Complete this sentence: I have the only (pet) on earth who ...

[Bertha Venation]

I have the only cat on earth who spends his day outside, then comes into the house to crap.

[BlueJazz]

1. ...loves to be petted and played with one hour and Hates my guts the next hour.

[nolabear]

2. Jesus Christ that is the cuddliest looking thing I have ever seen.

[applegrove]

4. Mine will curl up with me to be petted when I am in bed ...then turn on me and try and bite me

hard the next moment. He tries to bite me really hard but is missing one of his top canines so he can't do much damage. But he is definitely furious.

[csziggy]

13. How long have you had it?

We had chinchillas when I was a kid. Dad got them from a guy who raised rabbits and thought he could make money off chinchillas.

They kept chewing their way out of their cage so Dad wrapped the wood edges in sheet aluminum, so they chewed through that. We started out with a pair, then they had one baby. Eventually, Mom banished them to the outside and when they got out, all the kids in the neighborhood would have chinchilla hunts. For a while, chinchillas lived around the neighborhood, but either the dogs and cats got them or they just did not have a large enough gene pool to make a viable colony.

[Rhiannon12866]

17. OMG, he is so cute!

I remember hearing that chinchillas were very soft and thought I might like one for a pet, but they are just so damn cute, too... How big are they? For small pets, I've had both a mouse and a rat, gerbil-sat for my neighbor and my brother had a guinea pig, but I've never even seen a chinchilla in real life. He's adorable, moody, or not... :loveya:

[BlueJazz]

19. I've had her for about a year....her name is Amy. They live for 15-20 years..

...so they are a long-term pet. :)

[Rhiannon12866]

25. Really?! What a cute name, too, LOL.

And that's an important thing to know, so thanks for the information. That's one disadvantage of having a small pet, the short life span, and I'm not sure that I could do that again. But 15-20 years is much better. I hope to have my dog for that long... :)

[carlyhippy]

3. chases stones for amusement....

I have 3 candles on a plate, and have pebbles that hold them steady on the plate. My cat takes the pebbles out, one at a time, bats them down the stairs, when she loses the stone, she comes back upstairs, knocks another one out of the plate, and bats it down the stairs, she is on her 5th round right now, and just knocked one out of the plate onto the floor ha. I have to pick about 20 stones every few hours and put them back onto the plate. I guess it keeps her out of mischief.

[kedrys]

5. I have the only cat on earth who

screams loud instructions to her toys in a voice that would scare the shite out of the dead.

That would be my Evie. :)

[Bertha Venation]

40. I can totally see that! Rather, hear it...

:rofl:

[kedrys]

46. Hi Bertha!

:loveya: I saw your wedding pictures, and can I just say, I cried. My congratulations to you and Mrs. Venation! :hug: :loveya:

[Ikonoklast]

6. ...can go tearing around the house, running full tilt getting up velocity,

leap onto the sofa, launching herself off the back and run down the hallway...sideways on the wall.


The gray-and-white kitty below does that.

[kedrys]

8. Ah - the bank shot

Evie used to do that flying up the stairs, hitting the wall about 3 feet up, then bouncing at an acute angle 10 feet behind her into the living room, all with very little actual contact with any horizontal surfaces.

She's always been gravitationally challenged that way. :)

[frogmarch]

7. I have the only poodle in the world

who doesn't yap. He gives a little bark when he needs to go outside to do his business, but that's the only noise he ever makes. He never whines, either.

He doesn't snap or bite. No matter what.

He loves other animals and plays well with them. Even the feral cats like him and come to visit him when he's outside.

He's a foundling whom we adopted almost a year ago. He's our kid now.

[sarge43]

9. I have the only bird on earth who hurts himself while preening. n/t

[distantearlywarning]

10. I have the only cats on earth who can't meow

Neither one of them ever figured it out for some reason.

One of them goes "eeeeeeeeee!" in this incredibly soft, high-pitched voice. It sounds like someone needs to oil a door that's very very far away. The other one chirps and trills and squeaks in a wide variety of ways, none of which resemble a meow at all.

[jobycom]

15. One of my cats has a broken meow, too.

Not quite as wild as yours sounds. She starts off hoarse, then in the middle her voice breaks off, and then she finishes it up hoarse again.

[david13]

11. It won't work ... all animals do these things. My cats do all that stuff,

and more.
dc

[sohndrsmith]

12. the only (dog) - though I may be wrong... who not only poops on

bushes (to hide it??) but invariably chooses the most prickly, uncomfortable bushes on which to do so...

Had (sniff) the only cat that got high on green olives - WAY better than catnip for him.... still a mystery...

Had (sniff, again) the only duck ('her' name was Alfred) who was in *love* with the dog (and my father) and let the dog carry her around by the neck - scaring the heck out of all of us....

Unlikely that I have the only cat (who lives with Mom these days) who actually has imaginary friends and/or chases imaginary things. I've studied her and her antics and there is *nothing.... there....* : )

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Maybe you do now.

But my mom had a cat like that. Cat would be prowling around out in the yard, then would run to the front door and howl frantically to come in, then run to the basement to her litter box, do her business, and then demand to be let outside again. Drove my mom nuts...

[Bertha Venation]

41. I'll bet it drove her nuts. Problem is, Harry doesn't use a litter box.

He is sixteen years old and quit using the litter box two or so years ago. He kept peeing on newspapers left beside Mrs. V.'s chair (the reading stack), so we got him puppy pads. He took right to them. But it's very embarrassing when we have guests.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

44. Whatever works, I guess.

My mom's cat wouldn't even pee outside. She'd wiggle around like a little kid until she got let inside, and then she'd run as fast as she could to her box. It was really funny.

