Does anyone have any suggestions how to train a kitten to stay off the kitchen table? Whenever any of us are eating at the table, he jumps up to see what's going on. And if we are reading, he does the same thing. He's curious about the food, but I think just wants to be a part of what's happening up there.
Either he doesn't learn or he's super stubborn. We can keep putting him down 10 times, and he will keep jumping up. After the 4th or 5th time, he bites or tries to avoid our hands. Sometimes I end up locking him in my bedroom so we can eat in peace. I don't want to keep doing this though. At this point, I don't think I could have guests for dinner. It would be so embarrassing. How have others trained their kitties? I thought about filling a can with change, and then shaking it and banging it on the underside of the table when he jumps up. The other cat I had for many, many years seemed to learn things really quickly after I just clapped my hands loud and said NO! Not this little one!
Either he doesn't learn or he's super stubborn. We can keep putting him down 10 times, and he will keep jumping up. After the 4th or 5th time, he bites or tries to avoid our hands. Sometimes I end up locking him in my bedroom so we can eat in peace. I don't want to keep doing this though. At this point, I don't think I could have guests for dinner. It would be so embarrassing. How have others trained their kitties? I thought about filling a can with change, and then shaking it and banging it on the underside of the table when he jumps up. The other cat I had for many, many years seemed to learn things really quickly after I just clapped my hands loud and said NO! Not this little one!