Man these dogs are smart.

[biteme]

He knows that I'll forget to let him back out after he eats. I feed the smaller dog in the garage because the bigger one will steal his food otherwise. After he's finished eating, he will wait for awhile and if I haven't let him back out, he will nudge the food bowl into the door so that I will hear it and let him out. Smart animal. Smarter than some of the people here. lol

 

[musclemom]

Anybody who says animals are dumb has never lived with them ...

I have a cat that's extremely intelligent, she understands a lot of verbal commands, she's also a bit of a talker. Since I have a mob of cats I have food and water in a couple of locations ... she'll meow to get my attention, then look at the dish that needs fresh water or is empty or something, then look at me again to see if I was paying attention to her, and she will repeat these actions until I pay attention. If that isn't communication I don't know what is.

 

[biteme]

Anybody who says animals are dumb has never lived with them ...

I have a cat that's extremely intelligent, she understands a lot of verbal commands, she's also a bit of a talker. Since I have a mob of cats I have food and water in a couple of locations ... she'll meow to get my attention, then look at the dish that needs fresh water or is empty or something, then look at me again to see if I was paying attention to her, and she will repeat these actions until I pay attention. If that isn't communication I don't know what is.

They are smarter than some people. I couldn't believe it when this dog tried to give me a guilt trip when I had him neutered. He would look down at his crotch and then look up at me. It was very obvious.

 

[musclemom]

They are smarter than some people. I couldn't believe it when this dog tried to give me a guilt trip when I had him neutered. He would look down at his crotch and then look up at me. It was very obvious.

Jesus ... yeah, that's a guilt trip ... this one cat I just told you about, bitch can't stand being made fun of. You tease her, she remembers, and she'll NAIL your ass later (you get scratched a couple of times by a cat glaring at you and you make the connection REAL fast).

My ex and I had dogs ... one time a gang of us were hanging out in the kitchen and the one dog was asleep in the middle of the floor. He ripped a fart so loud he scared himself awake then spun around looking for what scared him ... of course we all break up. Dog looks up, literally looks around at all of us chuckling, puts his head down, ears and eyes down, tail between his legs and literally slinked out of the kitchen, totally ashamed ...

 

[biteme]

Jesus ... yeah, that's a guilt trip ... this one cat I just told you about, bitch can't stand being made fun of. You tease her, she remembers, and she'll NAIL your ass later (you get scratched a couple of times by a cat glaring at you and you make the connection REAL fast).

My ex and I had dogs ... one time a gang of us were hanging out in the kitchen and the one dog was asleep in the middle of the floor. He ripped a fart so loud he scared himself awake then spun around looking for what scared him ... of course we all break up. Dog looks up, literally looks around at all of us chuckling, puts his head down, ears and eyes down, tail between his legs and literally slinked out of the kitchen, totally ashamed ...

LMAO! Smart animals. I can't believe people can hurt them and not feel bad.

 

[PBR]

my friends dog will actually "flip" her bowl with her paw several times when she wants to be fed...funny as hell. animals are the greatest...Animal Planet: Animal Cops can get me very pissed off real quick tho....Hate people who are cruel to them...animals only want two things in their life...food/affection.

 

[musclemom]

LMAO! Smart animals. I can't believe people can hurt them and not feel bad.

There's some sick mutherfuckers in the world, that's all there is to it. When I was doing exotic rescue work I heard some truly sickeningly, horrific stories

Let's face it, it's not limited to animals but jesus ... like PBR said, they only want food, affection, security ...

There's people who just like to cause pain and fear, they get off on it. The more helpless their victim is the more fear they can inflict, the bigger the thrill. Face it, saying you HATE a certain type of animal so that's why you seek it out to kick, hit, abuse it, poison it? No, that's a twisted rationalization, a normal person hates a certain type of animal, they friggin' avoid it.

 

[Sub-Zero]

yalll are crazy

 

[biteme]

There's some sick mutherfuckers in the world, that's all there is to it. When I was doing exotic rescue work I heard some truly sickeningly, horrific stories

Let's face it, it's not limited to animals but jesus ... like PBR said, they only want food, affection, security ...

There's people who just like to cause pain and fear, they get off on it. The more helpless their victim is the more fear they can inflict, the bigger the thrill. Face it, saying you HATE a certain type of animal so that's why you seek it out to kick, hit, abuse it, poison it? No, that's a twisted rationalization, a normal person hates a certain type of animal, they friggin' avoid it.

