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Psalms274 -> Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 5:38:34 PM)

Thought it might be fun to here about quirky pets! This is a singles issue since for some, they can be substitutes until we are blessed w/ real children. (For the record, my dogs are indeed dogs [:)] ... even if they may sometimes think otherwise.)

OK ... Linus is my 3 year old male special needs great pyrenees ... sweet as can be (though dumb as a rock ... bless his heart) ...

... when I sit in the bench he brings his big ol' self to the bench, sets his booty on the bench the way I am sitting on (he's huge and he just backs into it) with his feet on the ground.

... he also puts himself in timeouts ... not sure why, he just stands in the corner looking at the wall for no apparent reason. [sm=goateesmile.gif]

Sally is my 6 year old female great pyrenees ... too smart for her own britches (if she were to wear britches that is). If you leave the trash can ope, she will remove each item one at a time, trot to a corner of the room, plop down and drop the item, get back up and merrily trot back over to the trash can to get the next item ... and continue makiing a pile until the trash has been emptied or I catch her! [sm=icon_smile_bow.gif]



WaitingforBoaz -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 6:35:25 PM)

I have two dogs as well. Sir Gibbie and Shiloh.

Gibbie is very smart. Too smart. When I give them treats he will set it down and lay on it until Shiloh is done with his. After Shiloh is done he comes and tries to get Gibbie's treat from him and the teasing begins. Shiloh will finally give up and walk away. At this point Gibbie will get up off of the treat to remind Shiloh that it is still there. He will walk just far enough away from it that he can get to it before Shiloh does. This could go on for an hour or more with the puppy getting all worked up and whining. I will finally step in at some point and if I go to pick up the treat Gibbie will quickly eat it because he knows the game is over.



mutinywxgirl -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 6:40:59 PM)

My cat likes to look at the world - upside down - in my arms, with me carrying her like a baby. She'll stretch out long over my arms - with utter trust in me that I won't drop her. We do "back flips" out of my arms this way.

She's goofy!



violinist_for_jesus -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 6:43:00 PM)

I have two hamsters...my family(who I still live with) has 6 cats, lol.



wfisaac -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 7:15:07 PM)

Currently I only have 2 birds. My male bird likes to sit on his perch and hold a bell over his face for the majority of the day. He chatters with his face inside the bell. It's quite goofy looking.



BugLady -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 7:27:23 PM)

My cat talks. That's pretty quirky, isn't it? When she meows, it sounds like she is saying my name in cat-speak. And I'm not making this up. I have witnesses. [;)]



Pauley464 -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 7:29:21 PM)

I have a 19 year old gray tabby cat named Chessie. She likes Pringles potato chips and Doritos tortilla chips. If I don't keep them locked in the cupboard, she'll tear up the bags to get in them.

I also have a parakeet who is much older than she really deserves to be. The man at the pet store told me she was a male and until last month, when she started laying eggs for no apparent reason, I believed that. She'll tear up newspaper for a nest, lay an egg, proceed to ignore it and start the whole process all over again.

If anyone out there knows about birds and can explain why a bird with no mate will suddenly start laying after more than 15 years, PM me with and explanation.



Prairiehiker -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 7:52:31 PM)

I have a 15 lbs tabby who thinks he's the boss around the house. IF he's hungry, he'll get everybody up to feed him. He always sits on the edge of the bed so that when I'm getting ready for work, he always tries to scratch my butt, or play with my sleeve...anything to get my attention. And when I'm sleeping, and he wants to sleep beside me, he stares at me to get me to make sure that I extend my arm so he can use it as a pillow as he sleeps. He's a monster, but my daughter can't live without him.



John_O -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 8:05:07 PM)

My cats are unfortunately long gone.

I had one cat named Tabitha, who we called "critter"

She was a hunter. Everynight she would hunt for us and leave her trophies either on the bed (if we were home) or in front of the back door (if we weren't)

She was about 5lbs. Smallest cat in the house (the other three were over 14lbs each) but she ruled the roost.

Well every night we would hear this very loud meowing. I mean amazingly loud. It would start in the laundry room and slowly work its way through the house and up the stairs to our room. Stopping in place every once in a while.

She'd get a sock or a pair of underwear (never any other clothes) from the laundry and drag it to us like a leopard drags it's kill, meowing all the way. In the morning we'd find a trail of sock and underwear from our room to the laundry. The ones that made it to our room (or to the back door) got sorted in to his and hers piles.

We called this behavior "Critter rittering"



trainfan -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 8:12:44 PM)

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I have a 19 year old gray tabby cat named Chessie. She likes Pringles potato chips and Doritos tortilla chips. If I don't keep them locked in the cupboard, she'll tear up the bags to get in them.


Excellent name for a cat Pauley![:D]



agapetos -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 8:17:18 PM)

Munchie was very timid when I got her (she still is with strangers). She hates to be picked up and held but will come and sit on me and beside me when she wants attention ~ and wiggle around until she's comfortable ~ generally in a position when I'm doing all but holding her[&:].

She's into fish in a big way and will come and stand behind me if I have any. If I ignore her, she'll tap my shoulder 3 times (don't know why 3, it's always 3) and bash the back of my head with hers and purr loudly down my ear. I offer her some (we're talking a couple of grammes at most) and she eats it and goes away happy!

She comes upstairs at night to make sure that I'm in bed and gives me a kiss goodnight. If my mood is low, she will curl up beside me and keep me company.

I tell her what time I want to get up the next day and she wakes me. If I need to sleep (like if I'm sick) she doesn't wake me, but I find her asleep at the bottom of my bed when I wake up.



WaitingforBoaz -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 8:20:04 PM)

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ORIGINAL: trainfan

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I have a 19 year old gray tabby cat named Chessie. She likes Pringles potato chips and Doritos tortilla chips. If I don't keep them locked in the cupboard, she'll tear up the bags to get in them.


Excellent name for a cat Pauley![:D]


I agree, I actually wrote it down for later use.[:D]



Pauley464 -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 9:23:05 PM)

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ORIGINAL: followtheLeader

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ORIGINAL: trainfan

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I have a 19 year old gray tabby cat named Chessie. She likes Pringles potato chips and Doritos tortilla chips. If I don't keep them locked in the cupboard, she'll tear up the bags to get in them.


Excellent name for a cat Pauley![:D]


I agree, I actually wrote it down for later use.[:D]



Thanks, my nephews named her after the Chessie Railroad System logo.
If you've ever seen the full color version, it's a gray tabby kitten sleeping on a pillow. My cat looked just like the one in that picture when she was young.



utilityfielder -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 9:31:36 PM)

I have two cats who are brother and sister:

Pentax, the male, likes to lick plastic sacks.

Konica, the female, when come running when I crumple some paper. When I throw it, she will chase it and play with it.



Prairiehiker -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 10:39:48 PM)

And another thing about Mr. Jones, my cat, as soon as I'm done showering, he runs to the shower to drink from the shower. He's hilarious. Now I make sure that I either close the door when I get out, or I leave the shower running a little so that he gets all wet. He hates getting wet.



FunBetty -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/20/2008 11:57:33 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Pauley464

I have a 19 year old gray tabby cat named Chessie. She likes Pringles potato chips and Doritos tortilla chips. If I don't keep them locked in the cupboard, she'll tear up the bags to get in them.


My cat likes pringles, too. Specifically the pizzalicious flavor.

And she meows at alllll hours of the night.

I'm so glad my parents have permanent custody of her. [:D]



BugLady -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/21/2008 12:03:07 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Prairiehiker

And another thing about Mr. Jones, my cat, as soon as I'm done showering, he runs to the shower to drink from the shower. He's hilarious. Now I make sure that I either close the door when I get out, or I leave the shower running a little so that he gets all wet. He hates getting wet.


My cat will sometimes sit on the toilet waiting for me to finish in the shower, and when I'm done give me an indignant look as if to say, "What took you so long?"



