Wow! Did you specifically train him to do that? How long did it take?
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Does your cat have a talent?
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She's a pretty little cat burglar!Originally Posted by Pepper Girl
Pixie is my very own little cat burglar (sp?). She's stolen $20 bills, candles, candy, she even tried to steal my bra once but it kept tripping her up so she gave upShe's into everything, on everything...
Pepper use to be able to open cupboard doors in our old apartment. We'd miss her gone, and we'd find her under the sink or in her food cupboard...just hangin' out
I just thought, i wonder if Tigger could do a trick!!! So i gave it a go, i had to show him what to do.
And it only took me 2 days (well about 2 hours all together). Give it a go!
He can do lay down as well but that's tiring on his joints at his age lol.
My cat 7 plays fetch. No one ever taught him. He will find a toy and bring it to me and sits and cries until I throw it. If I ignore him, he puts it in my lap. He use to bring them to bed also. Silly cat, your not a dog.
Joey imitates birds too.
Lucifer is usually a very good problemsolver. Here are my four favorite incidents. I've never been sure if the last one was a damned lucky accident or a stroke of cat-genius, but either way I'm listing it.
a) The dog chased him once into the kitchen. Being trapped in a dead end and having nowhere to run to anymore, Luci popped open the cabinet door next to himself and jumped inside, hiding under the sink. The dog couldn't for the life of herself figure out what happened to the cat and was sniffing all around for some time before giving up.
b) Several times he's watched me eating something I know he likes eating too, and suddenly gone off to cause trouble in my line of sight. When I get up and walk over to stop him, he suddenly runs to my food and snags some before I can get back and protect it.
c) I used to let him play with spare paper clips. So one day I couldn't find any and he kept walking on the desk mrring, but obviously I wasn't giving him them. He finally took it upon himself to scatter the papers on it, and upon finding a stack clipped together, put his paws on the stack and pulled the clip off with his teeth. Then played with it while I scowled because I had no idea what order everything had been in.
d) I used to tease him by hiding a toy under a flapless box, right in front of him. He would push it around and around because we have a hardwood floor, and never quite manage to turn the box over. One day, after another frustrating session of this, he sat up, went into the other room, and bothered the dog. When the dog came chasing after, he beelined for the box and jumped over it at the last second. Dog crashed into box, overturning it and falling all over herself. When the dog went back into the other room right afterwards, Luci came out from hiding and claimed the newly-freed toy. (He then sat in the box, but that's probably just because he likes them so much! Haha.)
a) The dog chased him once into the kitchen. Being trapped in a dead end and having nowhere to run to anymore, Luci popped open the cabinet door next to himself and jumped inside, hiding under the sink. The dog couldn't for the life of herself figure out what happened to the cat and was sniffing all around for some time before giving up.
b) Several times he's watched me eating something I know he likes eating too, and suddenly gone off to cause trouble in my line of sight. When I get up and walk over to stop him, he suddenly runs to my food and snags some before I can get back and protect it.
c) I used to let him play with spare paper clips. So one day I couldn't find any and he kept walking on the desk mrring, but obviously I wasn't giving him them. He finally took it upon himself to scatter the papers on it, and upon finding a stack clipped together, put his paws on the stack and pulled the clip off with his teeth. Then played with it while I scowled because I had no idea what order everything had been in.
d) I used to tease him by hiding a toy under a flapless box, right in front of him. He would push it around and around because we have a hardwood floor, and never quite manage to turn the box over. One day, after another frustrating session of this, he sat up, went into the other room, and bothered the dog. When the dog came chasing after, he beelined for the box and jumped over it at the last second. Dog crashed into box, overturning it and falling all over herself. When the dog went back into the other room right afterwards, Luci came out from hiding and claimed the newly-freed toy. (He then sat in the box, but that's probably just because he likes them so much! Haha.)
