• Years ago, when home web cams were new, there was a documentary that showed what pets get up to when the owners aren’t home. The #1 first thing is to get up on all the places that they’re not allowed.

    They don’t learn that they’re not allowed certain places; they learn that they’re not allowed when you’re around.

    • Ving ThorOP
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      107 months ago

      Of course. But at least we can teach him not to be on the table when we’re eating.

      • Yah, it was just a comment, not a criticism. We do the same with ours, in the futile hope that they’ll at least abstain from jumping on the dining room table when we have guests. In true cat fashion, we have one who only jumps in the dining table when we have guests.

    • flicker
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      27 months ago

      That’s why I’ll randomly put double sided tape on surfaces.

  • @Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    I’m here to say the cat WILL learn it is not supposed to be on the table.

    This does not mean the cat will not get on the table.

    • Ving ThorOP
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      57 months ago

      Firmly saying “NO”, then loud clapping, and finally lifting him to the ground and bit paying attention to gim for a few moments.

      After a while they react to the signs. No garantees that it works on every cat, but it works with our other cat.