Do Your Pets Interfere With Your Reading? - Page 5

kennyc · 10-31-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jes1

That same thing happened with my pet rabbit. Unfortunately, I was in the tub at the time and ended up with some scratches in uncomfortable places while he tried to escape. After that, he never jumped into the tub without sticking his nose down to sniff for water first.

SneakySnake · 11-01-2010, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

That cat looks like Geoff. And we only have Geoff's head to go by.

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Originally Posted by jes1

That same thing happened with my pet rabbit. Unfortunately, I was in the tub at the time and ended up with some scratches in uncomfortable places while he tried to escape. After that, he never jumped into the tub without sticking his nose down to sniff for water first.

owwww!

Lucky Mr M actually understands that if someone is in the bath, it will have water in it, and therefore no silly jumping in. Unfortunately on the stupid night, the bather had not yet got into the bath.

bobavey · 11-01-2010, 01:44 PM

Sometimes my dog steals my kindle and won't give it back. Just kidding. I don't have a dog or a kindle.

JakesFriend · 11-01-2010, 02:54 PM

My cat likes to rest on my (left) arm while I read. This makes it hard to hold a book and turn pages. When the first Sony Reader came out, I thought "Great! I can hold my Reader in my right hand and turn the pages." That was the beginning of my Reader mania. I'm now on my fourth Reader, having figured out that the touch screen has rescued my thumb from dislocation. I even got a reading stand to hold the book, so all I need to do is swipe!

Bookworm_Girl · 11-01-2010, 11:02 PM

My cat likes to start in my lap and then wedge her head around or under the book, eventually moving to my chest and getting right in my face. If it's a paperbook, then she likes to lick the pages. It's rather annoying sometimes, esp when her long hair gets trapped around the ereader screen edge! And then she starts purring so loudly that I can't concentrate on reading. She acts the same way when I am on the phone. My theory is that she doesn't like that something else is getting my attention that isn't her, even if it is an inanimate object!

I have enjoyed reading the posts on this thread. My cat is water-obsessed. She even fell in the toilet accidentally when she was kitten but that hasn't scared her off. I have to keep the door to the guest bathroom closed at all times, or she will jump in the tub and keep meowing for me to turn the faucet on! She even drinks water by dipping her paw in the bowl and then licking her paw. She eats her food that way too. One morsel at a time with her paw...

lene1949 · 11-02-2010, 02:45 AM

After I got my first reader - a Hanvon 516 - I had it sitting on the kitchen table in its leather case... When I went to get it, it was gone... The reader itself was on the floor next to the lounge room, and the cover was chewed to pieces.

The reader was attached to the cover by magnets, and that saved the actual reader, but not the cover.

Iridal · 11-02-2010, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

My cat likes to start in my lap and then wedge her head around or under the book, eventually moving to my chest and getting right in my face. If it's a paperbook, then she likes to lick the pages. It's rather annoying sometimes, esp when her long hair gets trapped around the ereader screen edge! And then she starts purring so loudly that I can't concentrate on reading. She acts the same way when I am on the phone. My theory is that she doesn't like that something else is getting my attention that isn't her, even if it is an inanimate object!

Sounds like you have one jealous cat there. I've never heard of a cat that likes to lick paper though

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kennyc · 11-02-2010, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by lene1949

After I got my first reader - a Hanvon 516 - I had it sitting on the kitchen table in its leather case... When I went to get it, it was gone... The reader itself was on the floor next to the lounge room, and the cover was chewed to pieces.

The reader was attached to the cover by magnets, and that saved the actual reader, but not the cover.

Thou shalt have no other god than dog (or cat).

Ayle · 11-02-2010, 11:23 AM

my dogs usually cuddle up to my feet, so they IMPROVE the reading.
If they ask for patting during reading i just tell them no and thats it

ProfCrash · 11-02-2010, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ayle

my dogs usually cuddle up to my feet, so they IMPROVE the reading.
If they ask for patting during reading i just tell them no and thats it

But Caya looks atme with that sad, pouty, cute puppy dog face and sends me a very loud telepathic vibe that she needs petting and she needs it now.

Yes, our dog is spoiled.

Bookworm_Girl · 11-02-2010, 01:33 PM

My cat is persistent. If I try to remove her off the chair or bed, then she just jumps right back on me for more petting!

Iridal · 11-03-2010, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

My cat is persistent. If I try to remove her off the chair or bed, then she just jumps right back on me for more petting!

Yep, that's cats. They don't take no for an answer

WT Sharpe · 11-03-2010, 02:17 PM

One cat, one pug.

What do you think?

poohbear_nc · 11-03-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

One cat, one pug.

What do you think?

You're doomed!

ginalola · 11-03-2010, 10:47 PM

My 4 pound chihuahua thinks his place when I am reading is directly between my eyes and the screen of my sony. I love him dearly, but I can't catch a break!

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11-01-2010, 02:54 PM	#64
JakesFriend Jakes Friend Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington, DC Device: Kindle Paperwhite1	My cat was the catalyst to get a Reader! My cat likes to rest on my (left) arm while I read. This makes it hard to hold a book and turn pages. When the first Sony Reader came out, I thought "Great! I can hold my Reader in my right hand and turn the pages." That was the beginning of my Reader mania. I'm now on my fourth Reader, having figured out that the touch screen has rescued my thumb from dislocation. I even got a reading stand to hold the book, so all I need to do is swipe!

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11-01-2010, 01:44 PM	#63
bobavey Bob Avey Posts: 117 Karma: 501082 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Device: none	Sometimes my dog steals my kindle and won't give it back. Just kidding. I don't have a dog or a kindle.

11-01-2010, 11:02 PM	#65
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	My cat likes to start in my lap and then wedge her head around or under the book, eventually moving to my chest and getting right in my face. If it's a paperbook, then she likes to lick the pages. It's rather annoying sometimes, esp when her long hair gets trapped around the ereader screen edge! And then she starts purring so loudly that I can't concentrate on reading. She acts the same way when I am on the phone. My theory is that she doesn't like that something else is getting my attention that isn't her, even if it is an inanimate object! I have enjoyed reading the posts on this thread. My cat is water-obsessed. She even fell in the toilet accidentally when she was kitten but that hasn't scared her off. I have to keep the door to the guest bathroom closed at all times, or she will jump in the tub and keep meowing for me to turn the faucet on! She even drinks water by dipping her paw in the bowl and then licking her paw. She eats her food that way too. One morsel at a time with her paw...

11-02-2010, 02:45 AM	#66
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	After I got my first reader - a Hanvon 516 - I had it sitting on the kitchen table in its leather case... When I went to get it, it was gone... The reader itself was on the floor next to the lounge room, and the cover was chewed to pieces. The reader was attached to the cover by magnets, and that saved the actual reader, but not the cover.

11-02-2010, 11:23 AM	#69
Ayle Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 30 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: PRS 650	my dogs usually cuddle up to my feet, so they IMPROVE the reading. If they ask for patting during reading i just tell them no and thats it

11-02-2010, 01:33 PM	#71
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	My cat is persistent. If I try to remove her off the chair or bed, then she just jumps right back on me for more petting!

11-03-2010, 02:17 PM	#73
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	One cat, one pug. What do you think?

11-03-2010, 10:47 PM	#75
ginalola Member Posts: 21 Karma: 712 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: sony prs-505,600 and 700	My 4 pound chihuahua thinks his place when I am reading is directly between my eyes and the screen of my sony. I love him dearly, but I can't catch a break!

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