Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun

[Hopalong]

OMG, Beth, thank you! I love Henry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(And do you remember the steps you took to embed the photo?)

Does anybody mind when people post photos? We haven't done much of that....

love and a big slurp to Howlin' Henry....watta punkin...

Hops

[gratitude28]

Go below the message when you are ready to post and it says "Additional Options." Click on that and then you can browse and choose a photo.

My Henry's a character for sure!!!!
Love, Beth

[Bones]

This could also come under silly cat story.

When I was visiting with my cousin-in-law several years ago, she had a very long-haired Persian cat.  During the course of my visit, my cousin-in-law had to use the rest room and the cat went into the bathroom with her.  Suddenly I heard a LOUD explosion of laughter come from behind the closed door! Turned out that as my cousin-in-law was taking care of business, the Persian cat perched itself on the edge of the bathtub.  My cousin and his wife always kept about an inch of water in the tub to discourage the cats from doing whatever there.  As my cousin-in-law watched, the cat dozed off to sleep and, in S-L-O-W motion, slid into the tub!!!  When the cat hit the water, it had the most STARTLED look on its face and couldn't scramble out of the tub fast enough!!!  Seeing all that long Persian hair dripping wet made it all the funnier!!!!!

Bones

[Stormchild]

And then I saw the little red tail.... hanging out of the pillowcase.

This is the cutest story, I can just picture this creative little kitty hiding herself so well on the bed.  She must have really trusted you if she put up with all that medicine without clawing or biting.

Pennyplant

What I loved most about the whole episode is that she knew perfectly well that I'd find her again - she wasn't really trying to hide effectively, she was trying to register a protest at still having to take all this stuff - and she did it with humor and with gentleness. She was one in a million, this little red girl, and I was so very lucky to have her in my life.

[Bones]

And then I saw the little red tail.... hanging out of the pillowcase.

This is the cutest story, I can just picture this creative little kitty hiding herself so well on the bed.  She must have really trusted you if she put up with all that medicine without clawing or biting.

Pennyplant

What I loved most about the whole episode is that she knew perfectly well that I'd find her again - she wasn't really trying to hide effectively, she was trying to register a protest at still having to take all this stuff - and she did it with humor and with gentleness. She was one in a million, this little red girl, and I was so very lucky to have her in my life.

She is ADORABLE!!!!  And some people dare to say that "animals are dumb"?  No way!!!!

Bones

[Bones]

How many here have pets who like to play practical jokes?

I can remember another time when Nicky played a practical joke on a total stranger!

Bones

One day, I was taking Nicky for a walk along a row of shops.  I stopped to look at some stuff in a store window, near a bus stop.  Suddenly, I heard a SHRIEK!!!  I turned around and there was a lady, at the bus stop, staring at Nicky with her mouth open!!  Nicky was placidly sitting there with a "Who, me?" innocent expression on his face!  (This was during the 1970's where there were mini-skirts still being worn.)  Turns out, Nicky had snuck up behind her and "goosed" her with his cold nose!!!!!!!

Bones

[Stormchild]

Yes, my cats have always been 'chop-busters'. Mostly, it's 'can I get into the closet without Mommy seeing me?' And it's clearly a joke with them, because it's only focused on the closets, and as soon as I dig them out from behind the shoes, back in they go again the moment they get past my guard.

Nobody ever makes any attempt to get out the front door. But the closets.... mein Gott in Himmel!

Edit in: thanks, Bones. Just read your post. She was adorable, for sure. Vets loved her because she was so trusting and cooperative with them. When she was terminally ill, and I was nursing her, I remembered a line from a Ray Bradbury short story...

'I have grown; I have changed; but she is still young, she is still small, and I will love her forever - oh God, I will love her forever."

I have a silly sweet red girl with no tail, now, just a tailbud [Japanese Bobtail rescue kitty] and I love her just as much, she and my new tortie fill my heart and make it smile, but I'll never forget my Christmas Fink. Or my sweet Sophie girl.

[Bones]

Yes, my cats have always been 'chop-busters'. Mostly, it's 'can I get into the closet without Mommy seeing me?' And it's clearly a joke with them, because it's only focused on the closets, and as soon as I dig them out from behind the shoes, back in they go again the moment they get past my guard.

