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Is there any way to train a cat?
The girls have free reign of the house with one exception. They're not
allowed in the kitchen ESPECIALLY on the kitchen counters... I haven't caught them jumping up there in a very long time... they creep into the kitchen when they think we're not looking and come slinking out when we yell at them, but they stick to the most important rule of not going in there when I'm cooking - it's not that I don't want them around, but it's a very small kitchen and having them underfoot is dangerous! Anyway, we finally got ourselves a dining table and we're trying to teach them to STAY OFF! But it's not sinking into their tiny little furry brains... I think one 'keep out' rule was all there was room for! Every time we turn around one of them is up there either walking across or sprawling out comfortably... ARGH! I don't want litterbox residue where we eat! Can anyone give us any suggestions? Water doesn't seem to work any more - they just laugh at us and do what they want! -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit |
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Is there any way to train a cat?
"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message ... The girls have free reign of the house with one exception. They're not allowed in the kitchen ESPECIALLY on the kitchen counters... I haven't caught them jumping up there in a very long time... they creep into the kitchen when they think we're not looking and come slinking out when we yell at them, but they stick to the most important rule of not going in there when I'm cooking - it's not that I don't want them around, but it's a very small kitchen and having them underfoot is dangerous! Anyway, we finally got ourselves a dining table and we're trying to teach them to STAY OFF! But it's not sinking into their tiny little furry brains... I think one 'keep out' rule was all there was room for! Every time we turn around one of them is up there either walking across or sprawling out comfortably... ARGH! I don't want litterbox residue where we eat! Can anyone give us any suggestions? Water doesn't seem to work any more - they just laugh at us and do what they want! LOL, I can relate, but to the BATHROOM counters, not the kitchen. My kids climb on the bathroom counters and love to bat my contact case around. Kind of scary when the contacts are *in* the case. kili |
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Is there any way to train a cat?
"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
... The girls have free reign of the house with one exception. They're not allowed in the kitchen ESPECIALLY on the kitchen counters... I haven't caught them jumping up there in a very long time... they creep into the kitchen when they think we're not looking and come slinking out when we yell at them, but they stick to the most important rule of not going in there when I'm cooking - it's not that I don't want them around, but it's a very small kitchen and having them underfoot is dangerous! Anyway, we finally got ourselves a dining table and we're trying to teach them to STAY OFF! But it's not sinking into their tiny little furry brains... I think one 'keep out' rule was all there was room for! Every time we turn around one of them is up there either walking across or sprawling out comfortably... ARGH! I don't want litterbox residue where we eat! Can anyone give us any suggestions? Water doesn't seem to work any more - they just laugh at us and do what they want! -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Good luck! My cats have never been allowed on the kitchen counters or the kitchen table. However, I've had cats that liked to lie in the kitchen window. Since the window is over the sink, they have to get on the counter to get there. I've never seen any of my cats on the kitchen counter, though. I had one cat who knew perfectly well that she wasn't allowed on the kitchen table, but every couple of weeks I'd see her there, meatloafing. When I'd yell at her, she'd just look at me and say, "What's wrong?" Lindy decided to change the rules about the kitchen table. First, she decided that the rule was, "No cats allowed on the kitchen table unless they're lying on the newspaper." I pile newspapers on the table for recycling and put them out every few days. Once she got me trained to that concept, she changed the rule to "No cats allowed on the table unless they're lying on something." Mail, books, anything I happened to put on the table were fair game. The current rule is, "No cats allowed on the table if there is food on the table or it is set for eating." I'm sticking to that one, and she generally obeys it. I seldom use the table for eating, so it isn't as bad as it sounds. Quite. ;-) Joy |
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Is there any way to train a cat?
Karen AKA Kajikit wrote: The girls have free reign of the house with one exception. They're not allowed in the kitchen ESPECIALLY on the kitchen counters... I haven't caught them jumping up there in a very long time... they creep into the kitchen when they think we're not looking and come slinking out when we yell at them, but they stick to the most important rule of not going in there when I'm cooking - it's not that I don't want them around, but it's a very small kitchen and having them underfoot is dangerous! Anyway, we finally got ourselves a dining table and we're trying to teach them to STAY OFF! But it's not sinking into their tiny little furry brains... I think one 'keep out' rule was all there was room for! Every time we turn around one of them is up there either walking across or sprawling out comfortably... ARGH! I don't want litterbox residue where we eat! Can anyone give us any suggestions? Water doesn't seem to work any more - they just laugh at us and do what they want! I'm not sure there IS a way! About the best I've ever managed is to train them not to let me CATCH them doing whatever I don't want them to do. (Not exactly the same thing.) |
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kilikini wrote: "Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message ... The girls have free reign of the house with one exception. They're not allowed in the kitchen ESPECIALLY on the kitchen counters... I haven't caught them jumping up there in a very long time... they creep into the kitchen when they think we're not looking and come slinking out when we yell at them, but they stick to the most important rule of not going in there when I'm cooking - it's not that I don't want them around, but it's a very small kitchen and having them underfoot is dangerous! Anyway, we finally got ourselves a dining table and we're trying to teach them to STAY OFF! But it's not sinking into their tiny little furry brains... I think one 'keep out' rule was all there was room for! Every time we turn around one of them is up there either walking across or sprawling out comfortably... ARGH! I don't want litterbox residue where we eat! Can anyone give us any suggestions? Water doesn't seem to work any more - they just laugh at us and do what they want! LOL, I can relate, but to the BATHROOM counters, not the kitchen. My kids climb on the bathroom counters and love to bat my contact case around. Kind of scary when the contacts are *in* the case. I finally solved that (if you can call it a solution) by keeping the lens case in a drawer. (Of course, the bottle of lens solution is a regular casualty - they keep knocking it off of the dresser and losing it under the bed.) |
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Is there any way to train a cat?
