I almost can't believe what Az just did. Tara Banana was puffing and blowing a bit, and I was just making coffee and not really paying attention to her.
So, Az gave me his most withering expression, stood up, turned the handle, and opened the patio door so that Tara could go out for a wee. He didn't go through the door himself, he just opened it, pushed it open and stood there waiting for her to go out.
Honestly the longer I know that lurcher the more impressed I am. He is soooooo clever!
So, Az gave me his most withering expression, stood up, turned the handle, and opened the patio door so that Tara could go out for a wee. He didn't go through the door himself, he just opened it, pushed it open and stood there waiting for her to go out.
Honestly the longer I know that lurcher the more impressed I am. He is soooooo clever!
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"I don't like it when Tara pees inside
(recognising that something might happen in the future, and also that there is a difference between indoors and outdoors)
because IF that happens the carpet cleaner comes out/it will smell bad
(a conditional thought)
so therefore I shall open the door
(forethought)
so she can go out instead.
(understanding how another animal will behave in response to an action)
To open the door, I shall stand on my hind legs and push the lever with my front paw.
(OK, we knew he could do this bit, but it's still quite impressive because it's not something he has ever seen another dog do, he worked it out by watching another species that is a very different shape).
Dogs are supposed to be able to reason up to about a 4 year old child level, but I am not sure all human 4 year olds would manage that reasoning.
Overall though it does start to sound like Az has been reading 101 Dalmatians
I homechecked a home with a 2 year old girl a month or so ago, and I'm pretty sure she will be very alert and observing of her beloved new doggy at least some of the time - even if she isn't out of nappies herself yet. (Whereas I didn't even notice the problem, and there's nothing wrong with my intelligence, well at least compared to a dog there isn't!)
I do think it's pretty impressive that Az worked this out himself without my giving him any cues or encouragement tho.
She has been known to take collars off other cats, but I'm not sure why. I'm pretty sure there is some Perl-shaped logical reason, but what it is...
By contrast I'm afraid all our boy cats are a bit dim.
I wouldn't put it past some of your boy cats to have secret Scarlet Pimpernel-like double identities, and to be masquerading as dim idiots in order to put you off the scent and conceal their evil overlordly doings. I wouldn't put anything past Yama and Suma.
(By the way, in Left 4 Dead, one of the special baddies - the hunter - growls before pouncing, and sounds just like your bungles when they're making their
very cuteterrifying growling sound. I call them "Bungles" now.)(And another by the way, according to the pigeon book I've just been reading, pigeons are the messenger bird of "Yama, the god of death and justice.)
Although arguably opening patio doors is a rather more useful application of intelligence.
Fortunately, as long as he has Mollydog to look after him, he consents to stay in the house without us having to go round doublelocking and bolting everything and hiding the keys. I swear he can turn a key if you leave it in the lock.
It has to be Mollydog, too - I tried leaving him with foster Sasha, and by the time I'd got Molls into the car, both of the other 2 were bouncing around me going 'where you going then...'