10+ Pet Owners On The Smartest Thing Their Pets Have Ever Done
Some pets are cute, some are chaotic, and a few somehow manage to look downright brilliant. This roundup is for the owners who caught their animals doing something so clever, funny, or oddly human that it stuck with them for years.
From dogs with surprising instincts to cats with a talent for mischief, these stories show just how smart pets can be when nobody is expecting it. The best part is that each one comes with a little twist, and some of them are hard to believe until you see the reactions for yourself.
Here are the pet moments that left their owners completely stunned.
#1 Peeing like a human
This is a completely true story. Weird, but true, and it shows a really impressive level of intelligence in my cat. It happened when I was a teenager.
I’m sitting on the couch, and my cat walks into the room and starts meowing loudly, but he doesn't come to me. So I stand up and go toward him, and he starts walking away, so I follow. He leads me, meowing the whole way and looking back to make sure I’m following, to the bathroom. Weird, right? Just wait.
So we’re in the bathroom, and he hops up on the toilet and, get this, he PEES IN IT. I was floored. One, he peed in the toilet. Like a person. He’d never done that before. It’s impressive that he knew what a toilet was for. But two, he brought me there to show me. Why? This is where the real intelligence comes into play.
Well, he stops peeing and turns to look into the toilet and then looks at me. So I look in the toilet. It’s full of blood. He had a terrible kidney infection (as the vet later confirmed), and this is how he told me.
Think of all the things he had to understand to do this! He had to know he was sick and in which part of his body the infection was. He had to know that the bathroom was the place where I deal with the part of my body that matches up with his sick part. He had to know what a toilet was for and how to use it. And he knew that if I understood the problem, I’d be able to fix it.
Seriously, that cat was incredible.
#2 "Funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life."
We used to have a cockatoo, as well as some cats and dogs.
We were teaching the dogs some tricks, and the cockatoo was just doing his bird thing. Every day, the same routine: get some treats, call the dogs, sit, stay, lay down, roll over, get a treat, etc.
One night, we were watching TV and heard the cockatoo call the dog by name. “Sit. Stay. Lay down. Roll over. Good boy.” We heard something hit the floor, and then he called out the next dog’s name.
We walked into the kitchen to find the cockatoo in the spot where we always stood, giving orders to the dogs (who were obeying!) and then pulling treats out of the cup and dropping them on the floor. This went on for some time.
The dogs now liked the cockatoo and would let him ride on their backs. The cockatoo would call them, tell them to lay down, climb on, and ride around like a king.
The dogs knew what was up; they would walk to the kitchen and stand by the counter. The cockatoo would hop up, drop them a treat, say “good boy,” and hop back on.
Funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
#3 Time for payback
My cat yawned, so I stuck a finger in his mouth. He sort of stared at me curiously as he shut his mouth, but he didn’t bite down hard. A few minutes later, he’s sitting on my chest, and I yawn. He proceeds to put his whole paw in my mouth.
#4 He saved his life
I am diabetic, and one night I fell on my carpet from weakness and disorientation. My beloved dog, who now rests in Heaven, brought my emergency kit from my bathroom counter so I could take my medication.
Just writing this post brings tears to my eyes.
I will always remember you, Bumper.
If your pet’s “acting sick” has ever made you panic, these funny vet visit stories will hit the same nerve.
#5 Both cat and dog lived long happy lives.
When I was young, my family moved a long distance with two pets, a cat and a dog. My mom said that cats can try to run off to find home after a move, so we had a cat collar with a long leash to hold her while we were unloading the trailers.
I heard my Australian Shepherd bark twice on the back porch. Abby NEVER barked unless something was serious. I ran back there, and my cat had run around a chair many times and then jumped off the chair with not enough room on the leash to be on the ground and was hanging there, choking.
When I rounded the corner, Abby was trying to chew through the leash. Best dog ever. Both the cat and dog lived long, happy lives.
#6 He got his revenge
I witnessed this with my uncle’s dog. My uncle was lying on the couch, and she was lying on his feet and legs. He let out a huge fart aimed directly at her face. She lifted her head and glared at him, and he started laughing.
She got up and walked away in disgust. A few minutes later, she came back, jumped up on his chest, stuck her butt in his face, farted on him, and walked away. I laughed so hard I cried and gave her so many treats.
#7 It’s definitely the thought that counts?
On the first Christmas we had our cat, she saw us handing out presents and opening them, and abruptly ran off. About twenty minutes later, she came back with a dead bird and dropped it in the present pile.
It’s, uh, definitely the thought that counts?
#8 He managed to get him arrested
I had the best dog ever. One night, I was fast asleep, and he was gently “biting” my hand just enough to wake me up. Once I woke up, he started tugging on it as if to say, follow me.
It was so weird. So I followed him, and he led me to the side door of my house, sat facing the door, and barked ever so silently. I then realized someone was outside picking the lock. I called 911.
It was a drunk guy; I have no idea what his intentions were once he got in, but my dog, for some reason, managed to get him arrested.
He probably would have been scared away had my dog just barked, but for some reason, the old boy wanted to alert me quietly.
#9 He only did it when dad was around
I had a dog that got hit by a car. He ended up losing his front leg. This dog was a big pupper, easily 80 pounds. Once he came home, I could not carry him, but my husband could.
The dog HATED going potty in the house, so he quickly learned to walk outside with me. Three weeks in, he was walking and jumping down the steps UNLESS his daddy was home. Then he couldn’t move; he would just sit, whine, and cry pathetically until daddy carried him.
He got busted one day when he didn’t hear his dad’s car pull up. He launched himself down the three porch steps, realized his dad was right there, and fell over hard, crying. But it was too late; the gig was up.
However, he continued this type of ‘I’m too weak’ behavior – but only with my husband – for the next ten years until he died of old age.
#10 Had it not been for her, I would have died.
When I was an infant, I was in my crib next to my parents' bed. I somehow got twisted up and started suffocating in my blanket. This cat jumped on my mom’s face until she woke up, then jumped into my crib. Had it not been for her, I would have died.
Think your cat leads the way, but see who’s really in charge in this proof that your pet might be smarter than you.
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