To think the least my dog could do is learn how to make a cup of tea?

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HelenaWaiting · 22/06/2026 22:32

Poshjock · 22/06/2026 21:33

😂I call it his lion's tail 🦁

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It's a great pompom though. Maisie has a sort of feather duster.

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Poshjock · 22/06/2026 21:33

BiteSizedLife · 21/06/2026 20:07

LOOK AT THE POM POM 😍

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😂I call it his lion's tail 🦁

Boudy · 21/06/2026 21:25

@HelenaWaiting . I think she is BUT not wise enough to make me cups of tea! Unless she is wise enough not to admit to it as dosen' t want to raise my expectations😀

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HelenaWaiting · 21/06/2026 21:15

Boudy · 21/06/2026 18:10

Here she is..was under review.

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She looks really wise.

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BiteSizedLife · 21/06/2026 20:07

Poshjock · 21/06/2026 18:28

Mine fully understands the process of making tea, he watches me do it often enough. What he can't understand is why we would disturb good bed lounging and sleeping time to do so. He judges us so often and so hard.

LOOK AT THE POM POM 😍

Tableforjoan · 21/06/2026 19:26

This one earns it keep. She’s chases off the birds trying to eat our crops.

To think the least my dog could do is learn how to make a cup of tea?

Poshjock · 21/06/2026 18:28

Mine fully understands the process of making tea, he watches me do it often enough. What he can't understand is why we would disturb good bed lounging and sleeping time to do so. He judges us so often and so hard.

DinoLil · 21/06/2026 18:21

Urgh, tell me about it.
My dog ignores me all the time unless I start a sentence with 'is it time for...'
She wouldn't make a cup of tea even if she had thumbs. Although, if she had thumbs, she'd be straight in the food caddy. Darn animal. Living rent free!

Boudy · 21/06/2026 18:10

Here she is..was under review.

KittiesInsane · 21/06/2026 18:07

BiteSizedLife · 20/06/2026 15:24

i recall some reaearch somewhere that said cats COULD be trained just like dogs i.e. they are just as clever, can understand etc... they just dont give a shit 😂

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I can confirm that I accidentally trained my cat, along with the new puppy, to sit down at the back door before coming in. She'll also "give paw" before food, and she'll go and sit smugly on the dog's special agility "sit" board, though I think that's more because it annoys the dog.

Boudy · 21/06/2026 18:04

This one could definitely work as a continuity dog in films. If anything is out of place she very helpfully barks her head off until we rectify the issue!

BiteSizedLife · 21/06/2026 18:01

Also an owner of a dog who refuses a good game of fetch

I can't work out if she is too clever to play it or to dim to understand it 😂

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 21/06/2026 18:01

Yourinmyspot · 21/06/2026 17:54

My Guinea pigs make fabulous lawnmowers, just saying.

Every time I throw away manky lettuce or carrot tops or any vegetable peelings I think about my guinea pigs and how I'd just chuck it all into their cages/runs.

Yourinmyspot · 21/06/2026 17:54

My Guinea pigs make fabulous lawnmowers, just saying.

Boudy · 21/06/2026 17:49

@70isaLimitNotaTarget 😆😆

ExplodingSmittens · 21/06/2026 17:44

Oohanothername · 21/06/2026 17:21

My dog can't even fetch a ball. He looks at it like 'what the fuck am I supposed to do with THAT?! 🙄'. I'm fairy sure he's faulty but never got round to getting him looked at and now the warranty has run out

Ours is the same. For a long while we thought she was dimmer than dim. It turns out she’s just dim and chooses to ignore any request that she’s not interested in.

grumpygrape · 21/06/2026 17:36

We used to have a village shop and a customer asked us if anyone had told us about missing a pack of two pork chops they'd bought from us (they recognised the supplier's name on the pack) we hadn't heard from anyone. She said her cat had brought in a part defrosted pack. The next day the same customer came in and asked if anyone had mentioned missing a pack of liver, nope. Next day much to her and our amusement she said her cat was going for the full mixed grill and if anyone asked about a pack of sausages ..... Sadly, being pork, the daft cat wasn't allowed to eat their swag. 🐈‍⬛

Oohanothername · 21/06/2026 17:21

My dog can't even fetch a ball. He looks at it like 'what the fuck am I supposed to do with THAT?! 🙄'. I'm fairy sure he's faulty but never got round to getting him looked at and now the warranty has run out

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 21/06/2026 17:17

HelenaWaiting · 21/06/2026 15:56

I should add that if you give Maisie any treat that is bigger than the tip of your little finger, she just puts it on the floor and guards it until someone comes along who will break it up for her. It's like she doesn't know she has teeth.

It's like she doesn't know she has teeth

Oh , don't worry , the cat will enlighten her

"Wait till she bends to pick up the food bowls then just kiss her with teeth "
Like cats do

VanGoSunflowers · 21/06/2026 17:06

YANBU. I ask my Labrador every morning to make me a coffee and he just…. Doesn’t

MarxistMags · 21/06/2026 17:04

😂😂😂

ExplodingSmittens · 21/06/2026 16:42

BiteSizedLife · 20/06/2026 15:24

i recall some reaearch somewhere that said cats COULD be trained just like dogs i.e. they are just as clever, can understand etc... they just dont give a shit 😂

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I had two much loved Gingers. One you could watch as he worked things out and then executed his plan, usually to great success. So I believe that could be true. I never once saw him work out anything that didn’t end in an advantage for himself.

His very handsome brother was a prince amongst cats but very, very dim. I do believe he may have been in possession of the IOU from God mentioned earlier. Still miss them both dearly.

grumpygrape · 21/06/2026 16:29

Our two cats can turn the TV on, well they can unless we hide the remote.

A previous cat could turn the kitchen hot tap on. Didn't do the washing up but did steal all the hot water for the morning showers 🙄

NotTheMrMenAgain · 21/06/2026 16:21

HelenaWaiting · 20/06/2026 15:08

I mean, she doesn't do much else.

Well, from the expression on her face in this photo OP, she clearly works VERY hard indeed at judging you. And nobody appreciates her efforts. Rude.

AWafferthinmint · 21/06/2026 16:11

I wish mine would learn to shut a door.