[Republican Landslide]

And people still insist that dogs are smart and cats are not.

You can tell which animals are smart and which are not when it comes time to clip their toenails. We have one cat who disappears whenever you go near the drawer that has the tonail clippers, another cat who will leave the room when they come out, and the stupid dog who will come around to see what all the fuss is about.

We were talking to the breeder we got the dog from, and were explaining about how we have to clip the nails of the animals from smartest to stupidest. She thought that meant the dog went first. She was quite offended when we told her the dog went last...

[Domandred]

LOL pretty much the same situation at my house. The cats know what’s up and disappear. The dog runs in like “hey guys what’s going on!...ah crap”

[CottonBall]

You can tell which animals are smart and which are not when it comes time to clip their toenails. We have one cat who disappears whenever you go near the drawer that has the tonail clippers, another cat who will leave the room when they come out, and the stupid dog who will come around to see what all the fuss is about.

So true. My smartest cat (and I know she's the smartest because she has trained me to give her treats when she does tricks) will hide when I get out the grooming supplies, go to the frig to get the stuff for cleaning their eyes, or when we are packing the cooler and taking boxes to the car (that's when we go to the cabin and take the cats with us). The middle smartest one is leery and doesn't let us catch her easily, but hasn't figured out to hide early. The last one is either not that bright or is mellow, because he doesn't seem to notice or care. I think he's some of each.

I have to do the same order as you when grooming - the smartest goes first because if she sees the others being groomed, she'll hide. And she finds different places to hide all the time, which I think is pretty smart for a cat.