Can't? Or "shouldn't?"
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Ok have fun with the tin foil on the counter
And this spray bottle
The cat knows that's where the oranges are stored and avoids that area. She hates the smell.
I've tried strategically placing citrus scented candles near plants and objects to deter our young man. Unfortunately he doesn't give a shit. He was a friendly city stray that was picked up and we adopted him last year. The absolute lack of shits he has to give about anything probably helped him survive so well. No matter how convenient or inconvenient you make something, he's still going to do what he wants. At least he's not a monster, just obnoxiously friendly with no personal boundaries.
I have a cat like that, unfortunately he wants to get on the stove and play with the dials, chew on electrical cables, and push everything off of all tables, including glass.
I had a cat that wanted little more than to chew on the plastic mesh bags that oranges are sold in.
You can never predict what motivates a cat.
I put blue painters tape down as a visual boundary line for my dogs to learn not to cross as puppies.
Only takes a couple weeks of praise training, then the tape is gone.
If I can manage to accidentally drop a knife and cutmy foot or burn myself in the kitchen, they're fucked. I've seen a person carry a stew from stove to counter and trip over their eager pet standing behind them. It went badly for both.
It's easy to teach a cat boundaries. Praise reinforcement is the way If they're curious, let them know their curiosity is only ever rewarded by a treat given in one spot and one spot only. Otherwise put them in hi-vis and hope nothing bad happens for 14 years 🤷
My wife trained our cat to sit on a chair, right outside the kitchen area. Cause sometimes she just wants to hang out when my wife is cooking, so that's where she's allowed to watch from. Nobody wants a cat under your feet when you're boiling something
Only takes a couple weeks of praise training, then the tape is gone.
Your dog experience doesn't really translate to cats...
The MythBusters tested having things fall out of a freezer onto a dog… it wasn’t pretty.
Yep. Pets can be given the space of the world. But keeping them out of a dangerous 100 square feet spot is the least someone can do if they claim "care" for an animal.
I had a cat that refused any training. because they were a cat.
had to get rid of her because she was too much of a danger to have around with a newborn.
A cat that is a danger is a cat who doesn't feel well at all. Also cats can respect boundaries, if you respect theirs.
sure. letting their shitty buttholes sit on my counter next to clean baby bottles is totally safe.
Don't you know the famous Cat's butthole on surfaces experiment from 2021 ?
If their butt is really full of shit they have diarrhea because you feed them bad stuff.
Lately, a cat from the neighborhood has been stopping by my place a lot. The first thing it usually does is jump up on the counter—I don’t mind that the little guy takes his liberties. I’ve already moved everything out of the way that could be dangerous or break, and I just give it a quick wipe down once he’s had his fill. That way, we have a tacit agreement that the counter is fair game....
Do you call him mr bigglesworth?
I’ll do anything for you, Mr. Bigglesworth.
You can, if you don't knock a single thing off of it.
I like how the cup is lying on the ground in the meme. That's a no. There's only 'allow cat' or 'have knockable stuff', never both.
One of my old cats would only knock stuff off the bench if I was staring at him, so he'd carry on meowing like crazy untill I was looking at him, then he would just smash shit off the bench as fast as he could before I got to him then he'd just leg it away, laughing his ass off at me, I miss that little piece of shit.
She'll be up there if she wants to.
Till you get the upside down sticky paper on the counter! Your ass is gonna learn!
Ok ... i changed my mind
No!
Sure but I’m going to use an air horn and a water gun every time I see it.