Stories That Prove Pets Are Way Smarter Than We Think
Story 1
I was walking my dog as it got darker, and he got stuck under a bush, standing there looking for something. I tried calling him and pulling him out, but he wouldn’t budge. Eventually, I had to pick him up and carry him. As I scolded him for being stubborn, we reached the entrance, and suddenly, it hit me. I ran back to the bush, where I found my lost keys. I felt embarrassed in front of Woody and finally understood why he was so insistent on staying there. When we go for walks, I always say, “Okay, the leash is here. Where are the keys? We won’t go anywhere until we find the keys!” © Ekaterina Baitzur
Story 2
The dog came into the room before bedtime and looked at me. I said, “Hi, pup. Want to grab your toy before bed? It’s in the living room.” The dog trotted off to the living room, fetched his toy, and returned to settle on his bed. I knew he could understand a lot of what I said, so I talked to him like a person—but my roommate was shocked. She asked, “He understands English?” I replied, “I guess so.” © Loading_Username_001 / Reddit
Story 3
My grandmother has an incredibly curious and clever cat. Every night, she checks the gas, locks, lights, and water before bed—and the cat follows her. The cat watches closely as my grandmother checks each thing, as if making sure it’s done properly. If Grandma is watching TV and forgets to check, the cat will sit by the door and start meowing. One time, Grandma told her, “Why don’t you go check it yourself?” The cat promptly jumped up and ran off, and Grandma followed, curious to see what the cat would do. The cat made a complete round, checking everything as usual. © Olga Rud
Story 4
My daughter was always angry at our dog Torro for knocking her down when he greeted her after school. But one day I witnessed a scene worthy of an Oscar!
I was sick and didn’t go to work. And then it’s time for my daughter to come home from school. Torro runs to the door. Suddenly he hears the sound of a key turning in the lock!
Torro jumps up and runs to the bed. He lies down and shuts his eyes as if he were asleep. My daughter comes in and calls out to him, “Torro, my boy, where are you?” The dog doesn’t react.
Eva goes over to him and bends down. And at that moment, Torro opens his eyes and stretches sweetly, as if he had been asleep all day, and he has no concern about her coming at all! If I hadn’t seen him worrying and running to the door, I would have believed that he really slept all day and Eva woke him up. © Svetlana Kurilova Grischko
Story 5
We lived in a flat on the second floor. Every evening, our cat would jump on the windowsill at a certain time and stare intensely into the distance. And always, 3–5 minutes later, our car, driven by my husband, would drive into the courtyard. The cat would stare at the car until it reached the car park.
And the second my husband entered the house, she would jump off the windowsill and run into the corridor. The door would open, my husband would enter the flat, they would “say hello,” and the cat would go to lie down on the sofa with a sense of accomplishment.
And this repeated day after day! The time of my husband’s arrival could vary, he could come an hour earlier or later. But the cat was always at the window exactly 5 minutes before he arrived! © Munar Usubalı Genç
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