Cassie likes to tear paper to get my attention. She is my kitty confetti-maker If she wants you to pet her head, and you don't, she will meow to make sure you know she would like some petting now. She also has a rule that she cannot ever be on the outside of a closed bathroom door. No exceptions for guests! If you go in the bathroom and shut the door, she will slip her paw under the door to remind you she's waiting. Then she'll avoid you when you come out.

I don't know that this is strange but it hurts me to watch. There is a family that lives near my mom and dad. I think they are fairly new neighbors. They have a German Shepherd and I've seen them out walking. Their dog seems to have a hip problem. When he walks, he sort of hops with his left back leg. Then he has to hop with his right back leg to shift his weight. If he were a person, I would take him to a doctor for a hip X-ray. I don't know the family so I can't ask them about it. But it definitely isn't a normal gait. It is strange in that the dog doesn't walk smoothly.