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nuxvomica

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7. I had a Sheltie who did that when he was in trouble

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:34 AM

Sunday

He had injured his left paw once and thereafter would favor it when he did something wrong. One day I came home to the wastebasket turned over with garbage spread across the kitchen floor. In the middle of it sat Andy lifting his right paw. I said, "You idiot! That's the wrong paw!" and he immediately switched to lifting his left paw.