CONFESS!!!!! What secret superpowers do your pets possess?

[LynneSin]

Evita is a power shedder with the ability to cover every surface available with a thin coat of grey hair. And yet she never looks bald.

Abbott has the ability to lick himself even when faced with danger - I swear he's doing in 24x7

[mainegreen]

1. The power of carpet-seeking vomit.

>85% hardwood floors.
Vomit always lands on carpet.

[Skittles]

67. what the F*** is up with that?

worse: ON MY FREAKING BED COMFORTER. WHAT THE HELL!!!!

[soleft]

2. My cat can imitate Edgar G. Robinson

Merrrrrrah, Merrrrrrah, see, you'll never get me alive.

[FunkyLeprechaun]

3. Our dog is literally Harry Hound-ini

Escapes and we have NO clue how he does it. even when the door is firmly shut and locked.

[LostinVA]

4. Ginsberg can fit an entire mouse in his mouth

Mick can coat an entire room in paper using a single paper towel sheet. He can also transport himself across the yard.

[Heidi]

5. Ginger has an uncanny ability to know when 4 a.m. is

_every day_.

"Time to wake up and play with me and feed me, and then I'll go back to sleep once you're wide awake!!!!" :bounce:

[Heidi]

6. Dupe. Self-delete. (nt)

[Gonzo Gardener]

7. M'dawg talks

[spinbaby]

8. Our Wilma sees ghosts

She also sees invisible insects. Sophie releases giant furry tumbleweeds that gather in the corners and eventually turn into some kind of sentient life form. She can also defeat throw rugs.

[yellowcanine]

9. My dog walks past a rawhide snack and develops a severe case of the trots.

[youthere]

10. My dog has the amazing ability to pee in the face of danger...

well that's a little misleading...she pees on the carpet when faced with danger...danger such as the mail lady making the delivery, or the phone ringing. She also eats the dried snot out of used Kleenex. She's a real hero...:eyes:

[MorningGlow]

11. Dilbert, our alpha male cat, can go invisible

There are times we honestly cannot find him ANYwhere in the house, and yet when he's darn good and ready he'll saunter out from one of the rooms we searched thoroughly.

Jasmine, my familiar, can be at the very opposite end of the house, asleep, and yet know when I've sat down, then teleport into my lap and become a cling-on.

Clover, our pisspot part-Persian, can tell time and is part sheepdog--at 10 p.m. every night she "scolds" Mr. MG ("mwreeeeoowwww") and herds him until he goes to bed so she can sleep between his knees.

All three cats have the ability to eat six times their body weight if we allowed it.

[struggle4progress]

41. My pets are ALWAYS invisible

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

12. My cat can read...

But not only read. She can actually read newsprint through her abdominal muscles.

Every time I'm reading the newspaper in the morning, she jumps up on the table and, seeing that it's probably a really interesting article, she promptly lays down exactly on that portion of the paper that I'm reading.

Patches could kick your ass in a current events quiz!

[Coyote_Bandit]

13. Champion Spellers

T-R-E-A-T

W-A-L-K

R-I-D-E

G-O



and more.....

[HuskerDU]

14. My cat plays fetch like a dog. The lil guy is so cute as he tears

after the bottle cap like a bat outta hell, and then he trots back with it like a proud hunter!

[TZ]

16. I have a fetching kitty cat too!

Except its ONLY a little foam ball that she returns.

[HuskerDU]

20. No matter how many times I throw that damn cap, he always

wants me to throw it again! His older bro use to play fetch too, but I guess he is too lazy now.

[jgraz]

42. My parrot will fetch -- check it out

[TZ]

52. Thats adorable! I've always kind of wanted a parrot

but having cats, its not a good idea. Here's my fetcher at work, btw:

[jgraz]

54. Have a kid first. I've heard it's good practice

Once you get a couple of kids under your belt, you can move up to parrots. :P

[badgerpup]

15. Fantastic Feline Four...

Wimsey the Desk Pesk likes to read blogs on the computer while I'm trying to do so.

