What does your pet do that is uncharacteristic for the species/breed? My Twilight

[applegrove]

loves to have her belly rubbed which is not that common for a cat. In fact, she is not a snuggler and rubbing her belly is the only way I can be guaranteed some purring. I don't know why. She certainly had a secure upbringing..complaining loudly until quite recently if she was left 'alone' (no Monster no me in the room). Maybe that is why.

[Curmudgeoness]

1. My cat meets me at the door every day.

And he comes to meet anyone coming to the house at the door.

And maybe that isn't odd enough for you??? My cat is not afraid of the vacuum cleaner, I have to pick him up and move him from a chair that I am ready to clean.

[applegrove]

4. I am thinking about getting one of those round automatic vacuum cleaners one day when I

am not so financially strapped. Then I think it would not go well with the cat.

[Curmudgeoness]

6. The vision of that vacuum chasing your cat around a room

is priceless.

[applegrove]

7. I know. Poor Twilight. We kid, we kid!

[siligut]

21. I have a Roomba and the cat thought it was a dog.

Or at least when I kicked it once, because it seemed to be following me around, she was shocked/upset. The Roomba itself never fazed this cat, even when it would try to bump into her, she just moved out of the way.

[Curmudgeoness]

25. OMG, you kicked your Roomba!!!!!

That sounds like real abuse! And I am glad that your cat realized it.

Different cats, different personalities.....your cat is obviously very laid back.

BTW, do Roombas make any noise? I have never seen one.

[siligut]

29. Smartest cat ever, she was probably reacting to the violence.

My Roomba kind of grrrred around, not a lot of noise and you could put it in a room and just close the door. However, I hadn't charged the battery and needed to vacuum, so I got out my old upright. The Roomba really doesn't deep clean, at all. I use an upright all of the time now. This was years ago, they may be better now.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Cats will ride on them.

Like this:

[Digit]

30. What an adorable video!

I love how the cat is so cool about the whole thing.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

2. One of my cats follows me around on two legs

When he was young, he'd let me know that he wanted to be picked up by standing up on his back legs then reaching his front legs up to me. Sometimes, I'm wearing my suit after work, and I don't want to get cat hair on it, so I don't pick him up. He's nothing if not earnest, and will follow me through the house to my room where I get changed. And he does it all on two legs.

This little guy is one of the coolest cats I've ever had. He's dumber than a post, but the most lovable thing. He walks around with his eyes closed, running into shit and falling off couches. He drools everywhere, especially when I'm around and he knows a back rub is imminent. He falls asleep under the couch with his ass hanging out into the room, and doesn't seem to care that the dog is sniffing around or little children are pulling on his tail. Very quirky dude, but I love him!

[applegrove]

5. I have another cat at my parents that used to sit up like a gopher when she heard a noise. She grew

out of it though.

[ThomThom]

23. mine still does... I call him squirel cat when he does it

he is too smart for my good

[Brickbat]

3. My rough collie is not a big barker. He rarely barks outside, and goes quiet when we tell him to.

He never barks inside. Apparently they bark a lot, and can turn into nuisance barkers if they get bored, but you'd never know it with him. He's a quiet, polite gentleman.

[marzipanni]

19. I just read your post out loud to my border collie, Sally.

She's eleven now, about 75 in people years, and lately seems to feel that she can boss my husband, son, and me by barking instructions.
Morning command: "What, no biscuits, yet? Fetch me some!"
At back door: "Let me out! Let Me out NOW!"
Followed by, mid-morning: "Hey! If you're free to sit there at the computer, you're also free to throw my ball, squirrel, tire, kong toy, chunk of bicycle inner tube, or whatever else I drop in front of you!"
If she jumps on my son's bed while he's there we eventually hear, "Hey! Watch it, kid! Your legs just bumped me again!"

We have discouraged her from carrying on a yelling (loud barking) conversation with each of the neighbor dogs on three sides of our yard, but she just can't consistently control her urge to respond.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. What's "typical" for a cat? They're all nuts.