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This thread is as much fun as all us grandma's bragging about our grandkids. One thing I forgot to tell about Max earlier is he learned to play hide and seek. I would tell him I was going to hide from him and then run hard to another room. He would never stop looking until he found me. I practiced it to make sure he really was doing it and finally asked hubby if he wanted to see Max play hide and seek. He said oh sure, cats do that all the time. Boy did he get a surprise.
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That's really cool.
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Wow! After reading all these, I remebered some stuff. I guess I just didn't think of them as talents as much as strange quirks! LOL Molly also learned how to flush the toilets but since she was making our water bill go through the roof, we changed the tension on the handles so now they're too hard for her to push down. She also sits up and begs like a dog when we're by the treat cabinet. It's so cute! LOL Lastly, she also plays fetch. My husband throws a wadded up coffee filter and she runs and gets it and drops it at his feet for him to throw again. She'll always do it exactly 5 times and then give up.
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It's reall cool and freaky, isn't it??
Both my girls have learned to open doors and cabinets. Chloe plays fetch.
Iris steals! She especially likes shiny things, pens, watches, and credit cards.
She can also pick things up really well with her paws. She has long "fingers" - it's amazing.
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My sister's kitties will do that, but not to an exact science.
Scooter does an impression of Puss-in-Boots from Shrek. He will put his little paws on the end of the couch, rest his chin on his paws, and open his eyes really wide until he gets your attention. It is too cute. I have been trying unsuccessfully to get a pic.
barnabys a body peircer,if u have him on your lap out come the talons and peirce what ever bit of u hes on at the time,very painfull
and all 3 of them are magicians,they can make food vanish in a blink of an eye LOL
Ted Brogan can
*fetch, he also plays fetch by himself if noone plays with him. He will toss the ball and chase after it and kick it about like a soccar ball and pick it up, wander about and do it some more.
*He will meow if you ask him questions. Like I asked him a few questions like "Ted are you wearing your cat pants today?" and he will say "reeeeoooowwwwww"
*Dog herder. When we let our dog diddy in he will pounce him and lead him to his cage.
*fur coat model extordinaire.
*fetch, he also plays fetch by himself if noone plays with him. He will toss the ball and chase after it and kick it about like a soccar ball and pick it up, wander about and do it some more.
*He will meow if you ask him questions. Like I asked him a few questions like "Ted are you wearing your cat pants today?" and he will say "reeeeoooowwwwww"
*Dog herder. When we let our dog diddy in he will pounce him and lead him to his cage.
*fur coat model extordinaire.
Well, Chilmole hunts snakes.
Bebita stands on two legs, looking a lot like a prairie dog.
Chimay and YeyÃ[emoji]169[/emoji] two can push doors open.
But all of them come up to me, I put them in an upright position with my hands, keeping their feet on the ground, then I grab their back and sides at chest level while pressing my thumbs on their armpits, and they stretch...really hard.
Finally, if I scratch the spot where the tail meet the back, they all start licking themselves, and if I put two of them in front of each other and scratch them, they lick each other.
Oh, one more: If I go "meow" to Bebita, she'll ignore it, but if I go "meow?" (in question form), she'll always answer back.
Bebita stands on two legs, looking a lot like a prairie dog.
Chimay and YeyÃ[emoji]169[/emoji] two can push doors open.
But all of them come up to me, I put them in an upright position with my hands, keeping their feet on the ground, then I grab their back and sides at chest level while pressing my thumbs on their armpits, and they stretch...really hard.
Finally, if I scratch the spot where the tail meet the back, they all start licking themselves, and if I put two of them in front of each other and scratch them, they lick each other.
Oh, one more: If I go "meow" to Bebita, she'll ignore it, but if I go "meow?" (in question form), she'll always answer back.
COOOOOOOOOOLOriginally Posted by Nebula11
Emmet can open any door too.....
but his real talent is super spooky
If I say "Emmet find mabby".....he will run to where mabby is a meow like crazy till i go over to him and look at her......(He'll also find Doofus and Poppy too)...very creepy, but very cool.....
Doofus has the talent of knocking everything in his path over...no matter where it is or what it is.....