Nobody ever makes any attempt to get out the front door. But the closets.... mein Gott in Himmel!

Edit in: thanks, Bones. Just read your post. She was adorable, for sure. Vets loved her because she was so trusting and cooperative with them. When she was terminally ill, and I was nursing her, I remembered a line from a Ray Bradbury short story...

'I have grown; I have changed; but she is still young, she is still small, and I will love her forever - oh God, I will love her forever."

I have a silly sweet red girl with no tail, now, just a tailbud [Japanese Bobtail rescue kitty] and I love her just as much, she and my new tortie fill my heart and make it smile, but I'll never forget my Christmas Fink. Or my sweet Sophie girl.

I know what you mean!!!  They may be covered in fur but they are still babies!!!!

Bones

[Stormchild]

My fuzzy valentine,
Sweet comic valentine,
You make me smile with my heart;

You are so laughable,
So photographable,
A little furry work of art!

So you have no pedigree.
That's as trivial as can be.
When you're looking up at me,
With that smile...

Don't change a hair for me,
Not if you care for me.
Stay, fuzzy valentine, stay...
Each day is Valentine's Day.

edit in: giving credit where credit is due:

Writer(s): rodgers/hart

My funny valentine,
Sweet comic valentine,
You make me smile with my heart --
Your looks are laughable,
Unphotographable,
Yet you're my favourite work of art

Is your figure less than Greek?
Is your mouth a little weak?
When you open it to speak
Do you smile?

Don't change a hair for me.
Not if you care for me --
Stay, little valentine, stay --
Each day is Valentine's Day.

[Bones]

My fuzzy valentine,
Sweet comic valentine,
You make me smile with my heart;

You are so laughable,
So photographable,
A little furry work of art!

So you have no pedigree.
That's as trivial as can be.
When you're looking up at me,
With that smile...

Don't change a hair for me,
Not if you care for me.
Stay, fuzzy valentine, stay...
Each day is Valentine's Day.

That's NEAT!!!   

Makes me think of the CUTEST kitty I had ever met!  She LOVED to suck on my thumb as she went to sleep, purring!!!

Bones

[Bones]

To continue the thread of practical jokes and pets...at one time I used to wear a wig that had highlights streaked through it.  (I wasn't allowed to color my hair back then.)  Nicky was out in the yard, stretching his legs, and he came up on the front porch.  I was standing inside the screen door, talking to him while Nmom was watching.  At one point, I decided to take off the wig and fluff out my own hair.  When I did that, Nicky did the BIGGEST double-take at me and his facial expression said:  "Huh?!?!?  What the?!?!?!?!?"  He looked so CUTE and FUNNY when he reacted to my practical joke!

Bones

[Stormchild]

Bones, that is hysterical!

Speaking of cute and funny... I missed Henry on the previous page, it takes a while for the image to come up on my computer... oh what a cutie pie! What a big old bulldarling pooch!

[moonlight52]

Hey All,

I finally have another Iris the fetch kitty story but this time it's not about bring tossed straws back to me.

Moonlet (my D) dressed up as a cute little bunny and Moonlet's friend dressed up as a kitty for Halloween.
Moonlet's friend has silky black hair and her costume cat ears looked so real with fake furry ears.

When our Iris kitty came into the room where the girls were our Iris kitty arched her back and kept looking at Moonlet's girlfriend's
fake cat ears and kept arching her back until Moonlet's friend took off the fake cat ears.We all started to laugh.
Then Iris scampered away to her favorite pillow spot to curl up.

I am sure Iris kitty was glad when Mr moon took Moonlet's friend home.

Our poor sweet little Iris kitty got tricked on Halloween 

MoonLight

[Hopalong]

Happy Halloween to Moon and the Moonlets and little Iris kitty and here's one for Brigid and Her Man.

 
Hops

[Bones]

Bones, that is hysterical!

Speaking of cute and funny... I missed Henry on the previous page, it takes a while for the image to come up on my computer... oh what a cutie pie! What a big old bulldarling pooch!

Thanks, Stormy!

For some reason, I couldn't access the image of Henry.

Bones