was suppose to drop, it was like you lit a fire under his butt.
Curmudgeon wrote: The moment I get out of the bed, walk in the door, walk out the door, turn on the TV, head for the potty, start making myself dinner, the phone rings, log ion the computer, start the lawnmower, etc etc yada yada so forth so on ad nauseam the cat's at his dinner dish screaming his fool head off.
That's how you know your cat is functioning correctly. 
My dog farts and then looks at me as if I did it. . .. .
The GF has a dog that is typically kept closed in the second bedroom when we're gone because he'll set off the alarm on the back door if he's left out (and it gives my cats some time to not have to deal with him too). He can now tell the difference between the two of us when we get back or if it's both of us- he knows if it's me that I'm not likely to let him out immediately since I have to give the cats medicine and such, but if he knows the GF is with me he'll bark and scratch at the door like a maniac until she lets him out.
Had a dog that would fetch anything! We would kick a basketball WAY down the street and she would herd it back every time.
However, I once threw a 5 pound sledge across the yard (Step 7 in the repair manual...Throw tools, lay on back while staring at part failing to cooperate while growling and thinking of all your bad words).
She brought it back after about 10 minutes (5 pound dog) and I was amazed! Called my brother over to show him her new trick. Hurled the hammer with a mighty heave and the dog looked at me, went and layed down under a bush and looked at me like I was stupid.
Bruce
Strizzo wrote: post a pic of ole Gertie
How about a video of her trying to eat an oak mallet that I'm making
My pitbull likes to mulch the branches for me. Chomp chomp chomp, spit. Chomp chomp chomp, spit.
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