Nobella- great idea to start this thread!
This is a pet peeve for my cat and my dog: My cat Theo is a bit of a trouble maker. We're convinced that he leads Olivia to something and secretly tell her to do destrutive things. Olivia turns deaf when I yell at her not to do these things if Theo is around. Examples: 1) Theo's litter box is in the back bedroom. Olivia's favorite snack these days is "Theo Bites." There are gates and doors around this area so that Olivia can't get in unless we're in that part of the house. Theo doesn't spend any time in that room unless Olivia is in that part of the house. Then, Theo HAS to be in that room because he knows that Olivia is his shadow and will follow him in there. Once in there, Theo sits on the floor and just watches as Olivia digs through the litter box to find the "hidden treasures." So gross! No matter how loud I yell or what I bang on to get her attention Olivia can't hear a thing until I go in there and catch her! 2) Theo ripped the lining on our box spring a while back. Olivia rips the stuffing out of it. The bedroom door is usually closed, but Theo always is trying to open it. If he is able to open it, he shoots under the bed and Olivia follows him. There are no toys, food, open windows for him to look out of, etc. in that room- no reason for him to want to be in there at all, but he is obsessed with going in there when she's around. They don't even play in there- Theo darts under the bed, Olivia follows and by the time I get there she has stuffing in her mouth. She doesn't go under the bed when she's in there by herself, and neither does he- no desire to what-so-ever. They are true partners in crime.
Olivia is so jealous if we give attention to Theo. She came into HIS house so we can't understand the jealousy thing. If we pick up Theo and pet him, or pet him when he's on the back of the couch, she attacks him. She'll bite on him and play rough to punish him for getting our attention. She even gets this really snotty bark if he does anything to defend himself! Like "how dare you touch my humans and then not let me eat your face off!" When we yell at her she just looks up at us with the most innocent face, like "what?" |