At the moment, have one of my cats having an absolute fit. With three laser pointers, turned on the first, pointed it directly at one section of ground, and little Bruce jumped right on it. Pointed the second one next to that, and then Bruce jumped to that. After some time, the cat finally figured out it could 'catch' both points of light with both front paws.
And then I activated the third laser pointer with my teeth, directly between the cat's paws. Spent a minute trying to not choke to death on aforementioned third laser-pointer as the little cat's head exploded trying to figure out with what she was going to catch this third little dot, and then I turned on all three laser pointers at once. Immediate flip-out from the cat as her little paws just went all over the place trying to 'herd' the dots together.
Be very careful with those. A laser pointer can blind a human through bad luck and a cats eyes a even more sensible. Don't maim your pet for fun!
God no, I'd never forgive myself if I did that. Soon as the head comes into the laser-light, the finger comes off the button.
Still, it is hilarious to send a 'scrum' of cats charging down the hallway chasing after the little red dot. Finally, a way to use the Handle Animal skill on the humble house-hold cat effectively!
Plastic bag on the tail. The cat was terrified. It was making a lot of noise and the cat thought he was being cased.
(I guess I technically didn't put the bag on the cat, but I left it on the ground.)
I had a daughter. For the last 5 years, shes really freaked my cat out!
Be very careful with those. A laser pointer can blind a human through bad luck and a cats eyes a even more sensible. Don't maim your pet for fun!God no, I'd never forgive myself if I did that. Soon as the head comes into the laser-light, the finger comes off the button.
Still, it is hilarious to send a 'scrum' of cats charging down the hallway chasing after the little red dot. Finally, a way to use the Handle Animal skill on the humble house-hold cat effectively!
I've done this. The cat can't take his eyes off the red dot. He never (that I've seen) looks back at the source of the beam.
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Best pet trick ever:
I told my cats I was going to take them to Disneyland, but instead I drove them to an old burned-out warehouse. "Oh, no," I said, "Disneyland burned down." They cried and cried, but I think that deep down they thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.
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Funniest trick I've ever played on a "pet:"
When running a pressure test (sitting on the roof with a hose to pour down vents), one of the lambs got too close. They must learn fear!
Less cruel "trick" I've ever played on a pet:
With a nozzle on it, use the hose like a laser pointer, but with a border collie/Australian shepherd (in the backyard with lots of space).
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Best pet trick ever:
I told my cats I was going to take them to Disneyland, but instead I drove them to an old burned-out warehouse. "Oh, no," I said, "Disneyland burned down." They cried and cried, but I think that deep down they thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.
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I've done this. The cat can't take his eyes off the red dot. He never (that I've seen) looks back at the source of the beam.Be very careful with those. A laser pointer can blind a human through bad luck and a cats eyes a even more sensible. Don't maim your pet for fun!God no, I'd never forgive myself if I did that. Soon as the head comes into the laser-light, the finger comes off the button.
Still, it is hilarious to send a 'scrum' of cats charging down the hallway chasing after the little red dot. Finally, a way to use the Handle Animal skill on the humble house-hold cat effectively!
We've got two cats who react differently to that little red dot.
We use a mini flashlight with a red dot setting and fat cat patsy has learned that the sound brings that red thing to chase. She rolls on the carpet trying to catch it.
Buster, now...he *used* to not be interested. He quickly realized the source was that thing in our hands and played the whole 'cat who can't be bothered' routine. Then he got sick. Urinary tract blockage. He nearly died, and spent an entire week at the vet with a catheter in.
Now this is a cat with *serious* abandonment issues. We were his fourth owners and he was a psychotic little beast when my brother brought him over. It took us years to calm him down and he's still a seriously attention-needy beastie.
So, since we not only saved his life, but actually *came back for him* he's been willing to amuse us by playing with that silly dot.
Laser pointers? That's an old hat. But it's a cruel joke - they're chasing it but can't catch it. They'll get disappointed, disillusioned, and probably develop an eating disorder and work in a strip joint! ;-P
I can drive dogs crazy by meowing - or just calling the cat's name as if the cat was around.
And when I was little, I made the cat follow me all around with a box of legos. I shook the box, and it sounded like the box of treats. Wasn't on purpose, though.
And then, there's the pretend throw, of course.
Best pet trick ever:
I told my cats I was going to take them to Disneyland, but instead I drove them to an old burned-out warehouse. "Oh, no," I said, "Disneyland burned down." They cried and cried, but I think that deep down they thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.
I gave my pets fresh nectarines. As they bit into them, they experienced a fresh juiciness that was altogether pleasurable- until they realized it wasnt a nectarine at all, but a HUMAN HEAD!!!
+1000 to Jack Handey!
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I've only done the laser pointer thing with a cat once, but he was fairly obese and a bit old, so I stopped after a minute or so because I was afraid it'd kill him.
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Best trick a pet ever played on me...
ewwwww. That is gross. However, kudos to you for adopting a handicapped pet. My kitty of the last ten years only has 2 legs after being ran over. I rescued him from a no-kill shelter, and he has been a great part of my life. No kill shelters FTW!
