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> I've only watched one show & was surprised at some of the bacterial > numbers & the fact this kitchen was in the home of a doctor. She > even > let her kids up onto the counter with dirty feet! >
Perhaps because she's forced to work in a 'sterile' environment she doesn't want to deal with it at home. Could be other reasons, too... like she doesn't have a cleaning team or nurses to scrub everything up behind her.
I wondered that myself. I wonder what her patients would think though seeing the state of her kitchen. It sure wouldn't add confidence & trust that you med professional knows what they are doing. Then again as long as she is sanitary at work & doesn't *knowingly* kill her family? DD has a couple of very adorable cats. They are allowed to wander over the counters at desire. I would not be able to tolerate that but it's her kitchen not mine so I say nothing. Still it is gross!
I have a cat. She does NOT jump up on counters (except in the bathroom but not even that anymore since she got her own fountain. She was just trying to drink from the running water). My oldest brother had cats leaping on the kitchen counters, the dining table... I was appalled.
Well, I want to train Ramsey right from the get go to stay off the counters. Any ideas on how to train him without being nasty to him?
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On Thu 20 Oct 2005 05:18:18p, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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~patches~ wrote: > X-No-archive: yes > > jmcquown wrote: > > >>> I've only watched one show & was surprised at some of the >>> bacterial numbers & the fact this kitchen was in the home of a >>> doctor. She even let her kids up onto the counter with dirty >>> feet! >>> >> >> Perhaps because she's forced to work in a 'sterile' environment >> she doesn't want to deal with it at home. Could be other reasons, >> too... like she doesn't have a cleaning team or nurses to scrub >> everything up behind her. > > I wondered that myself. I wonder what her patients would think > though seeing the state of her kitchen. It sure wouldn't add > confidence & trust that you med professional knows what they are > doing. Then again as long as she is sanitary at work & doesn't > *knowingly* kill her family? DD has a couple of very adorable > cats. They are allowed to wander over the counters at desire. I > would not be able to tolerate that but it's her kitchen not mine so > I say nothing. Still it is gross! > I have a cat. She does NOT jump up on counters (except in the bathroom but not even that anymore since she got her own fountain. She was just trying to drink from the running water). My oldest brother had cats leaping on the kitchen counters, the dining table... I was appalled.
Well, I want to train Ramsey right from the get go to stay off the counters. Any ideas on how to train him without being nasty to him?
Michael
There are jumpers and there are non-jumpers. Short of cruelty, there's probably not much that will eliminate the jumping by those who do. Three of our five are jumpers. The other two have never even seen the top of the kitchen counter.
*sigh*... There is a bright side though. I'll only have to invite mother to dinner one more time.
On Thu 20 Oct 2005 05:18:18p, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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>> I've only watched one show & was surprised at some of the bacterial >> numbers & the fact this kitchen was in the home of a doctor. She >> even let her kids up onto the counter with dirty feet! >> > > Perhaps because she's forced to work in a 'sterile' environment she > doesn't want to deal with it at home. Could be other reasons, > too... like she doesn't have a cleaning team or nurses to scrub > everything up behind her.
I wondered that myself. I wonder what her patients would think though seeing the state of her kitchen. It sure wouldn't add confidence & trust that you med professional knows what they are doing. Then again as long as she is sanitary at work & doesn't *knowingly* kill her family? DD has a couple of very adorable cats. They are allowed to wander over the counters at desire. I would not be able to tolerate that but it's her kitchen not mine so I say nothing. Still it is gross!
I have a cat. She does NOT jump up on counters (except in the bathroom but not even that anymore since she got her own fountain. She was just trying to drink from the running water). My oldest brother had cats leaping on the kitchen counters, the dining table... I was appalled.
Well, I want to train Ramsey right from the get go to stay off the counters. Any ideas on how to train him without being nasty to him?
Michael
There are jumpers and there are non-jumpers. Short of cruelty, there's probably not much that will eliminate the jumping by those who do. Three of our five are jumpers. The other two have never even seen the top of the kitchen counter.
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________
On Thu 20 Oct 2005 05:33:06p, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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On Thu 20 Oct 2005 05:18:18p, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in news:[email hidden]:
> ~patches~ wrote: >> X-No-archive: yes >> >> jmcquown wrote: >> >> >>>> I've only watched one show & was surprised at some of the >>>> bacterial numbers & the fact this kitchen was in the home of a >>>> doctor. She even let her kids up onto the counter with dirty >>>> feet! >>>> >>> >>> Perhaps because she's forced to work in a 'sterile' environment >>> she doesn't want to deal with it at home. Could be other reasons, >>> too... like she doesn't have a cleaning team or nurses to scrub >>> everything up behind her. >> >> I wondered that myself. I wonder what her patients would think >> though seeing the state of her kitchen. It sure wouldn't add >> confidence & trust that you med professional knows what they are >> doing. Then again as long as she is sanitary at work & doesn't >> *knowingly* kill her family? DD has a couple of very adorable >> cats. They are allowed to wander over the counters at desire. I >> would not be able to tolerate that but it's her kitchen not mine so >> I say nothing. Still it is gross! >> > I have a cat. She does NOT jump up on counters (except in the > bathroom but not even that anymore since she got her own fountain. > She was just trying to drink from the running water). My oldest > brother had cats leaping on the kitchen counters, the dining > table... I was appalled.
Well, I want to train Ramsey right from the get go to stay off the counters. Any ideas on how to train him without being nasty to him?
Michael
There are jumpers and there are non-jumpers. Short of cruelty, there's probably not much that will eliminate the jumping by those who do. Three of our five are jumpers. The other two have never even seen the top of the kitchen counter.
