My cats do this a lot, especially Rose. Being as we’re older, it’s not so easy to step over her and I don’t want to trip on her so I gently nudge her out of the way.
This is very much our cat. We have accidentally stepped on him due to his insistence of laying down in the middle of the way. Being stepped on has not changed his behavior one bit!
Every night when I go to my bedroom to watch some TV before going to bed, my Great Pyrenees lays down in the doorway to the bathroom. As soon as I turn out the light, she moves to the end of the bed.
I LOVE pets, just don’t understand people letting them run their lives & homes. If our own precious offspring have to learn that our house means ours rules, what’s wrong with us teaching a dog or a cat the same thing?
We unwittingly reinforce this behavior. They want attention. That is one way to get it. I bet most people say something to them as they step over. Sometimes even a quick petting. They know they are going get some attention paid to them.
Pets normally don’t like to get stepped on. When I was a kid, we had a smaller dog whose mottled brown fur blended into the carpet quite well. Dad had poor eyesight due to glaucoma, couldn’t see her, and stepped on her a few times. Neither one of them enjoyed the experience. Our dog learned the sound and cadence of his footsteps and when she heard him coming, her head would pop up to find where he was at, and where he was heading, so as to move when it was necessary to prevent from getting stepped on again.
Many years ago I lived in Oslo Norway where all the door sills were raised as a fire prevention. For sometime after I left Oslo I still picked up my foot while going through a doorway
Even though we do not have cats because of my wife and two oldest children being allergic to them, my neighbor’s Anatolian Shepherd paid us a visit on the morning of July 4th and proceeded to flop down in the middle of the garage floor and go to sleep. Normally, not a big deal. She is big, dumb and very sweet. However, on this day we were trying to build the fireworks show for that night. There were four men and my eleven-year-old daughter trying to step over and around this huge dog asleep in the floor. it looked like we were applying for a job at The Ministry of Silly Walks.
Robin Harwood about 2 months ago
Yes. They deliberately choose the place of maximum inconvenience for everyone else.
Macushlalondra about 2 months ago
My cats do this a lot, especially Rose. Being as we’re older, it’s not so easy to step over her and I don’t want to trip on her so I gently nudge her out of the way.
pschearer Premium Member about 2 months ago
Ah-HA!! As I always suspected! Cats CAN make themselves invisible!! ;-)
Rhetorical_Question about 2 months ago
Pavlov’s response?
uhohlol about 2 months ago
Step on them once and the problem goes away, if you must generalize. Most cats don’t want any trouble with something that outweighs them by ten.
Ermine Notyours about 2 months ago
Maybe he didn’t want a full watering can spilling on him.
Pharmakeus Ubik about 2 months ago
Their stances made me think of the Rough-as-a-Cob March:
We’re marching, marching to Shibboleth, with the Eagle and the Sword!
LoveBritTV Premium Member about 2 months ago
This is very much our cat. We have accidentally stepped on him due to his insistence of laying down in the middle of the way. Being stepped on has not changed his behavior one bit!
KTB about 2 months ago
Ludwig’s speed bump.
exness Premium Member about 2 months ago
Every night when I go to my bedroom to watch some TV before going to bed, my Great Pyrenees lays down in the doorway to the bathroom. As soon as I turn out the light, she moves to the end of the bed.
John Smith about 2 months ago
I LOVE pets, just don’t understand people letting them run their lives & homes. If our own precious offspring have to learn that our house means ours rules, what’s wrong with us teaching a dog or a cat the same thing?
My First Premium Member about 2 months ago
Google "Did Zsa Zsa Gábor ask Johnny Carson: “Do you want to pet my pu$$y…?”. Can’t say anymore for fear of getting flagged. :)
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs about 2 months ago
Eventually even a cat will move.
AnneFackler about 2 months ago
My cats would never sleep on the floor. It’s the bed, couch or chair for the spoiled ones.
Kirby_Dots about 2 months ago
We unwittingly reinforce this behavior. They want attention. That is one way to get it. I bet most people say something to them as they step over. Sometimes even a quick petting. They know they are going get some attention paid to them.
BJDucer about 2 months ago
Pets normally don’t like to get stepped on. When I was a kid, we had a smaller dog whose mottled brown fur blended into the carpet quite well. Dad had poor eyesight due to glaucoma, couldn’t see her, and stepped on her a few times. Neither one of them enjoyed the experience. Our dog learned the sound and cadence of his footsteps and when she heard him coming, her head would pop up to find where he was at, and where he was heading, so as to move when it was necessary to prevent from getting stepped on again.
Killraven Premium Member about 2 months ago
Just because you can’t see him doesn’t mean he’s not still there.
wschott about 2 months ago
Janis is still over-stepping, even though he’s gone. Ludwig has trained his grasshopper well.
ChessPirate about 2 months ago
Have you done your Steps today? ☺
Kirk Barnes Premium Member about 2 months ago
We have 2 new, young kats, and I have learned to ALWAYS check my feet before I take a step. Them son-of-a-guns are QUIET!
ncorgbl about 2 months ago
I will miss that.
janis nerowski about 2 months ago
Dogs do it too
Packer Backer about 2 months ago
There goes that Rubenesque lady!
rgulyash about 2 months ago
That’d last one time thru. Boots the 2nd time
ComicsBinger Premium Member about 2 months ago
Many years ago I lived in Oslo Norway where all the door sills were raised as a fire prevention. For sometime after I left Oslo I still picked up my foot while going through a doorway
shorzy about 2 months ago
Survival instinct…know what predators may be around…
crazeekatlady about 2 months ago
Mine stand up as soon as I attempt to step over them for maximum human discomfort and cat jocularity.
KC135E/R BOOMER about 2 months ago
Even though we do not have cats because of my wife and two oldest children being allergic to them, my neighbor’s Anatolian Shepherd paid us a visit on the morning of July 4th and proceeded to flop down in the middle of the garage floor and go to sleep. Normally, not a big deal. She is big, dumb and very sweet. However, on this day we were trying to build the fireworks show for that night. There were four men and my eleven-year-old daughter trying to step over and around this huge dog asleep in the floor. it looked like we were applying for a job at The Ministry of Silly Walks.
gammaguy about 2 months ago
“Preventive” actions… just in case.
Night Heron about 2 months ago
One of our cats is nicknamed “Speedbump.”
markkahler52 about 2 months ago
My Cat! My Master! I want no other!
Rob Smith Premium Member about 2 months ago
Muscle memory.
MichaelD Premium Member about 2 months ago
Humans. If the cats don’t train them, who will?
mdavidholmes about 2 months ago
I come here for Ludwig.