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L'Esperance <
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> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > L'Esperance <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>[email protected] wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>: Sheldon wrote:
> >>>
> >>>: > My helper:
> >>>: > http://i1.tinypic.com/nec65w.jpg
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> >>>
> >>>ANYONE who lets their animals on their food prep areas is a disgusting
> >>>slob.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>I whole heartedly agree with you on this assessment! One of our
> >>relatives allows their cats to do the same thing. We *refuse* to eat
> >>anything cooked in their kitchen. It is so appetizing to see cats
> >>*clean* themselves on the same surface food is prepared on. NO THANKS!
> >
> >
> > What about people that let their toddlers put their dirty, poopy little
> > hands all over the produce in the grocery store, or eat the soggy spit
> > soaked crackers that get shoved into their mouths?
> >
> > Counters can be washed.
> > How often to toddlers wash their hands?
>
> Thankfully we do *not* have to deal with toddlers and right now I
> *refuse* to deal with anyone under the age of 20. My tolerance level is
> zip for rude and bratty kids who have developed the opinion the world
> revolves around them from their selfish parents. That includes when I'm
> shopping or eating out or at someone's home. There may be some I
> converse with on usenet that don't meet that criteria but most times I'm
> a pretty good judge of posters.
My point, dear, is that there are far worse things than kitties on the
counters. ;-) Other than shedding hair, cats are really very clean
creatures. I have mine trained to stay off the food prep counters and
glass top stove, but have had trouble keeping them off the table at
night. I'm sure that Shel' cleans his counters first!
For training on the kitchen counters, I bought a number of mouse traps.
You set the mouse trap then gently turn it UPSIDE DOWN on the counter.
I'd set 8 or so.
When kitty jumps on the counter, they'd set the traps off but since they
were upside down, there was no danger of paws or tails getting injured.
The trap would just snap, startling the cat into jumping down.
Remote training is FAR more effective than human intervention with cats.
<G>
I'd use them on the table, but we use the table too much and it was a
PITA to try that. That's why I'm looking into Scat Mats. Just have not
wanted to spring for one yet. They are expensive.
--
Peace, Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-*****." -Jack Nicholson