kilikini wrote: "Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message ... The girls have free reign of the house with one exception. They're not allowed in the kitchen ESPECIALLY on the kitchen counters... I haven't caught them jumping up there in a very long time... they creep into the kitchen when they think we're not looking and come slinking out when we yell at them, but they stick to the most important rule of not going in there when I'm cooking - it's not that I don't want them around, but it's a very small kitchen and having them underfoot is dangerous! Anyway, we finally got ourselves a dining table and we're trying to teach them to STAY OFF! But it's not sinking into their tiny little furry brains... I think one 'keep out' rule was all there was room for! Every time we turn around one of them is up there either walking across or sprawling out comfortably... ARGH! I don't want litterbox residue where we eat! Can anyone give us any suggestions? Water doesn't seem to work any more - they just laugh at us and do what they want! LOL, I can relate, but to the BATHROOM counters, not the kitchen. My kids climb on the bathroom counters and love to bat my contact case around. Kind of scary when the contacts are *in* the case. kili |
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Is there any way to train a cat?
"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message ... The girls have free reign of the house with one exception. They're not allowed in the kitchen ESPECIALLY on the kitchen counters... I haven't caught them jumping up there in a very long time... they creep into the kitchen when they think we're not looking and come slinking out when we yell at them, but they stick to the most important rule of not going in there when I'm cooking - it's not that I don't want them around, but it's a very small kitchen and having them underfoot is dangerous! Anyway, we finally got ourselves a dining table and we're trying to teach them to STAY OFF! But it's not sinking into their tiny little furry brains... I think one 'keep out' rule was all there was room for! Every time we turn around one of them is up there either walking across or sprawling out comfortably... ARGH! I don't want litterbox residue where we eat! Can anyone give us any suggestions? Water doesn't seem to work any more - they just laugh at us and do what they want! Keep a table cloth on the table when you aren't using it. Take it off when you use the table. Or try to at least get them to stay on their own side of the table while you eat. This is the second reason I like cats that go outside. You can kick them out when you are eating and they are happy about it. Jo |
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Is there any way to train a cat?
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:40:35 GMT, "Yoj"
wrote: My cats have never been allowed on the kitchen counters or the kitchen table. However, I've had cats that liked to lie in the kitchen window. Since the window is over the sink, they have to get on the counter to get there. I've never seen any of my cats on the kitchen counter, though. I had one cat who knew perfectly well that she wasn't allowed on the kitchen table, but every couple of weeks I'd see her there, meatloafing. When I'd yell at her, she'd just look at me and say, "What's wrong?" Lindy decided to change the rules about the kitchen table. First, she decided that the rule was, "No cats allowed on the kitchen table unless they're lying on the newspaper." I pile newspapers on the table for recycling and put them out every few days. Once she got me trained to that concept, she changed the rule to "No cats allowed on the table unless they're lying on something." Mail, books, anything I happened to put on the table were fair game. The current rule is, "No cats allowed on the table if there is food on the table or it is set for eating." I'm sticking to that one, and she generally obeys it. I seldom use the table for eating, so it isn't as bad as it sounds. Quite. Why am I reminded of the rules for the care and feeding of stray cats :P Since there are only two of us and it's a big table, I have two placemats at the end corner for us, and the back half of the table is usually blank (or has papers piled on it...) Silly and Scout think that means that half the table is for 'us' and half the table is for 'them'! -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit |
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Is there any way to train a cat?
"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
... The girls have free reign of the house with one exception. They're not allowed in the kitchen ESPECIALLY on the kitchen counters... I haven't caught them jumping up there in a very long time... they creep into the kitchen when they think we're not looking and come slinking out when we yell at them, but they stick to the most important rule of not going in there when I'm cooking - it's not that I don't want them around, but it's a very small kitchen and having them underfoot is dangerous! Anyway, we finally got ourselves a dining table and we're trying to teach them to STAY OFF! But it's not sinking into their tiny little furry brains... I think one 'keep out' rule was all there was room for! Every time we turn around one of them is up there either walking across or sprawling out comfortably... ARGH! I don't want litterbox residue where we eat! Can anyone give us any suggestions? Water doesn't seem to work any more - they just laugh at us and do what they want! -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit Ha! I can't even keep them off of counters or tables *when I'm there* much less when I'm not (ask Victor how well they listen to me! ;). -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
... On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:40:35 GMT, "Yoj" wrote: My cats have never been allowed on the kitchen counters or the kitchen table. However, I've had cats that liked to lie in the kitchen window. Since the window is over the sink, they have to get on the counter to get there. I've never seen any of my cats on the kitchen counter, though. I had one cat who knew perfectly well that she wasn't allowed on the kitchen table, but every couple of weeks I'd see her there, meatloafing. When I'd yell at her, she'd just look at me and say, "What's wrong?" Lindy decided to change the rules about the kitchen table. First, she decided that the rule was, "No cats allowed on the kitchen table unless they're lying on the newspaper." I pile newspapers on the table for recycling and put them out every few days. Once she got me trained to that concept, she changed the rule to "No cats allowed on the table unless they're lying on something." Mail, books, anything I happened to put on the table were fair game. The current rule is, "No cats allowed on the table if there is food on the table or it is set for eating." I'm sticking to that one, and she generally obeys it. I seldom use the table for eating, so it isn't as bad as it sounds. Quite. Why am I reminded of the rules for the care and feeding of stray cats :P Probably for the same reason I was reminded of those rules early in the process. ;-) Joy Since there are only two of us and it's a big table, I have two placemats at the end corner for us, and the back half of the table is usually blank (or has papers piled on it...) Silly and Scout think that means that half the table is for 'us' and half the table is for 'them'! -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit |
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