Humans will be conquered

And not by aliens.  Weeeeeeeeell unless cats & dogs are in fact alien species hiding out in plain sight then by aliens, otherwise no not aliens. 

I know everyone says they have smart animals. Okay not everyone, I, for example, had a dog that was dumb as nails but he was a such sweetie!  I feel like that's the animal equivalent of he's not very attractive be he has a nice personality.  Moving on, my animals are all way too smart for their own good.  I can see them thinking...problem solving...and sometimes it is a bit unnerving. 

Example 1:  Old man.  He figured out the trash can.  We have a stainless steel square can with a foot pedal to open the lid.  The lid closes slowly.  He watched us and then decided when we weren't looking he could see what goodies he could find in the trash.  As in step on pedal, stick head in can and voila midday snack.  

Example 2:  Convict.  He figured out that if he pushes hard enough he can popped the pan out of his kennel.  Then he can rock the kennel back and forth until it is on its side.  The bottom openings are much larger (big squares).  He can squeeze through those.  And voila he is free to sleep on the furniture and shred whatever he can find. 

Example 3: Princess (older cat).  She likes to watch TV.  If she's really interested she walks up to the TV and sits right in front of it watching whatever is on.  Her fav shows are animal shows and soccer.  This isn't that impressive.  What is impressive is she can turn on the TV.  A few times we thought we just left it on.  But now we are 99.9% sure its her.  Sometimes its just the TV on and not the cable box but lately its both so when we come in from work whatever channel we were watching the night before is on.  It also happens in the bedroom now so I started putting the remote in a drawer when I get up.  Since I started doing that the TV hasn't been on.  It is not everyday but its more often lately so either our house is haunted and the ghost likes cartoon network/comedy central OR Princess likes to watch her some TV during the day. 

Example 4: Demon spawn (kitten).  I've noticed since she has been home with us that she likes the electronics.  She loves my iPad and iPhone.  I think it is because they are touch screen because she thoroughly ignores my laptop.  When I am reading on my iPad she swipes the screen (I guess imitating me) and moves the page.  I swipe it back and she does it again.  Or if I'm reading a webpage and am scrolling and swipes in the other direction so I lose my place.  It is a game.  She doesn't understand what she is doing (or so I thought). The other day she showed me she is smarter than I realized.  My phone alarm went off but before I was fully awake it stopped.  "huh, what tha?!?"  I opened my eyes and demon is next to my head.  I thought surely I snoozed in my sleep.  It went off again and I watched her stare at the phone screen for a second, tilt her head to the side and then touch it with her paw, effectively snoozing my alarm.  Uh oh...

OMG, its like planet of the apes with cats and dogs...if y'all don't hear form me for a few days my animals have taken over, they've kenneled me and I am eating crunchy food from a bowl while wearing a cone of shame.