Animal Antics - We Love Them

Many years ago I had a kitten who could jump up and press door handles to open doors in my flat. When she was left alone during the day I tied the door of my living room to the slats of the airing cupboard door in the hallway to prevent her escaping so she had access to just the living room and kitchen where her food and litter tray were.
One day I came home to a scene of devastation. At first I thought I'd been burgled, then realised the door had still been tied shut. Turns out the now somewhat larger kitten had climbed the curtains and having got heavier had pulled the rail off the wall at one end. The pastic rail, with floor to ceiling curtains still attached had whipped round the room taking everything in its wake onto the floor. A beautiful hand-blown art glass decanter was smashed, plants were upturned and a water filled bottle lamp had spilled its contents over my TV! I couldn't really be angry with her as it had probably happened hours earlier and she probably wouldn't have known why I was so cross. My own fault really for not tightening the rail up properly on the supports as I'd put it up myself when I moved in! It's the only time she ever damaged anything. She was a lovely cat!

Milo and Ripley having their daytime nap.

Lovely thread.
The funy cats in those photos all have *c*attitude!

I have heard of a few cats over the years who used the household toilet.

And cats who know how to open various household doors by jumping up and knocking open the door handles.

Remember you don't choose Cats they choose you. So, it is you who are just really a guest in their home.

Would be lovely to see photos of Gransnet Pets just. as they are.

None of this horrid dressing them up Tik TOK nonsense.

Have a good day Girls
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I had a cheeky pony called Saladin when I was young. One time when the farrier was bent over attending to Sal's feet, Sal kept playing with the farrier's jumper with his lips. The farrier just carried on, being used to cheeky ponies.

When he stood up he realised Sal had ripped out half of the back of the jumper his wife had just knitted him by repeatedly tugging at the loose end of the wool!

No carrot for being good that day! The air was blue!

When our kids were very young, we took them and our gentle giant, Zoko, (who was a Pyrenean Mountain Dog) to the beach to play.

Anyway, we chose a quiet part of the beach to park our blanket and supplies and while we were organising, Zoko decided to go for a stroll. Imagine our mortification when we turned around to see him further along the beach, installed on top of a very huge and beautifully-crafted castle, where he was depositing a very large 'offering' to the family concerned who were all standing about 20 metres away. OMG! Finding the words to apologise was awkward - we tended to forget that others were unaware of his gentle nature and yes, we even removed the 'offering' although I didn't see them going back to the castle!

I am really enjoying the stories and pictures. It all just goes to show how animals enrich and brighten our lives.

DH left the loft hatch open while he took something downstairs. Molly the cat decided to check for mice up there!

When I was with my ex we had a cat. The letterbox with its rapper was at the bottom of the front door and she learned that if she pawed at it to knock the door would be opened. She would also follow me to the little shop down the road but no further.
I love your stories about your pets especially the dog that stole the builders sandwich....lol

My dog ran off when out for a walk, he came back with a sandwich in his mouth, there was building works nearby and he had gone into the builders cabin and 'procured' it 🤭 hope the builder wasn't too hungry 😅

We had several guinea pigs over the years all had different personalities. The last two we had have sadly passed but they always knew when I was in the kitchen rustling bags and chopping for their evening meal. Tom the black and white one and Jerry the coloured one.

Great stories

Our cat used to go to the back gate when my father was due home from work. He worked very irregular shifts and sometimes overtime but the cat always knew what time to meet him. Mum knew when to have his meal ready.

This is a photo of our beautiful schnoodle, Jack, when he destroyed my feather duster as a puppy. He's now 15 years old and just as gorgeous.

We had a cat that used to follow us just like a dog when we went out; we could walk for a good mile or more and he would be behind us all the way there and back; his little legs must have got very tired but he didn't give up

Many years ago we had a cross breed rescue dog called Bruno. He was extremely friendly but hated hats. Our post man always wore a woolly bobble hat. One day we had a knock on the door and our post man was standing there laughing. He politely asked if he could have his hat back! Very puzzled he explained our dog had leaped up, hooked his front paws over our six foot high gate, pinched the hat off his head and retreated back into our back garden! We quickly retrieved the hat and were so thankful our post man saw the funny side of his antics. Needless to say we made sure he was always inside when the post was due!!!

My daughter's Bernese Mountain dog was VERY naughty until he came out of his "teenager" (ie3 dog years) years. His favourite past time was eating socks, until the family became tidier and didn't leave them lying around. Unfortunately a large sock belonging to the man of the house disappeared, and after $9,000 dollars worth of xrays and surgery it was recovered. Another time my daughter thought that he was rather quiet, and found him in the dining room carefully nibbling along the edge of her daughter's birthday cake sitting on the dining table. It was in the middle of the table but because he is so big, not a problem.

The cat 🐈 likes to come for a stroll with me while I'm recuperating from major surgery. But now that I can walk further than his comfort zone/distance limit, he prefers to sit down and wait. He's much happier when we walk back!

His loyalty is tested if hubby comes with us as far as the hamlet's communal recycling bins and walks home while I want to continue. 🐈 doesn't know who to go with!😅

During DIY projects he likes to "supervise".

I have a child lock on my fridge because my sweet little tortoiseshell cat, Ivy, would open the door with her paw.

My lovely cat Harry sits like a human on the sofa. I swear he’s more human than cat. When I fostered cats for a local rescue he was my only failure. Of the over 200 cats that passed through, he was the only one that I just couldn’t part with. He makes me laugh every day. We think he’s probably around 13-14 years old now so I’m grateful for every day that I still have him.

He also used to collect worms when it rained! I have no idea how he got them, but he would bring them in and tuck them under the doormat at the kitchen door! Many a time I would find a flattened worm there when we had forgotten to check!

When I had my cat, I was not allowed to throw any bread or any typeof food out on the lawn for the birds! The minute he saw it, he would go out and collect all the pieces and bring them back indoors, through his cat flap - back and forth he would go until there was not a crumb left on the lawn!

My neighbours had the most beautiful white cat who loved to sleep in our garden in the sun. I had a large terracotta pot with Greek ladies as a pattern on the pot. One day we saw her ladyship using it as her loo. It was the perfect fit and there she sat doing her business in all her stateliness.

Looks so innocent. That toy behind him does not belong to us.

Loving these!