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insidious_machinae · 08-01-2004, 11:12 AM

My grandfather had a dog that was something else. At any given point in the day, he would pick up a stick long enough to drag while walking, and he would draw shapes in the dirt with it. Specifically, he would draw seemingly perfect 4-foot diameter circles in the dirt, over and over. And then, suddenly with a loss of enthusiasm, he'd run off. My grandpa always thought his neighbor was screwing around with him until one day he actually saw the dog doing this.

The other thing the dog would do is find very large rocks and attempt to push them up the hill in the yard. He would do this until his whole face would be bloody and scratched from pushing the rock over and over with his nose.

Anyone else seen extremely bizarre animal behavior like this?

todd · 08-01-2004, 11:23 AM

That circle thing is pretty insane.

My pets don't do anything like that. I only have a bird and lizard though.

sadistikdreams · 08-01-2004, 12:00 PM

Wow... That's a weird dog.

They say that pets are tuned in to ghosts and such.

MSD · 08-01-2004, 03:23 PM

That circle thing is pretty fucking cool. I wish I could have seen that.

Trisk · 08-06-2004, 12:26 AM

Wow that's incredibely freaky...I don't think I could ever own a dog like that. It would just freak me out way too much.

anitra · 08-06-2004, 08:24 AM

this is not that strange but i have always have had both dogs and cats together as pets. i have been broken into a few times at night when home. the dogs never did anything but slept during the brake ins. the cats went wild running through the house, jumping around and letting me know what was going on.

also i don't know the spelling off hand but there is a mythological story about sysiphres(?) a man who spent eternity carring large rocks up mountains only to roll them off the top and carry them back up.

JumpinJesus · 08-06-2004, 10:34 AM

Freaky animals freak me out. I once had a cat who gave me the heebie jeebies.

I had some friends over and we were sitting in the kitchen. My cat came in and started doing that low meowing sound they do before they fight and was staring up at the ceiling. Then, out of nowhere, he attacked my friend's wife. We shut the cat in my room.

My friend had heard that if you toss a pinch of salt at a possessed cat, they'll freak out. We opened the door and tossed a pinch of salt at my cat and he went f'in nuts. He proceeded to claw his way through the screen in my window and jumped 3 stories to the ground. He survived but was hurt. We brought him back up stairs. The next day, he jumped again. This time he wasn't hurt and ran away.

I don't know what the hell that was about.

insidious_machinae · 08-06-2004, 10:00 PM

That's crazy firstly about the cat attacking your friend's wife, and secondly that he survived a 3 story drop, twice.

ManWithAPlan · 08-07-2004, 01:48 PM

i'm pretty sure that if you throw a pinch of salt at ANY cat it will go crazy... if you throw a pinch of salt at ME i will go crazy... RAHH:-p.

my dog... cocker spaniel... he was so lazy and spoiled... but once in a while he'd kill a squirrel and lay it out onthe deck to dry...

unoaman · 08-13-2004, 07:30 AM

http://www.jimthewonderdog.com/

This is an old story, and one that I wasn't witness to, but have known several of the people that did know "Jim". In fact, my dad buried him in the cemetery in my home town. Guess he was probably the last person to see the dog.

Won't go into more detail, theres a link if interested.

Thanks to anitra who suggested that I post this...

08-01-2004, 11:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
insidious_machinae Psycho	Strangely-acting pets My grandfather had a dog that was something else. At any given point in the day, he would pick up a stick long enough to drag while walking, and he would draw shapes in the dirt with it. Specifically, he would draw seemingly perfect 4-foot diameter circles in the dirt, over and over. And then, suddenly with a loss of enthusiasm, he'd run off. My grandpa always thought his neighbor was screwing around with him until one day he actually saw the dog doing this. The other thing the dog would do is find very large rocks and attempt to push them up the hill in the yard. He would do this until his whole face would be bloody and scratched from pushing the rock over and over with his nose. Anyone else seen extremely bizarre animal behavior like this?

08-01-2004, 12:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
sadistikdreams lonely rolling star Location: Seattle.	Wow... That's a weird dog. They say that pets are tuned in to ghosts and such. __________________ "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -Lin Yutang hearts, by d.a.

08-06-2004, 08:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
anitra Upright Location: missouri	this is not that strange but i have always have had both dogs and cats together as pets. i have been broken into a few times at night when home. the dogs never did anything but slept during the brake ins. the cats went wild running through the house, jumping around and letting me know what was going on. also i don't know the spelling off hand but there is a mythological story about sysiphres(?) a man who spent eternity carring large rocks up mountains only to roll them off the top and carry them back up. __________________ i'm a monkey just swingin through the trees

08-06-2004, 10:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	Freaky animals freak me out. I once had a cat who gave me the heebie jeebies. I had some friends over and we were sitting in the kitchen. My cat came in and started doing that low meowing sound they do before they fight and was staring up at the ceiling. Then, out of nowhere, he attacked my friend's wife. We shut the cat in my room. My friend had heard that if you toss a pinch of salt at a possessed cat, they'll freak out. We opened the door and tossed a pinch of salt at my cat and he went f'in nuts. He proceeded to claw his way through the screen in my window and jumped 3 stories to the ground. He survived but was hurt. We brought him back up stairs. The next day, he jumped again. This time he wasn't hurt and ran away. I don't know what the hell that was about. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

08-07-2004, 01:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
ManWithAPlan Addict Location: M[ass]achusetts	i'm pretty sure that if you throw a pinch of salt at ANY cat it will go crazy... if you throw a pinch of salt at ME i will go crazy... RAHH:-p. my dog... cocker spaniel... he was so lazy and spoiled... but once in a while he'd kill a squirrel and lay it out onthe deck to dry... __________________ In the end we are but wisps

08-01-2004, 11:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
todd Addict Location: Chicago	That circle thing is pretty insane. My pets don't do anything like that. I only have a bird and lizard though.

08-01-2004, 03:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	That circle thing is pretty fucking cool. I wish I could have seen that.

08-06-2004, 12:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
Trisk Insane	Wow that's incredibely freaky...I don't think I could ever own a dog like that. It would just freak me out way too much.

08-06-2004, 10:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
insidious_machinae Psycho	That's crazy firstly about the cat attacking your friend's wife, and secondly that he survived a 3 story drop, twice.

08-13-2004, 07:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
unoaman Loser Location: Scenic Drive	http://www.jimthewonderdog.com/ This is an old story, and one that I wasn't witness to, but have known several of the people that did know "Jim". In fact, my dad buried him in the cemetery in my home town. Guess he was probably the last person to see the dog. Won't go into more detail, theres a link if interested. Thanks to anitra who suggested that I post this... Last edited by unoaman; 08-13-2004 at 11:48 AM..