[jobycom]

16. Right now mine is wearing a cone of shame, and she still keeps trying to groom herself

so she just sits there, licking the inside of the cone like it was her fur. :)

[yankeepants]

18. I have the only dog on earth who

obsessively rearranges a group of toys in between taking bites of dog food. He gathers, say 4 tennis balls or 2 balls and 2 stuffed toys, around his bowl then proceeds to eat a little then move the toys around with his mouth or his foot to his satisfaction and then eat more. Lather rinse repeat.

Guests have a tendency to stare.

He also nurses (complete with kneading paw movements and soft whining and eyes closed)on a tattered green velvet cat bed that he took from the cat eight and a half years ago. Yes, that's right we are talking about a nearly nine year old Chesapeake Bay retriever.

Guests have a tendency to gawk.

I have the only cat on earth who refuses to eat his favorite treat (whip cream on a saucer) unless it is served facing south.

I have the only horse on earth who continually, daily, obstructs stall cleaning detail by either trying to sit in the wheel barrow or put his back leg in the muck bucket.

Oh but I could go on . . .

[sarge43]

20. That's an impressive collection of screwballs you have there

Something in the water?

[Roon]

31. My grandparents' japanese chin scatters and corrals his toys

it's so cute!

[hunter]

21. I have the only dog on earth who thinks she can walk on water.

She can't, but it's a huge surprise to her every time she fails.

At the edge of a lake dogs like labs will plow into the water and swim and look very graceful. I've seen our dog hit the water running full speed and have her head go under with all four legs extended clawing frantically at the air before she rights herself snorting sneezing and coughing. She'll also step off a dock like she expects the water to support her and then she's utterly shocked when she tumbles in.

Her vision is fine, she can spot a bird or a squirrel before anyone else, but she just doesn't understand water.

She also doesn't get that the ocean will always be salty and unfit to drink. She runs, runs, runs on the beach, gets thirsty, and then looks terribly offended and surprised that the water is salty. Sometimes she'll even wait for another wave to come in with the expectation that it won't be salty.

She's an SPCA dog who had a very bad childhood. When we got her she hadn't seen anything of the world but a bare dreary backyard and angry people. It took about a year for her to acquire any social skills but now she's the happiest most joyful creature I've ever met.

[driver8]

29. Awww...what a sweet story.

I'm glad she found a wonderful home with you!!

She sounds like quite a character.

[Bertha Venation]

43. "Sometimes she'll even wait for another wave..."

:rofl: That is very interesting behavior!

:hug: thank you for rescuing a pound puppy

:hi: Hunter :loveya:

[PassingFair]

22. Spends his entire waking life looking for molecules of food.

Wherever he may find them.

Yes -- he's a Corgi!

[uncommon]

23. is a cat who can't land on his feet. He lands on his face.

Hence the nickname "Retard Baby" non-pc as it is.

[driver8]

28. Ha Ha -- this cracked me up! n/t

[uncommon]

33. His real name is Doc (named after The Doctor, by my brother) - his full nickname is

Doctor Fatticus Burgermeister, R.B.

Interestingly enough, our other cats are Nigel (he is unassailable, very excellent cat all around) and Princess Kimantha, aka Mantha Patha or Monkey-Potamus.

Fun with cat names has been a family favorite game for as long as I can remember.

:)

[Arkansas Granny]

24. I know she's not the only one, but my dog doesn't bark, or at least so

seldom that I don't even recognize her voice when she does. She doesn't even bark at strangers when they come in the yard. She makes greeting noises when I come home and she makes a different noise if her food or water dish need attention, but other than that she's practically silent. If I ever hear a bark out of her, I go outside to see what's happening, because it will be something out of the ordinary (usually a possum or skunk in the yard).

[Crystal Clarity]

26. Swings back and forth from the tippy top of the Christmas tree

with a wild look in his eyes and uses the toilet but never flushes.

Actually, I don't have him anymore. He passed away a long time ago but he and his nutty Maine Coon cat antics will never be forgotten. RIP Lionel!

[Crystal Clarity]

27. Whoops- dupe

sorry

[Amaril]

30. I have the only pet who.......

....tells stories.

My black lab mix -- Baja -- will sit beside me on the sofa and "talk" to me. I have absolutely no idea what he's trying to tell me, but he is VERY insistant that I listen. I have a recording of him on my phone that is hilarious - like we're carrying on a real conversation.

[ThomasQED]

32. Put that on YouTube

so we can all enjoy it!

[Amaril]

36. Ok, I will

The app I recorded it with uses m4a format, so I'll have to download a converter first before I can upload it ('cause I don't think youtube supports that format).

[ThomasQED]

38. Yay!

I hope you'll post back here or PM me when it's up.

[LaurenG]

34. I have the only cat on earth who takes unflavored pills willingly everyday.

Shake the bottle, she's right there. Wait too long on weekends to give them she's all over me. She's the best kitty in the world along with her (litter mate) sister.

I love my kitties.

[Bertha Venation]

42. WOW.

What are your cats' names?

[LaurenG]

45. Ariel is the pill taker and Antara is her sister

They are 14 years old now.

Ariel


Antara

[Inchworm]

35. ... steals butter off the kitchen table

My Akita did this for a bit until I figured out why he was getting "sick."

:hi:

[Brother Buzz]

37. I have the only dog on earth who can herd cats

[Sweet Freedom]

39. will search and find bracelets and hairbands to play with.

Oddest thing. He hardly ever plays with normal cat toys, but if he finds a bracelet or hairband, he picks them up in his mouth, meows a really funny meow and then brings them to the living room to bat around.

[applegrove]

47. Comes to cuddle about 4 times a night and keeps me from sleeping.

[WillParkinson]

48. Thinks I'm a decent person....

I just don't get it. They always seem so smart about other stuff.