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 🤷
Only takes a couple weeks of praise training, then the tape is gone.
Your dog experience doesn’t really translate to cats…
Honestly, it depends on the cat. I had one who would have learned the expectation immediately, then only broken it if she was annoyed at me, to make a point.
And another one that would have been scared of the tape and just avoided that room entirely.
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
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.
I readily acknowledge that 90-99% of poor pet experiences are because of impatient owners that can’t work within their pet’s animal limitations and habits.
But I don’t think people realize there are a minority of animals that are just mean. They understand what is wanted, they don’t need to do the things they do, but they do them anyway, and don’t care about the harm they cause.
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.
She’ll be up there if she wants to.
I don’t have enough respect to prohibit it. And that is my own fault
Ok have fun with the tin foil on the counter
Till you get the upside down sticky paper on the counter! Your ass is gonna learn!
My cat will eventually listen to me and not do things. But when he gets annoyed or angry enough he will just do the thing anyway. Usually in his seeking for attention because he is very very clingy.
Acting like i don’t you know he gets on the counter when I am not ho.e.
Ok … i changed my mind
Can’t? Or "shouldn’t?"
