How smart is your dog/cat?

[like2wheel]

yes.

please start your own thread that I will know enough not to click on.

 

[rsallen]

To any that complain about the turn of the thread,
why not supply some examples of pets you've known that you considered smart.

Shall we define what smart means?

 

[burnieman]

My elderly cousin had over a hundred feral cats in her barn. She got one of her younger cousins (I am younger than her but too far away to do the deed) to go into the barn and start shooting. He killed about 100 of them. I wasn't happy about it, BUT is wasn't my barn, nor my property and therefore none of my business. I told her just that. Yes, she knew that I was a cat lover. Two of the kittens we rescued were found in a cardboard box on the side of the road. Two females about 8 weeks old. They live here in the 'lap of luxury'. I do not like irresponsible pet owners! I don't care what the species of the pet is, just look after it.

. Does your cousin need any help with her cat hunting? I'd be happy to swing by and bust a cap in some if those worthless critters. My neighbor eats cats so they will go to a good home, sort of.

 

[Jstpssng]

My neighbor told me his dog was so smart, that he could tell time. I said "I know". He said "How did you know?" I said "My dog told me!".

Years ago I snowsledded into my sister's camp with my dog to visit with her and her friends. I carried my "wangon" in a duffle.. upon arriving I opened it, took what I wanted and laid it on the floor. I remember commenting how Musquash was accustomed to eating at 6:00 every evening...

The sun set, we continued socializing... suddenly my dog got up, walked to my duffle, grabbed the Ziplock bag of dog food and tossed it out across the floor...

"What time is it?" I asked.

Six o'clock sharp!

 

[toppop52]

Years ago I snowsledded into my sister's camp with my dog to visit with her and her friends. I carried my "wangon" in a duffle.. upon arriving I opened it, took what I wanted and laid it on the floor. I remember commenting how Musquash was accustomed to eating at 6:00 every evening...

The sun set, we continued socializing... suddenly my dog got up, walked to my duffle, grabbed the Ziplock bag of dog food and tossed it out across the floor...

"What time is it?" I asked.

Six o'clock sharp!

Yep, animals are very attuned to time if it affects their routine. I have a cat that will come tap on my feet at 6:15 AM every morning if I'm not up, you can set the clock by it.

 

[jaotguy]

mines at 5:30 AM sharp to be fed .... 5:45 and he wants out to do his business ... 5:55 he's back at the door wanting in .... yup, he's got me well trained ....

 

[Looking4new]

. Does your cousin need any help with her cat hunting? I'd be happy to swing by and bust a cap in some if those worthless critters. My neighbor eats cats so they will go to a good home, sort of.

Not any more. She died 4 years ago.

 

[toppop52]

Not any more. She died 4 years ago.

So did his sense of humor.

 

[Jstpssng]

I was pruning in the orchard today, Ruger got bored and headed over to the next field to visit with the owner. Suddenoy I heard him kiyieing... at first I thought he had tangled with a porcupine but as he ran to me I realised he had been intrduced to the electric fence... the poor pup didn't know WHAT had happened and it took me several minutes to capm him down and realise he had done nothing wrong.

The owner later said Ruger had sniffed a live wire... oops, bet he won't do THAT again!

 

[/pine]

...This Why Trap-Neuter-Return Feral Cats? The Case for TNR - Alley Cat Allies is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard of...

Agree 100%...this is stupidity personified...

domestic/feral cats are not native to the US and should be euthanized...

domestic/feral cats kill BILLIONS of native American birds and animals EVERY YEAR...

Anyone that allows a domestic cat to prey on native wildlife should be fined and incarcerated...there is no excuse for being so stupid...!