If there’s one thing I love, it’s watching animals do funny tricks. (Actually, the one thing I love best would probably be ice cream, but pet tricks are definitely a close second.)
Luckily, we live in an amazing technological era when anyone can take a video of her pet’s most brilliant tricks and put it out there on the Internet for all the world to see. You can spend a whole day just watching videos of adorable pets halfway around the world. (At least, that’s what I just did.) Although there are thousands of talented and entertaining fur babies out there, these are really the cream of the canine and feline crop.
A Balanced Diet
We tell our children not to play with their food, but pets live by different rules. Not only do we encourage them to play, but we also demand that they do tricks with their meals. How humiliating. It’s a good dog whose desire to please his owner outweighs his desire for dinner.
Kitty See, Kitty Do
Any cat owner knows that felines do not mess around. This one may have been influenced by seeing images of violence on television, and now he’s ready to rumble. Hey, Spot—don’t say you weren’t warned.
Tricks for Treats
Anthropologists say that the use of tools is one characteristic that the smartest animals in the world all share. This hungry lil’ guy proves that a dog in search of food is capable of truly great things.
A Bird “Fore” All Seasons
If you’re looking for a pet that will amaze you with its capacity to learn tricks, think outside the doghouse. Birds may not want to cuddle with you at night, but they can still play dead, roll over, and even play golf better than most humans.
