Which way do you prefer

All that does is make them freak out when you approach, causing them to make a more violent departure, thus causing more damage.

You're not really going to compare a human child to a cat...are you? That's apples to rocks.

Where I live, if you let the cat outside, you may never see it again. We have red fox and cyotes. We already lost one that way. It wasn't pretty.

They're into it.

Not to mention, more fun. A burlap bag makes for a good scuba suit!

;)

Buck

Choosing betweens cats and kids, I'll take the cats every time.

Don

Anyone who loves cats and hates kids can't be all bad.

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Have a LARGE male cat, about 25 pounds, that owns every horizontal surface in the house, except the kitchen counter and the train layout. Not tough to teach them what's wrong. He ignores the trains going around and around. Now, the two miniature Dauschunds we have just love the trains, and if I put them on the layout the trains are chase toys, and the scenery goes flying.

Dogs come when called, cats say to leave a message and they will get back to you.

pickle wrote:

Depends on the cat, I think. We've had a total of 7 in 25+ years, usually 3 at a time. In general, I'd say they were all trainable to some extent, like staying off tables and things. One of the current ones, however, seems particularly stubborn. We'll have to work a little harder on him (get out the squirt-bottle again, maybe). He's also the most energetic and playful cat we've ever had -- at 3yo, he still acts like a kitten all the time, so you can see where his particular personality has its upside and downside. Maybe he's got feline ADHD or something ;-). I doubt we'd *ever* convince him to stay away from little moving trains.

-- Kizhe

Which one's which?

I had them declawed at an early age.

They wanted to SCUBA dive.. he told them on no uncertain terms, "NO".

Pish. They quickly learn to understand that right after the word "No" comes the supersoaker attack.

Mine don't jump on the table or the counters either.

Really now, that's no way to talk about your kids.

I"ve had success in training both my indoor and outdoor cats, but I do think they're happier when they're allowed to go outside. Even if their life would be shortened, they're much happier during their lives.

Me, too...if they're happier, they "listen". Mine don't get on the cupboards or tables, have certain places they can sleep.....and generally are quite adult about the entire thing. Unless they're outside, then they revert to nature. Neuter them, and that's most of the battle.

Kris

From the cat's point of view, the trains sure look like prey.

On Thu, 26 May 2005 13:56:33 GMT, Angrie.Woman muttered something like:

Nor mine. I'm always surprised to go into someone's house and see their cats on the table or countertop, and the owner claim that since they're cats they can't be trained otherwise. I've lived with cats all my life, and all of them were taught not to go on the table or countertop. Who wants a cat wandering around where you prepare/eat food, right after he's walked through the litter box?

They can't all be taught with the same methods, but they can all be taught.

-Bertha