LOL. I have no use for that talent in dogs. We used to have two dogs. They performed as very good guard dogs just by having them run around our yard. Ever since they are gone, our yard has been a wildlife paradise. I gave up on planting hostas and tulips due to deer. I am thinking of closing my backyard apiary after this year due to frequent bear attach.
Back when Mainland China was much poorer and we lived in rural Hong Kong, our house got burgled. We lived in a small village with about 50 people. Our neighbours Mr and Mrs Lee were alarmed by the burglary, and got a dog to guard the village. Cute-Cute (for that was his name) was a mostly-German-Shepherd mongrel. I'm not generally a dog person, but he was an excellent dog. He lived outside, and had mouldy fur. But he was always happy. He wouldn't let people into the village unless they'd been accompanied by a villager the first time. After that, he remembered them, and would be very friendly to them. Yoda (the HK cat) was not allowed outside when we lived there, because there were snakes and monkeys and water buffaloes, all of whom might have had it in for him. (No bears, though.) But a couple of times he got out. Cute-Cute would bring Yoda back to our house in his mouth, and bang at our front door until we opened it to ensure that he got back in safely. No-one ever got burgled after Mr and Mrs Lee got Cute-Cute.
Friendly relations between cats&dogs are seen as rare and click worthy. Maybe they are. #23 gave a fine example and I will go beneath it. In Puerto Rico I had cats, and dogs of the Dalmatian breed, The former whenever possible did their pooping outdoors. The latter recognized cats' 'body posture' and answered the call. I believe there has never been a Pez dispenser to describe this situation (probably better not). Dalmatian dog was 'right there' to receive what that cat delivered, so no cat-burying-effort was required. Distasteful to us, but dogs are dogs. We do not understand what entrances them. == Cats&dogs raised apart will do their primal things. Raised together, .
We'd better have a dog thread to match this. One of my Dalmatians would play fetch with coconuts. She could just barely open wide enough to carry, Both the Dals loved it when a horse rode by and they could run along the fence line for ... something that entranced them.
A reminder to dog owners everywhere: Please train your dogs well, and if you are having a hard time taking care of your dogs get some help today! My neighbor suffered a disability which reduced his ability to control his dogs. One day the dogs escaped confinement and created a very bad problem on my property. The criminal trial is now over, he's facing thousands of dollars in costs (apart from the court-ordered the restitution he's now defaulted on) and his dogs are now registered as dangerous animals, not ever allowed outdoors again unless muzzled and held on a chain leash by a responsible adult. That can't be fun for the dogs either. Plus he's got the commonwealth up his tailpipe for spot-checks to make certain.
The job was done right. Was a thought based on something I once heard about some castrati losing their voices around the time they would have entered puberty.
I'd never heard of this until a couple of weeks ago. The kids and I were away, but my wife was at home and a couple of friends came over, with their dog, Pop, who is a very nice dog indeed. My wife told me that Pop made a bee-line for Pocket's litter tray, and ate all the poos that were in there. My wife said Pocket just stared in disbelief, and kept looking at my wife and looking back at the litter tray, and meowing what was clearly, "Can you believe this s--t?"
Our first dog was the same with litter box crunchies. She'd even force the bathroom door open to get them. Should add that my cat's meow isn't just soft. It will crack at times. And writing that invoked memories of the Brady Bunch episode.
Didn't even know our cat died on his kind celebration day. Thanks for the tidbit info page link. It was fun reading.
