Share your family pets silly quirks stories
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November 10, 2022 9:03 AM CST
What are the silliest or quirkiest things your family pet has ever done?
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May 15, 2023 4:27 PM CDTAbout six weeks ago, we had a severe electric storm come through with crazy lightening. During this storm, there was a loud explosion sound that came from my work out room. Later, I learned that my receiver blew during this storm. I can't say whether it was by the lightening strike or not, heat sink blew, because all of my other devices throughout the house were fine. I did learn from our neighbor that the house on the corner was severely struck by lightening and lost 75% of all of it's electric wiring, huge chunk of asphalt taken out from their patio from the strike and several bathroom cabinets blew off including all of the soot that blew through the living room from the fireplace because the initial strike was at the chimney. So why am I posting this story here? I have two dogs in my lap shaking because we are under a severe storm warning and are surrounded by lightening, thunder with heavy rain. My little Gidget has not been the same since that storm several weeks ago. Last week we had a severe storm and she panted heavily. I was so worried about her. I have a lightening jacket/comfort coat on her right now and she's in my lap doing a bit better. My Snowey Bear is also bothered by storms now and he's been in my office chair behind me hiding. Of course, this is not funny quirky stuff, but it is about animal behavior and how to best help our pets when they need us. My dd and I did learn today that when she was cooking in the kitchen, all of the dogs were focused on dinner more then the storm coming in. Once she was done cooking, they started feeling a bit anxious. My Champy Bear is the coolest "cat" in the bunch (he's a dog
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May 17, 2023 9:42 PM CDTDogs have a way of telling you what they need. Every Pomeranian I've had does the ultimate stare down when they need something and it's up to me to figure out what they need. If both of my dogs are sitting in the kitchen together, it's either about food or they need fresh water. If my Snowey Bear starts following me around and keeps staring at me at every moment, then he's telling me he has to go outside. My other Pom, Champy Bear is just so freaking cute, he just looks at me and I usually have to pick him up and give him a hug.
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April 21, 2024 11:13 AM CDT
It's been awhile since I've posted a silly dog quirk, because usually my dogs quirks are linear as they are adults, but some how, Champy Bear has some new quirks with treat eating and going outside.
In the morning, both Champy and Snowy, love their morning healthy soft chewy treats by Benefel which are really a soft version of kibble I like to give them in the morning to start out their day. This started when they were young because my senior dog, Isabella, was in poor health and the soft food was easier for her to eat. I also like to hand feed them this food as it's a bonding moment of the day.
To give them this treat, all portion the same amount in each hand and they gobble it up and then I'll give them some more. The new behavior of Champy Bear is now he doesn't want to eat out of my hand, he wants me to give him one kibble at a time. Good grief, this has been going on for three weeks now. I can't seem to get him back to the original idea of taking the kibble out of my hand until it's empty.
The other quirky behavior he's doing, which is extremely annoying, bless his heart, is when it's time "to go out", he runs along with Snowy, Snowy makes it to the door like a normal dog would, but Champy is stopping at the outside of the room door and is expecting a personal invitation to proceed onward to the back door of the room to exit outside. OMG, what's up with you Champy? I'm really having to work on tasks that should be simple, yet you are changing the procedure lol.
