why does my dog get up and leave the room

[SwampG8r]

every time McCain comes on the tv?
is it his voice or does she just know hes full of crap and unlike the cat hes not sharing?

[PermanentRevolution]

1. Are you in the habit of throwing things at the TV when he appears?

It could just be self-preservation...

[ellacott]

25. Lol

[CoffeeCat]

2. McCain gives your dog...

..."paws" for concern, and the emotion overwhelms him so much
that he needs to leave the room.

[Skittles]

3. because you have one really smart dog n/t

[SwampG8r]

5. im not so sure

she rolls the windows up when her head is out
makes for quite a thrill!
my new car has safety locks on the windows

[AlCzervik]

4. animals and kids know, they just do.

[Enrique]

6. it's called dogwhistling

McCain is giving your dog secret instructions that you can't hear, and your dog is leaving the room to carry them out. :tinfoilhat:

[charlie]

7. He can smell things you can't

He knows McCain is just as stinky as he is lumpy.

[SwampG8r]

8. it must work both ways tho

sometimes smells come out of her that have some sort of canine cloaking device

[charlie]

9. Protective instinct, probably

She's cloaking the both of you from the fetid GOPer on the tube. Give her a pat, she means well :)

[SwampG8r]

10. i gotta admit when that cloud goes by

its hard to focus on anything for a while

[charlie]

14. Mission accomplished!

See, she's looking out for you. My dumb beast farts because it feels good and there's nothing else to do. I'm just the guy who walks him and skritches his ears, nobody worth protecting, certainly not worth making an effort to move before he gasses up the place.

[Fridays Child]

11. They say that children and dogs are the best judges of character.

Your dog can't bite the TV, so she registers her opinion by leaving. Smart girl!

[Occam Bandage]

12. Realistically? Probably because you get angry or tense, and that makes her uneasy.

[SwampG8r]

13. i dont have to be there

she does it whoever is around
the wife is the one who noticed it and she doesnt get worked up over politics

[Tunkamerica]

15. that was going to be my answer n/t

[saltpoint]

16. Dogs can be pretty political. Very likely you have a real perceptive dog

and she knows a miserable loser like McCain when she hears one.

[sakura]

17. "unlike the cat hes not sharing"

:rofl:

We have a self-cleaning litter box, too! A beautiful husky.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

18. Same here. My vet calls them Tootsie Rolls.

:rofl:

[woodsprite]

20. In our house, our Shepherd eats "kitty cakes". n/t

[papapi]

19. My dog whimpers and howls when ever a "Dracula" movie is on...

they have a sixth sense.

[Shipwack]

21. He leaves because he knows how much McCain gets you upset...

...so he leaves the room to avoid a stressful situation.

[SwampG8r]

23. i would agree but if im not there witnesses say she still does it

[dbt]

22. Here's a related question:

Back when bu$hler had his little encounter with the Pretzel Of Doom, choked on it and fell off the sofa (hitting his bone head on the way down), he later said that he couldn't have been "out" for more than a couple of seconds, because his dogs were still sitting in the same place. That is, they had NOT made a move to come and see about him.

How much of a sorry motherfucker do you have to BE before your own dogs won't lift a paw to help you when you're in distress?

Dogs are impeccable judges of character and they don't much like snakes. Pet her for me!

[Danger Mouse]

24. Dogs can smell the undead.

[Gore1FL]

26. When my dog was a puppy (1997)

he'd bark at Chris Matthews every time he came on the TV (his show was on CNBC then).