About Dogs and Cats and their Buddies. And some little jokes.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page.

A DOG may bark to express how they're feeling, for example, when they're excited, frustrated, bored or scared. If a dog feels threatened, they may bark to tell somebody to stay away or to leave. Other times, dogs may bark because they want something in particular, such as their favorite toy. And also because they are dogs. Otherwise, they’d be texting or IM’ng you what they’re thinking. Like if they are anti Trump or pro Trump. 🐈🙂🐕

“PETS or cats and dogs have the ability to help strengthen relationships,” says Michael Hamilton, a veterinary orthopaedic. “They help us to be more patient, caring and loving towards one another. The unconditional love you receive from a dog or cat is extremely rewarding.” So next time you check Tinder out, invite your dog and cat to sit with you for their opinion as you surf through profiles. (Mr Hamilton is actually a cat so I concur with his professional findings.) 🐕😉🐈

DESENSITIZED, made less likely to feel shock or distress at scenes of cruelty or suffering by overexposure to such images. That’s what happens to us humanity who spend our 24/7 sitting with gadgets or screens. The dog or cat wakes us up from stupor–to remind us it’s time to walk, food bowls are empty, and litter box has to be cleaned. Sometimes we get shocked to reality upon knowing the dog buried a bear arm in the yard or the cat dragged a dead python into the kitchen sink. 😐😑😴

SNIFFING is just something all dogs do to get the lay of the land, mark their regular routes in the neighborhood, and sniff out familiar scents. Scent sniffing also helps them understand if something, or some new dog, is in their area. Arrow is different. She sniffs and scrutinizes spots for DNA samples and all that shit. If she finds something strange, like hints of hostile interpolators, she reports to Fizz at forensics in the house for further study. Ching types these findings on her laptop. 🐕👃🐕

CATS have both a short-term and a long-term memory, so not only do they think, but they also remember. While that doesn't tell us exactly what they think about all day, it does tell us that they are likely to have relatively complex thoughts and feelings about things. Yup, really complex, these personages koolcats. For example, Fizz googles a lot of info after watching a bird or fish video on YouTube, or I bet she snuck into my Facebook page while I was asleep. 🐱💻🐱

WHY do dogs chase cars? Natural evolution: They simply have the instinct to chase, and a quick-moving car appears just like their prey. Training your dog to stay immobile or by your side can help so that chasing cars becomes a thing of the past. Or your cat can teach your dog the ninja art of ignore-it, quit the drama. Fizz told me that Arrow barks and sometimes chases cars as a theatrical ploy for silly attention. 🐕🚘🐕‍🦺

LOTS of reasons why cats love boxes. Main one is because they're confined, enclosed spaces. Cats are ambush predators and finding confined places where they can hide, hunt prey and feel safe and warm is an instinctive behavior. Snug cardboard boxes fit the bill perfectly. Like ninjas. Cats are also into siege and infiltration, ambush, reconnaissance, espionage, deception, and later bodyguarding with their fighting skills in scratch-face martial arts, including tiger’s claw ninjutsu. 🐱🎁🦊

DOGS can recognize us, and do look forward to seeing us each day! As for cats? A similar study out of the University of Tokyo confirmed that our favorite felines can distinguish their owner's voice or face, but they don't necessarily react. They’d be like, “So you’re home, okay. What do I care? But if you have the time, please clean our litter box.” 🐈🙃🐕

SLOW NEWS DAY, a time when media organizations publish trivial stories due to the lack of more substantial topics. I stopped watching news on TV for years now. Sometimes I just ask Fizz what’s up on Fox, CNN and MSNBC. She’d usually say: “Anti Trump, pro Trump, but more anti China.” So I simply go back to Facebook. 📺📰📺

WHY do cats sleep on different beds? Cats like to regularly switch between different sleeping locations to protect themselves from fleas and other parasites, so it's best to provide them with a few different beds situated around the house. Ching and Fizz have a number of beds or cushions in the house and a dozen in our bedroom. I simply squeeze my body somewhere in there, especially that Arrow already owns my bed. 🐱🛌🐱