What annoys your pet(s)?
 

One of my guinea pigs has a bare tummy because she had to be shaved (the indignity) for an operation. She hates having her anti-biotics syringed down her throat and currently doesn't like me very much.

Other than that, they both hate children and having their nails cut.

Laser pointers, or rather the dots. Especially the agressive ones that hide in then attack from inaccessible places like behind furniture or inside heater registers. Damn those dots, meowr!

Both of my cats jump out of their skin when the doorbell rings. If one of them happens to be sitting on your lap when it does ring, trust me, you will bleed.

Birds, squirrels, toes moving under the blanket, bare feet across the hardwood floor==> attack mode
being pulled into the bathtub because he keeps trying to eat the bubbles, riding in the car, the cat carrier, getting a bath==> freak out mode
Closed blinds, a cup of water on any surface, curtains, mommy not paying enough attention to him, getting sprayed with a bottle of water==> Destroyer of the Universe

Attack is with claws, teeth, and that horrible grab-you-with-my-front-claws-and-dig-repeatedly-at-you-with-my-back-legs move.
Freaking out involves swelling up like a toe ended up in a light socket, running around the house at top speed muttering in this horrid, possessed octave that makes all of the people laugh and dodge. He sounds a lot like a turkey on crack.
Destroyer of the Universe... just that. The glass goes over, the laptop gets stepped on or the glass of water onto it, blinds come down off the wall, furniture and clothing shredded. Hence the cycle begins anew.

Stupid cat. He also opens doors, turns the water on and gets in to anything open. And heaven forbid you open a package of peanuts... Gone in 10 Seconds.

edit for speeling. cause i cain't.

Nobody likes the vacuum cleaner. It's like animal scattering time. We have three cats and two dogs right now (one of whom is a two-week visitor), so sometimes it's good to scatter them a little.

Our new kitten HATES the tea kettle. That thing starts whistling, and he's OUT of here.

Ditto on the eevil Vacuum cleaner.

Our two cats also hate sprayed water, a knock at the door, and fingernails scratched on fabric.

Heh, vacuums. Yep. Cats and dogs will play a large role in the success or failure of early robotic appliances. Consider an unsupervised, unguarded vacuum trying to do its job with uncaged pets on the prowl. Service call time.

My two dogs hate hearing the doorbell, seeing the vacuum, getting their nails cut and taking baths.

Playing with the fur between her toes makes her twitch. Staring her down just pisses her off. I always win, but she'll start woofing at me after a bit.

My cat hates the doorbell, the sight of the vacuum cleaner, spraying water, and my son screaching at him. Smart cat runs away. Stupid cat comes back for more.

Heh, you're messin' with Newfie toes. Gusto won't allow us to touch his feet, so they usually look like floor mops.

My cat is scared of aluminum foil... I think it's mostly just the sound of it when it tears. The ears go back and he's running.
He can't stand closed doors... always meowing and howling at them.

When I was living with one, my cat had a visceral hatred of ping-pong (table tennis) balls. Especially the orange ones.

ROFLMFAO!

(first time i've used that it years, but that was damned funny)

My axys hate any sudden movement, when i don't feed them, when they can't fit the side of the tank into their mouths, but curiously they don't mind another axy sitting on their head for an hour or so before being bothered to move. :hmm:


StanT - Did you know that making eye contact with cats and dogs is a direct challenge to them? The first one that looks away is sub-ordinate to the other, which can be handy for getting a pet to come sit on your lap. It's also fun to stare down cats in the street, show them whos boss!

My dog freaks out when someone comes to the door. Then, one sniff and he's all nonchallant.

The weirdest thing is that he doesn't like it when you point a beer bottle, mouth first, at him. He'll bob and weave and eventually turn away.

As for the vacuum, he could care less. He actually let's me vacuum him.



My cat doesn't give a shit about anything. He's a hardcore, mouse killing, bad ass.

My cat can't stand having anything hanging over the edge of a counter or shelf. He has to figure out a way to knock it down. He also has to knock things off dressers in the dark. I'm not sure what he's doing, maybe checking if gravity still works at night.

I had a cat that was terrified of dresses on hangers, especially if a breeze was moving them. Maybe he thought they were ghosts.

Cooper dog hates our digital camera. Camera comes out, tail goes down, dog slinks off to hide. I think it's the flash. She also hates being on the furniture. If I put her on the furniture to snuggle with me she panics and gets down. Also won't let me lay on her bed with her. "nonono, you're the alpha dog, YOU take it, I insist!"

Nochi cat hates mylar balloons. One got tangled around her (the ribbon, anyhow) when she was a kitten and "chased" her through the house when she ran away from it. She also hates my inhaler for some reason. Maybe it sounds like hissing? Anyhow, if I am shaking it up and about to use it, her ears go back and she runs away like hell.

Floyd cat hates tape, stickers, anything sticky. She also hates the hairdryer. Doesn't even need to be on, and she runs from it.