Esme the LapLump can become an IMMOVABLE OBJECT once she's made contact with a lap or against feet or legs in bed.

Riktor is multi-talented. He apparently has a sub-woofer secreted somewhere in his 9 lb frame that gives him an earthquake-grade purr- not so much loud as it makes things VIBRATE. That's not all. Normally blessed with a quiet, pleasant voice, he has evidently read Dune and learned of the Bene Gesserit power of the Voice...specifically that of a Female In Heat. He can MRRROWW-ROOWWW-AAAROWWWOW for hours on end when he wants out and I need him to stay inside.

MacFeegle The Fearless and Friendly takes roofs, trees and gullies all in his stride when called to come home...and is a Big Game hunter with various rodentia, birds, and snakes to his credit.

[TommyO]

17. Teleportation!

It's amazing how cats can get into closed rooms and then meow for you to let them out. I think the teleportation is a one-way trip only.

[Alexander]

18. My cat could open doors with her paw. I'm not kidding.

The door had to have a handle and either a nearby surface or railing at the same height. She would jump on the surface and paw open the door.

She was a genius of a cat.

[unsavedtrash]

19. my bassett hound is actually a hoover vacuum.

Does that count as a superpower?

[LynneSin]

21. I forgot - both my cats have superpower hearing

they can hear a can opening from the far side of the house.

They can be upstairs lounging on the bed but as soon as I open a can of cat food they're right there at my feet yowling

[Flaxbee]

22. Tommycat is god.

So, he pretty much has any superpower he wants. :D

[Fire Walk With Me]

23. Love and forgiveness, regardless of the situation.

[montanto]

24. my cat has fully socketed epic sleep and he can cast

nap on anyone!

[badgerpup]

37. Doesn't every cat come equipped with Sleep Rays?

All of mine have.
They can curl up on your lap or chest and knock you out in less than 15 minutes...even if you're wide awake, or thoroughly immersed in a good book...:boring:

That's why I didn't mention the Sleep Ray as a Superpower...thought it was standard feline equipment.

[RedShoesBlueState]

25. PeggySue can carry 20% of her weight in her mouth

My dog Peggy Sue weighs 50 lbs. She loves to carry things outside -- anything that is sitting on the floor. A couple of years ago, she carried a 10 lb bag of potatoes out through the dog door. My mother was visiting from out of town, and was going crazy trying to find the potatoes we bought. When I spotted the bag lying out on the grass, we were both amazed. My Mom calls PeggySue "Spud" to this day.

[Rhythm]

26. They cast magical sleep spells

Irresistable, i tell ya...

[underpants]

27. Gay cat

[TrogL]

28. The cats walk through walls and floors

We locked one in the bathroom 'cause it was fighting with the other cats. Ten minutes later it came up from the basement. There is no hole in the bathroom floor.

[CreekDog]

29. Superlong sleeping powers

[applegrove]

30. Both of mine can stare at a mouse hole for hours on end.

[BuelahWitch]

31. My cat Tisha could hear my eyelids open in the morning

Next thing I knew she'd be on the bed, in my face demanding to be fed.:)

[Javaman]

32. I call my dog either "sentinel dog" or "hypno dog"

she has the ability to stare me down to into walking her.

[BrotherBuzz]

33. Sally the wonder dog possesses super concentration

She will place her ball, or even a tidbit of one, on or near my hand when I fall asleep at night. She just stares at me the entire time. She is still staring at me when I awake the next morning, desperately trying to put the ball back into play. She loves to work.

[Snarkturian Clone]

34. kitty super-stretch

[SeattleGirl]

35. My three cats and the dog have a psychic connection to each other

when it comes to eating. They can all be in different parts of the house, doing whatever, and all of a sudden, they all converge on me, barking and meowing, letting me know they are hungry. And it's never at the same time every day. I tell ya, they are psychic!

[taterguy]

36. My pet's not so secret superpower is that he helps heal sick kids

It's true. He's a therapy dog. Every two weeks my wife takes him to a pediatric psych ward.

