My dog hates it when I play online poker

[SeaSiren]

I have a cat that does the same thing... only when I'm playing as well? Lays on keyboard - swats the mouse, meows etc... (but not when I'm just emailing or typing???) So if I'm in a tournament and want to focus... I pet her, give her some catnip and put her in the bedroom, close the door. She always forgives me after [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

[CarlSpackler]

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Is it only when you play poker or any time you sit at the computer?

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If I'm just surfing the net and not playing poker, she usually has no problem. Every once in a while she'll whine a little if I'm sitting there for a substantial amount of time, but it's nothing like when I'm playing poker online. I mean, sometimes it's only a couple of minutes of me playing, and she'll start whining and trying to crawl under the desk. It's quite maddening.

[CarlSpackler]

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no, thank you.

PS. I think you should cross-post this to psychology.

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he originally put it in psychology. it was a copy cat(?) thread to drive chess pain crazy.

funny idea and well written. i laughed several times.

bwana

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While the impetus for me to post this was seeing all of those dumb my parents/girlfriend hate me playing poker threads, this is a true story - no joke. I've never seen anyone else make a disapproving pet post, so I'm hoping I can get some legitimate advice/ideas which can help resolve this situation.

[CarlSpackler]

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Put a muzzle on her and put her outside.

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She's too smart to muzzle. When I used to take her to a pet clinic to get quaffed (I do it myself now), I had to give her a sedative, so she would calm down enough to let the pet groomer do her thing. The dose the vet told me to give her was too much, and she could barely walk straight, but she still had no problem getting out of the muzzle. She's extremely intelligent and cunning.

[bobbyi]

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What's so odd about this is that if I sit on the couch and watch tv, she usually lays down by my feet, and she never has any complaints.

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Get a laptop and play on the couch.

[olliejen]

maybe she has nowhere comfortable to sit. try putting a dogbed near the computer or something.

[j_gomberski]

"Obviously, explaining variance to her or showing her all the $$$ I'm making isn't a solution, since she has the intelligence of a 2 year old."



"She's extremely intelligent and cunning."


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[Beermantm]

Seems obvious to me.......... she wants to play. Go buy another computer and open an account for her.

[Bluffoon]

Dogs are very sensitive to your mood. Perhaps your dog is responding to the normal (???) stress you are feeling when you play. If he connects a certain activity with increased stress for you he may try to stop you from engaging in that activity.

[dun_noo]

Throw your worthless dog into traffic.