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Can you guess how we found my missing earring?

Nov 18, 2012 6:22 AM

A few days ago I accused my cat of being a thief here.

After days of searching for the missing earring and following Camry around to no avail, the missing earring mysteriously showed up, three rooms and about 50' away!

I was taking a nap in my room this afternoon, when one of the critters pushed open my bedroom door. It wasn't closed tightly, so I wasn't surprised when it woke me, just went back to sleep. Whichever pet entered the room left soon after, without closing the door (gotta teach 'em to do that). A few minutes later, DD noticed something shiny on the floor of the breakfast room and discovered my missing earring lying there. I had just vacuumed there this morning and the earring was not there then!

Did Camry return my jewelry in a fit of guilt?
Did the border collie or shih tzu do it to implicate the cat?
Who returned it?
Where is the stash?
Should I lock up all my valuables?

belyndag belyndag

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It's a ploy to get more treats. Create a situation then resolve the situation to gain the reward.

dw1771 dw1771
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@rlapid2112: I suspect it wasn't guilt that made the kitty return the jewelry. I suspect that the kitty is just playing with @belyndag's MIND!

blgauthier blgauthier
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Great "Tales o' the Critter"!

So, yes you have an animal thief and they have guilt!

rlapid2112 rlapid2112
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I suspect your cat reads Woot and knew that you were on to him/her.

90mcg112 90mcg112
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@blgauthier: Definitely! That sounds like something my cats would do just to screw with me ;)

mkdr mkdr
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Are you sure you don't have a pet bird somewhere in the house? They are known for making off with shiny objects.

pitamuffin pitamuffin
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When small things disappear around here, we have wait for the dog to deposit it in the back yard.

cebooher3 cebooher3
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The feline psyops campaign continues...

wilfbrim wilfbrim
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@jsimsace: We've been quizzing her, but she's not talking. Just stares at us haughtily! (Is that a word?)

belyndag belyndag
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Sure you don't have a ghost or two? ;)

lavikinga lavikinga
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So the "cat burglar" returned to the scene of the crime? I'd quiz Camry some more.

jsimsace jsimsace
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@lavikinga: Right now we have three ghosts and all of them have black and white fur.

belyndag belyndag

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