LabGuy -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/21/2008 12:25:02 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Pauley464

If anyone out there knows about birds and can explain why a bird with no mate will suddenly start laying after more than 15 years, PM me with and explanation.


I'm not sure why she would just spontaneously start laying after so long, but you'll need to take some steps to safeguard her health - egg laying can take a lot of minerals and such out of her. She'll need a good supply of cuttlebone, for one thing. I forget if there's anything else (it's been a while since I looked into this; I was considering getting a bird several years ago but ended up deciding against it). The pet store guy should be able to offer some pointers.

Birds can be notoriously difficult to determine their gender (though the egg laying is a dead giveaway of course!) - but I've heard parakeets do generally have one way to distinguish: the area right around their nostrils. Males supposedly are blue there, while females are pink. Dunno how true that is.

-Robb



BugLady -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/21/2008 12:30:23 AM)

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but I've heard parakeets do generally have one way to distinguish: the area right around their nostrils. Males supposedly are blue there, while females are pink. Dunno how true that is.


That sounds like something I would have made up. Are you sure you didn't hear it from me? [:D]



Pauley464 -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/21/2008 12:32:41 AM)

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ORIGINAL: LabGuy

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ORIGINAL: Pauley464

If anyone out there knows about birds and can explain why a bird with no mate will suddenly start laying after more than 15 years, PM me with and explanation.


I'm not sure why she would just spontaneously start laying after so long, but you'll need to take some steps to safeguard her health - egg laying can take a lot of minerals and such out of her. She'll need a good supply of cuttlebone, for one thing. I forget if there's anything else (it's been a while since I looked into this; I was considering getting a bird several years ago but ended up deciding against it). The pet store guy should be able to offer some pointers.

Birds can be notoriously difficult to determine their gender (though the egg laying is a dead giveaway of course!) - but I've heard parakeets do generally have one way to distinguish: the area right around their nostrils. Males supposedly are blue there, while females are pink. Dunno how true that is.

-Robb




She's got a cuttle bone and a mineral block both. But thanks for the suggestion.



LabGuy -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/21/2008 12:40:01 AM)

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ORIGINAL: BugLady

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but I've heard parakeets do generally have one way to distinguish: the area right around their nostrils. Males supposedly are blue there, while females are pink. Dunno how true that is.


That sounds like something I would have made up. Are you sure you didn't hear it from me? [:D]


Nope! [sm=icon_smile.gif] Heard it from a friend who's had parakeets all her life.

A quick Google search seems to confirm it. (Although the female's isn't actually pink but tan or brown.)

(Different color mutations may exhibit variance with this, but it's valid for normal 'keets.)

-Robb



JustJeannie -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/21/2008 1:01:07 AM)

Okay, I don't have pets (because I rent), but my son acts like an animal sometimes. Does that count as quirky?



iwillfearnoevil -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/21/2008 9:27:14 AM)

it may not exactly be quirky (or rare) but i had to laugh yesterday when one of our cats meowed and my daughter got really excited saying that she NEVER meows ... it's true now that i think of it lol



trainfan -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/21/2008 12:01:46 PM)

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Thanks, my nephews named her after the Chessie Railroad System logo.
If you've ever seen the full color version, it's a gray tabby kitten sleeping on a pillow. My cat looked just like the one in that picture when she was young


Here is a picture of that logo. It takes a couple seconds to load the whole page. Here is the story behind the logo.



iwillfearnoevil -> RE: Our animal's quirkiness (for some singles ... their surrogate children ;-) (5/21/2008 12:55:41 PM)

thanks for sharing those links craig ... a few years ago (4.5) when i (me) was leading (teaching) royal rangers (think Christian boy scouts) we built a few modular layouts (meant to be connected with other people's modules) for our district (state) pow-wow (campout). our senior commander bought a chessie locomotive, and one of the boys at first thought it said cheesie so from then on it was our "cheesy" engine :)



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