*ROFL* Animal lovers -- here's a mystery for you!

[SallyMander]

Our little foster puppy is apparently ANTI-BASIL. No, i'm not kidding.

Yesterday i was cooking, spicing some tomato soup. Garlic powder, no problem. Red pepper, no problem. Cumin, no problem.

I opened the basil, and she woke up and LEAPED off the couch, barking furiously!

So i chalked it up to coincidence. Until today... when the same thing happened!!! (I eat a lot of tomato soup :rofl: )


So, being a scientist, Iza did an experiment. He opened oregano and shook it -- no reaction. Opened the basil and shook it -- WOOFWOOFWOOFWOOF!!!


What the heck is going on here??? :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

1. Basil-ically

he hates Basil

:shrug:

[SallyMander]

3. Hehee

:spank:


:rofl:

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. How odd, to only dislike one of the spice girls.

[SallyMander]

4. Maybe Basil Spice wronged her

in a previous life? :shrug:


:rofl:

[Nickster]

5. Why does he hate Mr Fawlty?

[SallyMander]

6. Maybe she doesn't get the British humo(u)r?

:D

[Nickster]

7. Ahh yes, that is a problem in the dog community. :-)

[China_cat]

8. Can't help you on the why

but can relate to the confusion. I have a cat who freaks out at catnip...jumps straight up in the air and runs for another room. But if I've been cutting hot peppers or using my fingers to measure out some dried hot pepper into something, he drools and grabs my hand and rubs all over it and does all the stuff normal cats do with catnip. Weird.

[SallyMander]

10. That's hilarious!

I can understand, i like hot peppers better than catnip, too! :D

[TZ]

9. Maybe the smell?

Dogs have very sensitive noses. Possibly the smell irritates his nose? My mother's dog will go into a sneezing/barking fit when she sprays certain perfumes even if he's not right next to her....
:shrug:

[SallyMander]

11. Yeah, i thought it might be that

It's just so funny that none of the others bothered her -- especially the red pepper! :shrug:


Weird little dog! :rofl:

[hippywife]

12. Awww! What a little cutie pie!

Is he a rescue? If I still lived in Columbus, I'd have to come and adopt him!

[SallyMander]

16. Yup, we've been fostering through the rescue society

You can adopt no matter where you live, actually! The last little one we had ended up in Greenwich, CT!

She's a rescue from a neglect situation -- she was living outside in the winter! :cry:

But she's just the sweetest little thing, and smart too! :D

[hippywife]

21. My sister lives in Delaware, OH

I think I'll send her the pic and see what she thinks about having another dog. She had to put hers down last year and she is doing foster care for children. The kids would love this little one!

[SallyMander]

22. That would be awesome!

She's fostered through Cairn Rescue USA (http://www.cairnrescueusa.com/) if she wants to go on there to check out the adoption process.

PM me if you want more info and/or my email address! :hi:

[hippywife]

23. Her info isn't listed on their

adoption page. I will can you go ahead and PM it to me?

[SallyMander]

25. She's not on the site yet

Check your PM :D

[hippywife]

27. PM backatcha! n/t

[DarkTirade]

13. Traumatic puppyhood pizza incident?

[SallyMander]

17. LOL

Or maybe just jealousy? :P

[applegrove]

14. I have a cat who used to attack fruit like it was an offensive threateninig critter.

Especially bananas. I'm eating better these days. More fruit. And the little gal seems to have gotten over her hatred of all thing fruit. No claw marks in my apples anymore. No batting around of bananas.

[SallyMander]

18. That's funny

You should have recorded this behavior for posterity -- could have been a good youtube video! :rofl:

[applegrove]

28. didn't think of that. Yes it was funny. The intensity of her hatred of fruit...

LOL!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. Here's a dog food that contains basil...

http://www.ohmydogsupplies.com/dog-products/honest-kitchen-force-dog-food.html
They claim it's an important dietary supplement. The food is for dogs with sensitive stomachs. I wonder if your little cutie would enjoy eating some?

Here's more: A common garden plant, and prevalent flavor in Mediterranean cuisine, basil has long been used to aid digestion, and ease stomach cramps and constipation. A member of the mint family, basil is also said to have a slightly sedative effect and has been recommended by some herbalists for anxiety. http://herbsspices.suite101.com/article.cfm/herbs_and_spices_for_good_health

Where did you find her? I wonder if someone tried to give her some to calm her down...

[SallyMander]

19. Thanks for the info!

Actually Iza just cooked something with basil and she didn't bark... so now we're 3 for 4. ;)

She is a foster through the rescue society. She was bought by some people who thought it would be "fun" to breed cairns. :eyes:

She and three others were being kept OUTSIDE in the winter... so it's doubtful that she was getting any kind of dietary supplements. Luckily all 4 puppies ended up at the rescue before they could be bred.

Maybe i'll try putting a shake of basil on her food tonight and see what she thinks! :D

[GoddessOfGuinness]

20. Poor baby!

I'm glad she's got a good home now! :yourock:

[DS1]

24. It's Basil Brush!

You'd be better off if you were from England, regarding getting this.

[SallyMander]

26. Kerfoozed

However that is a cute fox!

[WolverineDG]

29. I have a cat who goes after mint

like it's no one's business. Peppermint, wintergreen, spearmint, you name it. And of course, catnip, which is a mint as well. The other cats like catnip, but ignore the rest. :crazy:

dg

[SallyMander]

30. Do the other kinds of mint make him/her act goofy?

Or is it just the taste? :D

[WolverineDG]

38. If it's mint

flavored or scented, she's on it like white on rice.

:crazy:

dg

[AwakeAtLast]

31. One of my cats attacked a stray candy cane that had fallen off the tree!

This is the same one that chews on plastic a lot. :shrug:

[havocmom]

32. anti-pesto

:evilgrin:

I had a cat who would meow and picket at the smell of basil. HE was a Parmesan junkie and when he could smell basil, he knew we were doin Italian and he wanted his cut pronto.

He would also come to the door when the good pizza was delivered, jumping and tapping on our legs to remind the driver, least he forget to leave several packets of his favorite dairy food.

[SallyMander]

35. That's hilarious

My dog is the same way with Chinese take-out, because he is a FIEND for fortune cookies!

The moment he senses we are almost done, he'll come plant himself right by the table. :rofl:

[begin_within]

33. Is she provolone?

[SallyMander]

36. Hehee

Pretty cheesy! :D

[laylah]

34. I have no "quick"

comeback except to say what a darling little face that puppy has! As for the basil thingy, please enlighten me should you ever find out.

[SallyMander]

37. Will do!

She is a sweet puppy. It's so nice to see her getting healthier and happier every day.

When we first got her you could feel her backbone when you petted her. Now she has a nice little puppy belly. :D

[CatWoman]

39. that is the cutest little dog I've seen in my life

:loveya:

[SallyMander]

40. She's adorable -- and she knows it ;-)

:hi: