aurora1979 wrote on Dec 7
th, 2011 at 11:15am:
thats a good point though, you can train dogs better then you can cats. Ive never known a cat NOT to claw shit tbh.
My cat will not claw anything of mine. Take her somewhere else though and she has no problem clawing up everything they may own. She also knows better then to get on my keyboard.
Cats are trainable in two distinct methods:
1. Get them as a kitten freshly weaned (or bottlefeed them and have them think that you are mommy).
2. Clean out a spray bottle and shoot them if they do something they aren't supposed to. I have never had to do it (I always get kittens, sometimes before they are supposed to be weaned :/ )- but I hear it works great. Since cats hate water and getting wet, I don't doubt it.
Dogs can do tricks, but tricks dont impress me. You have to get them toys and shit. I can just grab a piece of paper, crumple it up, and it will entertain my cat for weeks, or until ripped to shreds.
Cheap, and keeps critters away!