One of mine launches himself at my torso if I'm ignoring him, so I have to catch him and carry him around. All three usually meet me at the door when I come home, and they follow me around like puppies.

[applegrove]

9. LOL! That is trust when they launch themselves at your torso and unprepared arms.

[Xipe Totec]

10. She's been dead now for lo 20 years...

But my beloved Lace, a long haired white Angoran cat, used to crave and beg for potato chips.

As an aside, she was named Lace, not only for her pelt, but in honor of NASA's LACIE project, where my ex-wife used to work.

[guitar man]

12. Olive sits like a person

...rather than a dog. She's watching tv in this pic

[Curmudgeoness]

27. That is really funny! nt

[AsahinaKimi]

13. My cat does the nose bump!

I stick out my index finger and he bumps it.. He's been doing that since he was a kitten!

[applegrove]

16. I've just started to do a fist bump against Twilight who head bumps me at the same time. She seems

to like it.

[sakabatou]

18. My cat does that too.

[PassingFair]

14. My corgis are completely true to the breed. They spend EVERY waking moment....

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searching for molecules of food and wondering if they can herd me
over to the food dish or the treat jar.

They are THE most trainable dogs I've ever had -- they will
stand on their heads and sing "Dixie" for a treat.

No treat in your hand? No trick.

[ZenLefty]

15. Our cat goes so far up a tree you need binoculars to see her

She's part monkey. She goes to the outermost limbs 40' off the ground and comes down like it's nothing.

Another cat we had would catch food in mid air. If you tossed him a treat, he would gobble it up before it ever hit the floor. Never knew another cat who could do that. Very quick, and very smart.

[sakabatou]

17. She'll act like a dog sometimes

A dew nights ago, this large raccoon tried to get into the house via the cat door, but my cat stood in front of them. She hissed a meowed loudly, blocking the entrance. The raccoons never made it in.

[MountainMama]

20. The Late

Lord Chauncey would eat potato chips and Doritos. (He was a beautiful Himalyan, btw.) He liked popcorn, too, if he was in the mood.

My current kitty, Payson, licks my nose. He's done it ever since we adopted each other.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

22. My cat Charlie fetched.

He'd bring me something to throw so he could chase it down and bring it back to me.

When I lived in an apartment complex my cat Budroe would walk people to their car in the morning. He knew when everyone left for work and would be waiting at their door.

My cat George high fives me when he wants to be petted.

[Justice wanted]

24. Myone cat Believe he's a baby and insists on falling asleep with his head on a shoulder as he being

held close to the body.


Another cat of ours Thinks he's a Dog that thinks he's human.

Plays Fetch

When guess come to our house or anyone unlike the others that hide he's following them watching EVERYThing they do.

Insists on tasting EVERYthing I put in my mouth.

Steals food.

Doesn't sleep as much as the other cats. Naps but never for long.

Edit : Forgot to mention the cat is a hockey fan. Will sit on top of the TV and look down ends up pawing at the screen either trying to get the puck or hitting players he doesn't like.. Can't figure out which

[madmom]

26. My cat loves anything that smells like peppermint. If I am eating

peppermint candy he tries to get in my mouth. One day I put Ben-Gay on my neck and he climbed up the back of my chair to snuggle my neck.

[WilliamPitt]

28. Boomer knows he is big, and will occasionally tackle me.

Effectively.

By that I mean he throws himself shoulder-first at the back of my knee.

Hard.

He's put me down twice.

No lie.

[EFerrari]

31. I have one big male cat that lives in his head.

He was abused as a kitten and even now, when he's about 8, hasn't gotten over it. I don't think he knows how big he is and he doesn't seem to inhabit his whole body. He rarely stretches out like most cats do and he's the least active of the five. He's not a sad kitty but he's sort of shut down some of the time. I work on petting him when he comes and sits with me.