Neither of the adult cats likes coffee or garlic. If we leave a coffee cup sitting out, or a dish that had garlic in it, Nochi will scratch at it like she's trying to bury poop. Floyd just sits by it and yowls till we remove it, or just runs away.

Jackie kitten hates the teakettle, as ratbastid said. It's kind of funny actually. That's the only thing we've found that fazes him in the least. But it sure does make him run.

All 3 of my cats go crazy if you whistle! They run around like they've lost their minds!

Both cats hate loud noise - vacuum cleaner, power drill, etc - other than that they are pretty accepting.

Oh, they won't wear collars, though. They tried to commit suicide the one time we tried putting collars on them.

My dog hates seeing other animals through the windows, she doesn't mind them when she herself is outside but just through windows.

Yep, I did

For some reason, she always starts it, loses, woofs or growls, and then comes over to kiss up. It's a funny game we play.

See, my kitty loves the vaccuum- then again, he is a very curious little baby. My kitty hates the water bottle- shove it in his face, and he winces. He also doesn't like large bodies of water, though he will play in the sink and bathtub sometimes. :) He also gets upset when someone approaches him too fast, or when the front door opens suddenly (and he was laying down calmly).

cat hates bare skin.... so will not want to sit on your lap if you have shorts on.... or cuddle with you if you don't have a shirt.

My newfy hated that too. Also twitched!

Maybe the garlic thing is because it's poisonous to cats? Not in a fatal way, but in a very sick kind of way.

Let's see...
Vaccuums, pah. Squirt bottles, of course. Other animals... weird them out.

But what Sabrina the kitty hates?
Snuffling noises. I play with the kitties, and they're always sniffing me, so I once started sniffing back (sounds like a big whuffling dog, I think) and Sabrina mrowls and runs away. It's so weird.

Punkin... doesn't hate anything. He even puts up with nail clippings and other unpleasant things because he knows he'll get a treat afterwards. I guess that's what annoys him... not getting treats, the piggie!

How about unusual people movement? A border collie in the family goes completely non-linear whenever someone rides by on something wheeled. Pedestrians get careful monitoring, but people on wheeled things really bug him. From roller-blades to Harleys it doesn't matter. Bark, bark, the world is ending, bark.

My tough guy hates the ironing board.

He sees that ironing board, and he looks at me. Why do I have to bring that thing into his territory?!

my cat hates it when you chase her with pillows. a phobia? maybe. but i think it just annoys her that she can attack them all she wants, and they still won't stop coming.

ah, the joy of pillows.

Two dogs and 1 cat hate my total inability to read their minds at all times and have whatever they want ready whenever they want it.. and I thought I owned them!!!!

:crazy: :lol:

Isaac also hates having scotch tape on his feet, price tags stuck anywhere they don't belong, and hair rubber bands. He really, really dislikes when he's walking over a hose or string and it gets pulled very quickly... he shoots straight up in the air and hits the ground running. Then stalks the puller and attacks. Also hates bagpipres.. but loves Bjork. Weird cat.

my cat hates the smell of oranges, cringes and runs. being petted anywhere other than his head
my dog, being left alone, hes dependant on people for company.

yeah my cat only likes it when you pat her head. She also gets annoyed when you put medicine on the back of her neck.

my cat loves to eat lettuce. everytime i make a salad she repeatedly jumps up onto the counter and i have to keep kicking her off. (not literally...)

sometimes i "accidentily" drop some...

Well, I have cats, so generally they are annoyed anytime I try to pet them/pick them up when they have not initiated the contact. They are further annoyed anytime the initiate contact w/ me and I ignore them/only pet them for a few minutes.

They are rather contrary creatures.

My rottweiler hates being petted while she's playing, being away from the family, and black people. Not sure why, she just does.

My dog is deathy afraid of getting her nails clipped. She cries really loud. I feel so bad when I have to do it.

If you hit her in the face with a pillow, she gets really pissed and then plays really hard. I got scars from her! For some reason the pillow just makes her vicious.

My dove doesn't like it when I move...if I sat still in front of he computer for the next 20 years, her life would be heaven.

Also, last night when I was watching an anime, she heard a sound from it that panicked her. Something about the "shocking shell bullet attack" must have been too much radical good power for her.

my pup hates when his tennis ball gets trapped under the couch in our dorm where he can't get to it (he's part of the seeing eye dog program on campus)

he also hates the rain

My dog hates anything that whirrs (Sonicare toothbrush, vacuum, hair dryer, other household appliances) with the notable exception of the electric can opener.

However, he loves the sound of my great-grandpa's harmonica and likes to sing along.

My cat Emerson will attack the vacuum cleaner whenever I turn it on to clean my living room. he's kind of the alpha cat in the house, and I guess he thinks he's protecting everyone from it. He will run up to it as soon as it turns on and start swatting at it, meowing really loudly over and over. It never ceases to crack me up. :)