Very cool.

[Danger Mouse]

38. My dog has ultra butt-sniffing powers.

There is not a butt that is safe from her nose. If you have an ass, guaranteed that this dog's nose will be shoved right up in there.

[Sugar Smack]

39. My cat Soph knows where everything is arranged on the tabletop

far above her. She can even see things near the edge of the table. She has X-Ray vision. So when she jumps, she always avoids those things. Amazing.

[hedgehog]

40. My dogs can silently fill a room with poisonous gas.

[jgraz]

43. My 14-yr-old poodle can smell into the future

She's blind, deaf and she takes 5 minutes to get down the stairs. But she always seems to show up right before I pull her food out of the fridge.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

44. My cats can slip between universes.

They will completely disappear for hours, but will suddenly appear as if from nowhere if food becomes available. I believe they can find portals to other universes.

They can make me wake up just by staring at me.

They can find my fuzzy socks no matter where I hide them.

[TrogL]

45. Could you ask them to find my kitten

She walked through a wall a few years ago and hasn't been seen since.

[Jamastiene]

46. Sunday Girl knows when I think about ham.

She comes running with a sense of purpose in her stride: to take my ham sandwich or claw my eyes out trying. She knows BEFORE I open the bread or take the mayo out of the fridge or take the ham out of the fridge. She KNOWS.

[madeline_con]

47. My dog can escape any collar or harness

by using her amazing midair shrug. It's cute, but gets her into problems sometimes.

[Skittles]

48. he can will me to open the french door with his eyes

[Sanity Claws]

64. Great photo

It makes you wonder what goes through their minds, when you see expressions like that.

[bertha katzenengel]

49. Toby can kick-start anything - toy, rug, brother - into submission, while

Harry's yowl alone can open a can of cat food.

[Perry Logan]

50. Knows how to wake me up exactly one hour before I would have woken up (if she hadn't woken me up).

This is Tori the torotoise shell cat we're talking about here.

[NewWaveChick1981]

51. Vicki the Dog can stalk unsuspecting squirrels at 100 yards.

:rofl: She THINKS she can stalk unsuspecting cats too, but the cats just flip her off. :rofl:

Casey the Dog can eat her dinner in a single bound. Oh, and she scares away vicious motorcycles with her angry screambarking. :rofl:

[Broken_Hero]

53. Both of my poms, have the abiilty to piss

on my floor...without me ever catching them/seeing them do it...and whats worse, their superpower also makes me find those pee spots, with my bare feet...

[Blarch]

55. When my dog shits...

he walks in a circle in the squat position and leaves a ring of shit about 3 feet in diameter, we call him Lord of the Rings ...real name is Ringo

[NV Whino]

56. My dear departed Pinkus

could run between rain drops. Pouring rain outside. He comes in dry as a bone. I think it's part of the "other universe" ability.

[Mojorabbit]

57. My rabbit Sparky does mind control

I will be sitting on the couch watching tv and feel eyes boring into my head and hear a voice saying, "I want dried papaya, dammit". I'll look up and he will be intensly staring at me, every fiber of his being willing me to get up off my ass and give him one.

[NC_Nurse]

58. Smokey, my old kitty has the power to clear the

dogs out of a room with a look...dogs that are 10 times bigger than she is.
My dog Jane can detect an ill wind blowing and bark incessantly, BEFORE there is
any evidence of ANYTHING changed in the environment.
Mina has breath that can knock over an elephant at 50 paces.
Hobbes could eat 24/7 if only I weren't so cruel as not to feed her constantly.

[bettyellen]

59. Sweetpea can walk on eyeballs (mine) as if they were a normal flat surface-

little bitch, i was trying to sleep!

