Annoying things your pet does..

My Dudley a pug/boston terrier mix barks frantically whenever someone is walking by my home. But amazingly for the past 10 years he sleeps solidly thru the night. Except for one night 2 years ago. This is not funny. This is true. He saved my life. He woke me out of a sound sleep at 3am going nuts by the front door. My neighbor was knocking and yelling for me to open the door because "they" were trying to kill him. Since I've known him for years and so did my dog, my instinct was to open the door and save him. But my dog would not let me near the door. He kept getting in front of me, pushing me out of the way and snapping at me to move. His fur was standing on end. This is a 35 pound dog who loves everyone. I finally grabbed the leash, put it around his neck and dragged him out of the way. But my instinct kicked in and before opening the door I slipped the chain on. As I was opening the door I had to bend down to grab the dog's collar and keep him from trying to get to this guy. And that is how I saw this guy in my hallway with no clothes on and a long double bladed knife hidden off to his side. Had I opened the door maybe I and for sure my dog would be dead. Slammed the door shut, called 911, and a few minutes later he was down on the ground and 5 cops over him with guns drawn. Long story short it was a combination of PTSD and a reaction to meds. He was not arrested he went to the hospital. He was one of our Army heroes suffering from stints in Afghanistan and Iraq.

And of course Dudley does annoying things like chewing on socks and grabbing underwear out of the hamper and running thru the house hoping you will play with him. But for all their annoying funny habits if you treat them right, your pets will give up their lives for you.

Where do I begin. First I have a fox terrier, which by default means the brain is an option which is unavailable. With every noise out front he goes to bark. A leaf falls, he goes to bark. A bird chirps, he barks. He sits at your feet and whimpers and whines until you remove your shoes and socks so he can lick your feet. Circle in front of the back door to go out, take two steps out and walks back in.

Although it's better than a friend of mine. He got a new puppy. Really cute. Until he decided to make his own Choo toys. His Jimmy Choo sneaker toys. Ouch.

My feline .. She eats plastic, plastic bags aren't safe anywhere near her! It's awful
how I have to hide it but she's good, she finds it often.

A pet is just not a human with human feelings. They don't always do what an owner wants them to do, that's what I love most about them: they have their own little characters!

Our cat likes to sit on the arm of the chair and when you walk past her paw shoots out and gives you a swipe.

As others she also likes to lie across the keyboard, and also will sneakily make herself comfy on any seat we just vacate!

Recently whenever I'm ironing and take a break she's taken to curling up on the ironing board.

It's like a whole animal brigade when I go to the restroom. I've got the dogs fighting for attention and the cat running between my legs and behind the toilet.

She likes to go between my legs. 1 year ago it was ok, but now she is so big and 70 kg. I have to watch out to keep my balance.

I have 3 cats and all have their own annoying habits.

Syntax prefers doing both number 1 and 2 on the couch instead of the litter box or outside when it rains. Sometimes she barfs there as well.

Tabasco has this thing for rubbing his fur against your (wet) legs when coming out of the shower. It seems to be his intention to attach as much of his fur on my legs as possible. Perhaps he doesn't like me shaving them? He will also lick nippels when he sees the chance, cat tongues are a bit too rough on that sensitive area for my taste.

And finally we have Sambal. He had been living in the streets for about a year, providing for himself, before he invited himself to live at my place. Sambal knows how to catch food and is very good at it. I'm yet undecided what aspect of that I find most unpleasant... Finding a living room full of pigeon and its feathers? Stepping out of bed right unto the remains of 50 cm / 20" goldfish? Neh, I guess I dislike it most when he catches a mouse, releases it unharmed on my bed in the middle of the night thus forcing me to participate in a game of "catch the mouse". When he wins I get to enjoy the crunching sounds of eating said mouse under my bed. When I win I have to get downstairs to release the mouse into the front yard. Oh joy. :grumble:

Our dog farts. A lot.

She also has a thing for batteries. Can't leave them lying around, cause she will eat them.

Two cats, both a little mad.

Bear is obsessed with water, he will sit on the edge of the bath and stare unblinkingly for hours. He swipes at your toes sometimes and pokes at the water. Will scream at the door and stick a creepy upside down paw under it until he's allowed in. Also likes to rub and weave all about wet legs, so any bath or shower ends with furry ankles.

Effy likes to be petted whilst I'm on the toilet. She weaves back and forth, flops in to any pat I offer and sort of summersaults on my feet, head planted first.

She talks a lot too. Loud, vocal mews about everything. She also snores, large snores for a very small cat.

They both like to ride on our shoulders like scarves. Bear is older, and he's done it always and isn't much trouble. Effy came later and has started copying him. She slips and slides and we have to walk around like hunchbacks to keep her from falling.

She also has little 'love moments', they're intense. She waits until you're laying down, usually on the lounge. She has a paw on either side of your neck, like a cuddle, kneading included, and continuously plows her head into yours and headbutts and snuggles your face for about 10 minutes. It's painful and ridiculous, but she honestly looks so perfectly happy and in love you can't get up her. Desperate affection.

Reading something? Expect a cat, either one, to sit on it.