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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2005I'm a bit disappointed
I mean, I never thought Vino was exceptionally smart or anything, but what happened this morning (even though it worked out in my favour) *was* a bit of a disappointment. Vino began bugging me in the early morning hours to get up. Much earlier than usual. My efforts to get him to stop weren't successful and since I was feeling rather rotten, I got up and put him in the spare bedroom across the hall. I went back to sleep and woke up hours later to the sound of Vino scratching on the door of the spare room. It was time to get up anyway, so I went to let him out of "jail". What do I see? He's scratching on the open door! I guess the door hadn't clicked in properly and every time he stopped scratching, the door opened a crack. He can pull open the door to our bedroom when it's cracked, so why can't he open other doors this way?!? -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > crack. He can pull open the door to our bedroom when it's cracked, so > why can't he open other doors this way?!? LOL! Rufous is the same way. For some reason pulling is not easy for him, so he just pushes... :)  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> crack. He can pull open the door to our bedroom when it's cracked, so >> why can't he open other doors this way?!? > >LOL! Rufous is the same way. For some reason pulling is not easy for >him, so he just pushes... :) Stinky pushes and pulls. If there's somewhere where he can hook a paw around the door, he can pull towards himself. I love the way he pushes the door open, though. He usually flings the door open, and smacks it against the wall with a BANG! He likes to make dramatic entrances, especially into the bathroom. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>>crack. He can pull open the door to our bedroom when it's cracked, so >>>why can't he open other doors this way?!? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > smacks it against the wall with a BANG! He likes to make dramatic > entrances, especially into the bathroom. ;) Laku can both push and pull, tho he learned to pull first and took a while before learning to push. Tried to pull at doors opening outward, poor baby. :) Nico can neither push nor pull, yet, I hope. He uses his head, literally. He pushes his head into the door crack and pries the door open that way, whether the door opens inward or outward. SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 >>>>crack. He can pull open the door to our bedroom when it's cracked, so >>>>why can't he open other doors this way?!? [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >literally. He pushes his head into the door crack and pries the door >open that way, whether the door opens inward or outward. Oh that's so funny. It's interesting how they can still get the door open, even when they can't open it any "normal" way. They are determined critters! My little Mimi's hobby was to knock things off of things, and send them falling to the floor. She loved doing this, and nver got tired of it. When the thing was reasonably small, she would push with her paw. But when the thing was big, she would get behind it and push it with her head. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > My little Mimi's hobby was to knock things off of things, and > send them falling to the floor. She loved doing this, and nver > got tired of it. When the thing was reasonably small, she would > push with her paw. But when the thing was big, she would get > behind it and push it with her head. ;) That's very funny but at the same time scary. LOL! I have two who like to do the dropping-stuff-from-high-places thing but I try to make a barrier on high shelves with heavy stuff to block them off. If they pull a Mimi and find a way to knock the barriers off, I'm in big trouble! SignatureCheryl >Stinky pushes and pulls. If there's somewhere where he can hook a paw >around the door, he can pull towards himself. I love the way he >pushes the door open, though. He usually flings the door open, and >smacks it against the wall with a BANG! He likes to make dramatic >entrances, especially into the bathroom. ;) Nanki Poo likes to enter the bathroom by flinging the door open and hitting the wall with it. SignatureDavid Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.com/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK <cat2@blakjak.com> Emails welcome Nanki Poo: SI O+W B 12 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P+ B+ PA+ PL SC Minke: SI W+Cp B 3 Y L W+ C++ I T A- E H++ V++ F- Q- P B PA+ PL+ SC- >> Stinky pushes and pulls. If there's somewhere where he can hook a paw >> around the door, he can pull towards himself. I love the way he [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Nanki Poo likes to enter the bathroom by flinging the door open and > hitting the wall with it. Nanki Poo knows how to make an entrance! Dear Mr. S - I disappeared from cyberspace for almost a year w/o a PC - moved across the country. So glad to see you're hale & hearty & NankiPoo for one also - after all this time. Best wishes and greetings from the Hopitus & the Deadly Duo (Maluce & Rowdy) who now live in MileHigh, CO, USA (Denver). Cheerio from the former colonies....LOL. >>Stinky pushes and pulls. If there's somewhere where he can hook a paw >>around the door, he can pull towards himself. I love the way he [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Nanki Poo likes to enter the bathroom by flinging the door open and > hitting the wall with it. >Dear Mr. S - I disappeared from cyberspace for almost a year w/o a PC - >moved across the country. So glad to see you're hale & hearty & NankiPoo for >one also - after all this time. Best wishes and greetings from the Hopitus >& the Deadly Duo (Maluce & Rowdy) who now live in >MileHigh, CO, USA (Denver). Cheerio from the former colonies....LOL. We are always here, I just don't post often. SignatureDavid Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.com/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK <cat2@blakjak.com> Emails welcome Nanki Poo: SI O+W B 12 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P+ B+ PA+ PL SC Minke: SI W+Cp B 3 Y L W+ C++ I T A- E H++ V++ F- Q- P B PA+ PL+ SC- > >Stinky pushes and pulls. If there's somewhere where he can hook a paw > >around the door, he can pull towards himself. I love the way he [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Nanki Poo likes to enter the bathroom by flinging the door open and > hitting the wall with it. Shmogg also likes making such a dramatic entrance when one is on the procelain throne, and *particularly* when one is on the procelain throne when company is visiting. B*st*rd C*t Yowie >> >Stinky pushes and pulls. If there's somewhere where he can hook a paw >> >around the door, he can pull towards himself. I love the way he [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Yowie LOL! I never need to close the door on the bathroom, but since the latch on the downstairs door leading to the stairs has gone a bit iffy the cats can now get upstairs, previously forbidden territory. Normally they are very good about staying downstairs but sometimes bathroom visits prove irresistible. Brief visits by me to the bathroom seem of no interest at all. Longer visits are *very* interesting. Kitty will come up the stairs and sit in front of the bathroom door. She will stare for a while and then put her head upside down and rub it on the carpet repeatedly. She will never set foot in the bathroom. Boyfriend will come in, give a little chirp, and rub himself round my legs until the job is done and then go down the stairs in front of me with his tail right up triumphantly. Awww. Greater love hath no cat than this. Tweed >> crack. He can pull open the door to our bedroom when it's cracked, >> so why can't he open other doors this way?!? > > LOL! Rufous is the same way. For some reason pulling is not easy for > him, so he just pushes... :) Vino is much better at pulling, but then it's only on our bedroom door. I wonder if he doesn't realize that all doors are the same and he learns in on a case by case basis? Very odd. I'm surprised that in Vancouver he figured out how to turn a latch 90 degrees and then push the window out so he could get onto the balcony. Could he be getting dumber as he gets older? He's not even 7 yet!!! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > I mean, I never thought Vino was exceptionally smart or anything, but > what happened this morning (even though it worked out in my favour) [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > crack. He can pull open the door to our bedroom when it's cracked, so > why can't he open other doors this way?!? It's the principle of the thing. It's YOUR job to open that door and let him out. SignatureCliologist, Philanthropologist, Prothonotary Wibbler, Paleoconservative, Surface Warrior Squid Moses.DukeOfUrl@gmail.com >> I mean, I never thought Vino was exceptionally smart or anything, but >> what happened this morning (even though it worked out in my favour) [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > It's the principle of the thing. It's YOUR job to open that door and > let him out. Yeah, but if he'd let himself out, he could have been back in my bedroom bugging me in no time, rather than being stuck in the spare room for 3 hours. His loss! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album I just looked at the photos of Vino. What an amazing looking creature! His little stubby tail just cracks me up! You are such a lucky Meowmy! >I just looked at the photos of Vino. What an amazing looking creature! His >little stubby tail just cracks me up! You are such a lucky Meowmy! Doncha love him neatly curled in the wastebasket, one little paw jauntily hooked over the other? Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>> I mean, I never thought Vino was exceptionally smart or anything, >>> but what happened this morning (even though it worked out in my [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > bedroom bugging me in no time, rather than being stuck in the spare > room for 3 hours. His loss! That simply means he has to work harder at training you - you must be a slow learner (snicker) SignatureCliologist, Philanthropologist, Prothonotary Wibbler, Paleoconservative, Surface Warrior Squid Moses.DukeOfUrl@gmail.com >It's the principle of the thing. It's YOUR job to open that door and let him >out. You might have the answer, there. Both Sammy and LB quickly figured out how to use the pet door. Didn't mean they would use it willingly, though. If I was in sight they would pretend ignorance and meow for me to come open the door like a proper slave. Note: They will only go out when supervised, so the pet door is only for entering the apartment. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy and Little Bit stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > I mean, I never thought Vino was exceptionally smart or anything, but > what happened this morning (even though it worked out in my favour) [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > crack. He can pull open the door to our bedroom when it's cracked, so > why can't he open other doors this way?!? Oh, that's nothing. Nikki will stand on her back legs and frantically scratch at the balcony door. And it is standing wide open! Mostly, I consider Nikki to be quite a smart cat, but sometimes I have to wonder... Maybe that's why she does it. Or because she knows how annoying the sound of claws on glass is. SignatureMarina, Frank, Nikki, and coming soon: Mere! marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> I mean, I never thought Vino was exceptionally smart or anything, >> but what happened this morning (even though it worked out in my [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > wonder... Maybe that's why she does it. Or because she knows how > annoying the sound of claws on glass is. ROFL!!! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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