[Cabcere]

60. My cat Isabel is flame-retardant.

:P No, seriously, one time she curled up under a halogen lamp and fell asleep, and a few minutes later my mom and I noticed this horrible burning smell. We thought maybe it was coming from one of the computers, so we freaked out and started turning the computers off and trying to find the source...meanwhile, Isabel woke up, stretched, and moved out from under the halogen lamp to watch us. I went to pet her (after we had found no evidence of smoking computer parts), and noticed a little rough brown patch on her back - she had singed her fur from being too close to the lamp, and she hadn't even noticed it! :rofl: And this is the cat that squalls like a banshee if you even try to pick her up to pet her...crazy thing. :crazy:

My other cat, Phoenix, has the ability to projectile-vomit, especially from great heights. x( Once he puked down the refrigerator door, damaging several magnets, newspaper clippings, and assorted pieces of artwork, and also completely grossing us all out. :puke:

My dog Katie has extraordinarily sharp selective hearing. She can be upstairs in my parents' bedroom, sound asleep, but when somebody in the kitchen crinkles plastic wrap, she'll be down the stairs like a shot and nosing around their feet in an instant. (Plastic wrap, incidentally, is what we wrap CHEESE in, and that is one of her favorite foods.) She is also immediately responsive when anyone in the family mentions the name of one of the cats, as that means that the cats (and not the dog!) are receiving human attention (which is completely unacceptable, in her eyes).

Katie can also spell - she is especially good at recognizing words like C-H-E-E-S-E, C-A-T, D-O-G, and O-U-T. (Personally, I'm inclined to think that she recognizes the distinct vocal patterns we use when we're spelling words, but it's still pretty awesome.) :)

[TZ]

63. Hot stuff there, your kitty Isabel

As for the spelling dogs...I totally believe you. We had a dog that learned W-A-L-K, Big W, O-U-T, even though we tried to be normal toned with those words he still knew.

My cats have the super amazing black hole stomachs..no matter how much food disappears down them...more is still needed..:)

[Cabcere]

65. Hehe, yep!

:D :hi: My girls have black hole stomachs, too...Katie can wolf down her entire bowl of food in less than twenty seconds, and Isabel is usually either chowing down or begging for more food. :eyes: Ahh, animals... :)

[Quantess]

61. Is Evita a dog?

We could team up Evita with my dog, and open a yarn mill.
We just collect all their shedded hair and we'd have enough yarn to knit a sweater for everyone.

[badgerpup]

71. Some knitters told me that incorporating dog hair into yarn for socks...

...not only makes them very warm but makes them extremely durable as well. They had big fluffy dogs that shed constantly, so they'd know...

Superpowers:

Wimsey the Blog-Reading Desk Pesk has the ability to teleport his little white paws UNDER someone's foot (usually mine)...
after it has been already been set down on the ground! :wow:

This gives him the opportunity to squall, give the Hurt Look...and so be picked up, petted, and apologized to profusely.

Until this thread, I hadn't really thought about all the Superpowers my cats possess...but damn! It's amazing they keep me around. Except maybe that...

I'M THE ONE WHO'S GOT THE OPPOSABLE THUMBS! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[livetohike]

62. My dogs Cindy and Murphy can tell time

Dinner better be served at 4:00 on the dot or they come looking for us :-).

[Brigid]

66. I had a cat . . .

He was a huge gray and white cat with a very bad attitude. When he got angry enough, I could swear his eyes turned red, and he would behave as if he were possessed. :scared:

Of course, he was suffering from a malady that every cat I ever knew has suffered from: he thought he was royalty. :)

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

68. Mimi can walk over fire...

And not get burned. She brushed over a lit hemp candle several years ago, and was nearly spotless. She's a Norwegian Forest Cat, so she's most definitely a longhair.

Mimi

Scully and Murphy both knew when I was pg with my daughter before I was ever aware.

Scully
Murphy

Sorry for the glow...my furry kiddos all have very reflective eyes with the flash.

[BlueIris]

69. Our dog has solved the "doorknob problem."

Which is kinda funny in a really sad way.

[laconicsax]

70. My cat can be more annoying than GD:P

[Perry Logan]

72. Cats taught GD:P everything it knows.