Subject: SC - OT kitty training

[D. Clay-Disparti]

The best tip I have for keeping anything off the couch or other piece of furniture
was seen on Animal Planet..... Purchase a clear carpet runner (they go on top of
carpet to keep well trafficed areas clean and have little spikes on the bottom to
get a good grip).  Cut to size and put on couch upside down (the runner is upside
down, not the couch).  You will not believe the bizarre looks you get and the
fancy foot action the first time an animal hops up onto the couch!  It works with
our 117 pound giant schnauzer.  He always thought the couch was for naps when
everyone was gone, or perhaps to dream the night away upon it's fluffy pillows
would be great!  Alas, no more!  The best part is you don't have to give a command
or raise your voice.  When the furniture is in use you can just roll the runner up
and stash it under the couch.  It also looks much better than an old sheet or
blanket when the furniture is unoccupied and no doggie/kitty ordor on furniture.

Dee/Isabella

THLRenata at aol.com wrote:

> Sage advice has been given:
>
> <<  > Sure fire cure for counter hopping kitties:  bathe them once or
>  > twice in the kitchen sink. >>
>
> I was a firm believer in this method until this week.  I have been giving one
> of my cats subcutaneous fluids since November.  This operation takes place
> each evening on the living room couch so I can watch TV while the cat
> hydrates.  The cat has been avoiding the couch for months until this week,
> when she started coming back up on the couch as if nothing bad ever happened
> to her there!
>
> Weird!  And as if that wasn't enuf, another of my cats who has never in her
> almost 15 years of life come up on the couch has started to do so -- just this
> last week, too.
>
> Ah well, I've long since given up tying to figure them out.
>
> Renata
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