Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 > ...is opening the refrigerator. Really. I've found it wide open twice. I've heard of dogs doing this but I never figured a cat to have the strength to break the seal. When Sherlock was in training, he opened the pantry door and helped himself to a bag of dog biscuits, a box of Uncle Ben's boil-in-bag rice, a carton of Camp Fire Girls peanut butter chocolate candies, a loaf of bread, and a box of Cheerio's cereal. He didn't actually eat this stuff, just sampled a little of it all and then left the rest of it on the living room floor. We came home to a disaster area! Sherlock's trainers had a good laugh about it and told us why they have a padlock on their refrigerator and child-proof locks on all the cabinets. Seems their German Shepherd had learned to open the fridge and decided to help himself to the ENTIRE THANKSGIVING TURKEY! They locked the doors and stopped letting the dog deliver beer for treats. That's a hazard of training them to be service animals - when not in service, they sometimes use their skills to their own advantage. Sherlock is certainly no exception there! I'm not surprised that your cats are smart and trying to do things, but I never would have thought they could manage the fridge - cabinets, yes, but a fridge is hard to open! -Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 > ...is opening the refrigerator. Really. I've found it wide open twice. I've heard of dogs doing this but I never figured a cat to have the strength to break the seal. When Sherlock was in training, he opened the pantry door and helped himself to a bag of dog biscuits, a box of Uncle Ben's boil-in-bag rice, a carton of Camp Fire Girls peanut butter chocolate candies, a loaf of bread, and a box of Cheerio's cereal. He didn't actually eat this stuff, just sampled a little of it all and then left the rest of it on the living room floor. We came home to a disaster area! Sherlock's trainers had a good laugh about it and told us why they have a padlock on their refrigerator and child-proof locks on all the cabinets. Seems their German Shepherd had learned to open the fridge and decided to help himself to the ENTIRE THANKSGIVING TURKEY! They locked the doors and stopped letting the dog deliver beer for treats. That's a hazard of training them to be service animals - when not in service, they sometimes use their skills to their own advantage. Sherlock is certainly no exception there! I'm not surprised that your cats are smart and trying to do things, but I never would have thought they could manage the fridge - cabinets, yes, but a fridge is hard to open! -Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 > ...is opening the refrigerator. Really. I've found it wide open twice. I've heard of dogs doing this but I never figured a cat to have the strength to break the seal. When Sherlock was in training, he opened the pantry door and helped himself to a bag of dog biscuits, a box of Uncle Ben's boil-in-bag rice, a carton of Camp Fire Girls peanut butter chocolate candies, a loaf of bread, and a box of Cheerio's cereal. He didn't actually eat this stuff, just sampled a little of it all and then left the rest of it on the living room floor. We came home to a disaster area! Sherlock's trainers had a good laugh about it and told us why they have a padlock on their refrigerator and child-proof locks on all the cabinets. Seems their German Shepherd had learned to open the fridge and decided to help himself to the ENTIRE THANKSGIVING TURKEY! They locked the doors and stopped letting the dog deliver beer for treats. That's a hazard of training them to be service animals - when not in service, they sometimes use their skills to their own advantage. Sherlock is certainly no exception there! I'm not surprised that your cats are smart and trying to do things, but I never would have thought they could manage the fridge - cabinets, yes, but a fridge is hard to open! -Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 by using her claws, she can pick up a pencil -- can't HOLD it well, but..... ----------------- That's a statement that probably applies to half the list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 by using her claws, she can pick up a pencil -- can't HOLD it well, but..... ----------------- That's a statement that probably applies to half the list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 by using her claws, she can pick up a pencil -- can't HOLD it well, but..... ----------------- That's a statement that probably applies to half the list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 I saw something on TV last week about a woman (whom I believe has waaay too much free time) that taught her cat to sit at the dining room table with her and her husband and to eat with a fork, spoon or chopsticks! > She comes near to having a > thumb -- by using her claws, she can pick up a pencil -- can't HOLD > it well, but..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 I saw something on TV last week about a woman (whom I believe has waaay too much free time) that taught her cat to sit at the dining room table with her and her husband and to eat with a fork, spoon or chopsticks! > She comes near to having a > thumb -- by using her claws, she can pick up a pencil -- can't HOLD > it well, but..