*sigh*... There is a bright side though. I'll only have to invite mother to dinner one more time.
Michael
Can't you keep her (your mother) out of the kitchen?
Well, there can be other issues, come to think of it. We had friends over for dinner one night and I thought I had secured the diningroom. Wrong. I walked in and caught Popie eating the butter out of the butter dish.
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________
I have a cat. She does NOT jump up on counters (except in the bathroom but not even that anymore since she got her own fountain. She was just trying to drink from the running water). My oldest brother had cats leaping on the kitchen counters, the dining table... I was appalled.
Well, I want to train Ramsey right from the get go to stay off the counters. Any ideas on how to train him without being nasty to him?
Ours was easy to train just by raising our voice & saying no. DS uses a spray bottle of water. When his cat does something he or DDIL doesn't like they give a little spritz of water at it. The cat is to the point that just seeing the bottle is all that's needed. DD & DSIL just let their cats get away with murder but I've noticed there is more of the loud no thing. I think most cats respond well to the tone of your voice & if you reward them with a kitty treat when they do what you want it will reinforce the good behaviour.
Well, I want to train Ramsey right from the get go to stay off the counters. Any ideas on how to train him without being nasty to him?
Michael
Do you have a water pistol? Use it!
Actually, not tolerating any jumping will do it. All you need to do is to take him off the surface and unceremoniously drop him to the floor every time you catch him there. It takes a while, but if you don't stop to coo and pet him while you put him on the floor, eventually he'll get the idea it's not OK. Make sure your voice doesn't sound nice when you catch him on the counter and if you have to touch him, make sure there is nothing that makes it worthwhile. Pick up and drop (not throw) is my method. He'll get the message.... but to be honest it may take a couple of years to sink in.
On Thu 20 Oct 2005 05:33:06p, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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On Thu 20 Oct 2005 05:18:18p, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> "jmcquown" <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in > news:[email hidden]: > >> ~patches~ wrote: >>> X-No-archive: yes >>> >>> jmcquown wrote: >>> >>> >>> DD has a couple of very adorable >>> cats. They are allowed to wander over the counters at desire. I >>> would not be able to tolerate that but it's her kitchen not mine >>> so I say nothing. Still it is gross! >>> >> I have a cat. She does NOT jump up on counters (except in the >> bathroom but not even that anymore since she got her own fountain. >> She was just trying to drink from the running water). My oldest >> brother had cats leaping on the kitchen counters, the dining >> table... I was appalled. > > Well, I want to train Ramsey right from the get go to stay off the > counters. Any ideas on how to train him without being nasty to him? > > Michael >
There are jumpers and there are non-jumpers. Short of cruelty, there's probably not much that will eliminate the jumping by those who do. Three of our five are jumpers. The other two have never even seen the top of the kitchen counter.
*sigh*... There is a bright side though. I'll only have to invite mother to dinner one more time.
Michael
Can't you keep her (your mother) out of the kitchen?
Well, there can be other issues, come to think of it. We had friends over for dinner one night and I thought I had secured the diningroom. Wrong. I walked in and caught Popie eating the butter out of the butter dish.
ROFL! I'm sorry, but I can just picture the cat sitting there, oooh! butter! Thanks so much for the treat!
On Fri 21 Oct 2005 02:59:36a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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Well, there can be other issues, come to think of it. We had friends over for dinner one night and I thought I had secured the diningroom. Wrong. I walked in and caught Popie eating the butter out of the butter dish.
ROFL! I'm sorry, but I can just picture the cat sitting there, oooh! butter! Thanks so much for the treat!
Yes, she looked very proud of herself!
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________
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On Fri 21 Oct 2005 02:59:36a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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Well, there can be other issues, come to think of it. We had friends over for dinner one night and I thought I had secured the diningroom. Wrong. I walked in and caught Popie eating the butter out of the butter dish.
ROFL! I'm sorry, but I can just picture the cat sitting there, oooh! butter! Thanks so much for the treat!
Yes, she looked very proud of herself!
And what is it with cheese? Hoot will not lower herself to eating it but she will sit there and lick it to death. Ramsey is like a goat, he'll eat anything. He stole a piece of carrot out of my salad the other day, ran off and guarded it for awhile and then ate it.
Michael <- loves all 6 of his babies... 2 human not so babies and 4 baby babies
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>> I've only watched one show & was surprised at some of the bacterial >> numbers & the fact this kitchen was in the home of a doctor. She >> even >> let her kids up onto the counter with dirty feet! >> > > Perhaps because she's forced to work in a 'sterile' environment she > doesn't want to deal with it at home. Could be other reasons, > too... like she doesn't have a cleaning team or nurses to scrub > everything up behind her.
I wondered that myself. I wonder what her patients would think though seeing the state of her kitchen. It sure wouldn't add confidence & trust that you med professional knows what they are doing. Then again as long as she is sanitary at work & doesn't *knowingly* kill her family? DD has a couple of very adorable cats. They are allowed to wander over the counters at desire. I would not be able to tolerate that but it's her kitchen not mine so I say nothing. Still it is gross!
I have a cat. She does NOT jump up on counters (except in the bathroom but not even that anymore since she got her own fountain. She was just trying to drink from the running water). My oldest brother had cats leaping on the kitchen counters, the dining table... I was appalled.
Well, I want to train Ramsey right from the get go to stay off the counters. Any ideas on how to train him without being nasty to him?
Michael
A spray bottle with a 50/50 mix of vinegar and water works wonders!
Bret
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