The world makes me sad. I won't miss it when I'm gone. Only some of the memories.

 

[PBR]

There's some sick mutherfuckers in the world, that's all there is to it. When I was doing exotic rescue work I heard some truly sickeningly, horrific stories

Let's face it, it's not limited to animals but jesus ... like PBR said, they only want food, affection, security ...

There's people who just like to cause pain and fear, they get off on it. The more helpless their victim is the more fear they can inflict, the bigger the thrill. Face it, saying you HATE a certain type of animal so that's why you seek it out to kick, hit, abuse it, poison it? No, that's a twisted rationalization, a normal person hates a certain type of animal, they friggin' avoid it.

I can go into a rage in seconds, when i see what people do or dont do with their animals...Biteme, you said it...this place makes me Sad sometimes...I would not make a good Animal Cop...there would be alot of shootings.

 

[musclemom]

The world makes me sad. I won't miss it when I'm gone. Only some of the memories.

I don't want you sad, I'll tell ya a funny ferret story:

Ferrets get bad plaque (don't know if you've ever had any experience with them), part of proper ferret care is cleaning their teeth regularly and it's best done with regular dental tools. It's not as hard as you'd think because ferrets have an "off switch," you can hold a ferret a certain way and it's like they've been drugged ... they just go limp (doesn't mean they LIKE the process, though).

Okay, so we used to let the ferrets have a several hour romp in a closed room every evening. We kept the dental tools, ferret treats, claw clippers, and other stuff in a closed tupperware container that was stored pretty high up. Ferrets don't jump so good with those squatty little legs, but some of the more ambitious ones can climb a bit. One of the ferrets climbed up on top of where we had the "tool kit" and shoved it to the floor, where it popped open. I wasn't in the room at the time but heard the crash and by the time I got to the room two of them were in the process of dragging dental tools under a piece of furniture ... now this wouldn't be so surprising, except they IGNORED the treats, and I'm telling you, they LOVED these things!

They chose to hide the dental tools over pigging out on the treats.

 

[PBR]

I don't want you sad, I'll tell ya a funny ferret story:

Ferrets get bad plaque (don't know if you've ever had any experience with them), part of proper ferret care is cleaning their teeth regularly and it's best done with regular dental tools. It's not as hard as you'd think because ferrets have an "off switch," you can hold a ferret a certain way and it's like they've been drugged ... they just go limp (doesn't mean they LIKE the process, though).

Okay, so we used to let the ferrets have a several hour romp in a closed room every evening. We kept the dental tools, ferret treats, claw clippers, and other stuff in a closed tupperware container that was stored pretty high up. Ferrets don't jump so good with those squatty little legs, but some of the more ambitious ones can climb a bit. One of the ferrets climbed up on top of where we had the "tool kit" and shoved it to the floor, where it popped open. I wasn't in the room at the time but heard the crash and by the time I got to the room two of them were in the process of dragging dental tools under a piece of furniture ... now this wouldn't be so surprising, except they IGNORED the treats, and I'm telling you, they LOVED these things!

They chose to hide the dental tools over pigging out on the treats.

thats great!!!!!...my roommate had a pair and they absolutely loved to play hide and seek...it was hilarious...they had a ball we used to play with too, just like dogs....they would bring it back, but they wanted you to chase them for it...so funny. i think Raina has a couple???

 

[musclemom]

thats great!!!!!...my roommate had a pair and they absolutely loved to play hide and seek...it was hilarious...they had a ball we used to play with too, just like dogs....they would bring it back, but they wanted you to chase them for it...so funny. i think Raina has a couple???

I know she's mentioned them. I've never owned an animal that made me laugh as much, or was so interesting on so many levels, but OMG HIGH MAINTENANCE!!! You can't go on vacation with ferrets, finding someone to care for them is a PITA ... they can get into ANYTHING ... they are tiny little poop machines! They have sky high metabolisms ...

But funny, fun, sweet ... the best rat/mouse killers you will EVER, EVER meet ...

They are the only animal I've ever met that laughs ... and as you know, they dance from joy I miss my ferrets, on one level, on another I don't, you know?

 

[cezza30]

They are the only animal I've ever met that laughs ...

A friend of mine used to take her five ferrets for walks out in public on leads, and they loved it! Not half as much as I loved seeing it though, made me laugh lots!

 

[PBR]

Ferrets are a 3 ring circus!!!...lol