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 I saw something on TV last week about a woman (whom I believe has waaay too much free time) that taught her cat to sit at the dining room table with her and her husband and to eat with a fork, spoon or chopsticks! > She comes near to having a > thumb -- by using her claws, she can pick up a pencil -- can't HOLD > it well, but..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Sorry if this is a double post... my computer started acting up. I saw something on TV last week about a woman (whom I think has waaaaay too much free time on her hands) who taught her cat to sit at the dining room table with her and her husband and to eat dinner with a fork, spoon or even chopsticks! > She comes near to having a > thumb -- by using her claws, she can pick up a pencil -- can't HOLD > it well, but..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 > If there's a door left unlatched, they'll open it. I caught Lenny trying to open a doorknob. I had a cat named Buzzy who liked to hang on the front door knob of my apartment. The building was built in probably the 1920's. Buzzy soon learned that if he jumped up and smacked at the deadbolt lock handle, he could unlock the door. When the door was unlocked, it would drift open without turning the knob. Many times I came home to find Buzzy sitting with what appeared to be a smug look on his face. On the couch, front door open, and the younger, less-bright cat, Roosevelt, was nowhere to be found. I honestly think that Buzzy was trying to be rid of pesky Roosevelt! I also learned that cats really have a thing about Key Lime pie. I made one, ate a slice and went out without covering it or putting it in the refrigerator. Came home to find crust and meringue intact but the entire filling of the pie was gone and the crust was licked clean. Think it must've been the condensed milk. I am sure it was Buzzy's idea. He would eat anything I ate - his favorites were bleu cheese, broccoli and graham crackers. He was one weird cat. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 > If there's a door left unlatched, they'll open it. I caught Lenny trying to open a doorknob. I had a cat named Buzzy who liked to hang on the front door knob of my apartment. The building was built in probably the 1920's. Buzzy soon learned that if he jumped up and smacked at the deadbolt lock handle, he could unlock the door. When the door was unlocked, it would drift open without turning the knob. Many times I came home to find Buzzy sitting with what appeared to be a smug look on his face. On the couch, front door open, and the younger, less-bright cat, Roosevelt, was nowhere to be found. I honestly think that Buzzy was trying to be rid of pesky Roosevelt! I also learned that cats really have a thing about Key Lime pie. I made one, ate a slice and went out without covering it or putting it in the refrigerator. Came home to find crust and meringue intact but the entire filling of the pie was gone and the crust was licked clean. Think it must've been the condensed milk. I am sure it was Buzzy's idea. He would eat anything I ate - his favorites were bleu cheese, broccoli and graham crackers. He was one weird cat. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 > If there's a door left unlatched, they'll open it. I caught Lenny trying to open a doorknob. I had a cat named Buzzy who liked to hang on the front door knob of my apartment. The building was built in probably the 1920's. Buzzy soon learned that if he jumped up and smacked at the deadbolt lock handle, he could unlock the door. When the door was unlocked, it would drift open without turning the knob. Many times I came home to find Buzzy sitting with what appeared to be a smug look on his face. On the couch, front door open, and the younger, less-bright cat, Roosevelt, was nowhere to be found. I honestly think that Buzzy was trying to be rid of pesky Roosevelt! I also learned that cats really have a thing about Key Lime pie. I made one, ate a slice and went out without covering it or putting it in the refrigerator. Came home to find crust and meringue intact but the entire filling of the pie was gone and the crust was licked clean. Think it must've been the condensed milk. I am sure it was Buzzy's idea. He would eat anything I ate - his favorites were bleu cheese, broccoli and graham crackers. He was one weird cat. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 My life experience with cats has been a bit different. For most of my life, cats have typically treated me with the same scorn and contempt as most people I have known, kind of like " I'm smarter and more highly evolved than you and we both know it. " To the extent that any of them wanted to associate with me at all, it was usually as a surrogate scratching pole or litter box. Then about a year ago I started noticing a subtle difference when I was around cats. They started coming over, climbing in my lap, rubbing up against my leg, purring, that kind of thing. I am not making a joke at this point, but I have wondered from time to time if they were in some way sensing some kind of change in me, particularly after I started getting sensitive to energy. I don't have the answer, but it has certainly caused me to question it every once in awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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