Pet's habits that drive you insane.

[buggi]

Quite often, if it's not an irritant issue, dogs lick their feet due to boredom or anxiety, as it releases endorphins for them. You may find you can 'cure' it by giving the dog some challenge to distract and entertain it - maybe hide a few treats around the room and let them sniff them out.

that brings me on to the other annoying habit. Give her a biscuit she wonders around the house trying to bury it, whimpering. Then when she finds somewhere... Usually my settee cushions, she buries it down the side of the settee cushion or under it and then barks until I come over to retrieve it. She does this 3 times and then eats it... Messily.
It's like a ritual. Or maybe she's autistic and needs routine LOL. I would imagine if I hid something, she'd find it and then call me to get it LOL she's such a diva

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

What about taking the dog for a proper walk?

 

[raleighnut]

I love all my cats little quirks, makes them individual. Currently the new kitten, a beautiful grey called Smokey (Mo), is swinging by one front paw from the left handlebar grip of my trike while the others look on bemused, apart from Merlin (big black neutered tom-cat) who is trying to sleep.

 

[PaulSecteur]

My fish keep calling me Bob.

 

[Markymark]

Molly just sits tapping on the window when it raining/snowing outside even though I put a cat-flap in.

She says I shouldn't have married her if I didn't want her in the house.

 

[coffeejo]

Quite often, if it's not an irritant issue, dogs lick their feet due to boredom or anxiety, as it releases endorphins for them. You may find you can 'cure' it by giving the dog some challenge to distract and entertain it - maybe hide a few treats around the room and let them sniff them out.

Yeah, my Lab is far too easily prone to the "this is a good bad habit" thing. She got bitten / stung last weekend and having furiously cleaned her leg to sort it out, decided to keep licking the spot. She knew she shouldn't be doing it as she wouldn't if I was in earshot. Distractions, wearing her out with walks, and keeping it clean with salt water didn't help so we had a £40 trip to see the vet. He prescribed some cream that should clear up the infection she gave herself but if not, she'll be going back for the cone of shame.

 

[cd365]

I used to take my dog out for his last walk of the day around 10pm (his third time out of the day), come 9pm he won't leave me alone until I take him out. It all starts if I change channels around 9pm or pause something else that I'm watching. I get face on the lap, him trying to climb on me and then barking, it gets annoying!

 

[coffeejo]

I used to take my dog out for his last walk of the day around 10pm (his third time out of the day), come 9pm he won't leave me alone until I take him out. It all starts if I change channels around 9pm or pause something else that I'm watching. I get face on the lap, him trying to climb on me and then barking, it gets annoying!

Mine's like that about food. I feed her between six and seven in the mornings and evenings. She starts asking at five.

 

[cd365]

Mine's like that about food. I feed her between six and seven in the mornings and evenings. She starts asking at five.

I hope she doesn't ask at 5am!

 

[coffeejo]

I hope she doesn't ask at 5am!

Alas, yes. Sometimes I manage to get enough authority in my voice to banish her back to her bed. Only some of the time, though.

 

[cd365]

Alas, yes. Sometimes I manage to get enough authority in my voice to banish her back to her bed. Only some of the time, though.

You need to get tougher!

 

[pauldavid]

My labrador only has 1 bad habit.

He has a tendency to get his lipstick out and clean the buggar furiously with his tongue at the most awkward moments. Particularly memorable was when showing a family of 5 around our last house whenwe were selling, as we all walked into the lounge he was just finishing himself off!

They didn't make an offer ( for the house or the dog )

 

[coffeejo]

You need to get tougher!

It's not that she does anything. She just stares. It's awful. I only give in and feed her if I'm too tired to think at that time of the morning.

 

[s7ephanie]

Fred sleeps in my bed and he sleeps facing the bottom of bed, then he farts !!! have you ever smelt a frenchies farts he can clear a room in nano seconds !

 

[Mrs M]

We don't think Thomas was neutered until the SSPCA rescued him when he was aged around 3.
We caught him one day having his "wicked way" with the furry throw on our bed.
It was quite shocking, he had a right pervy wee look on his face.