Ok, I know she's not out of control, but I have a friend who tells me that whenever I tell him of things she does. Trying to get in my dresser at 4am and making a racket until I feed her, getting on places we don't really want her to be, like counters and stuff, and just generally having the run of the house. I'm sure he's most likely just kidding, but it still makes me feel like we're not doing something right with her.
She's a great cat, very gentle, doesn't claw furniture or chew our belongings (well she chews pot holders if left on the counter but that's it), doesn't scratch, has never hissed. She just doesn't listen and she can be mischevious
But I know that alot of us here have mischevious cats, but I think some of it could be changed by us.
I know that my getting up to feed her when she makes a racket in the morning is something I shouldn't do. It's like with kids, you don't give in!
But can I reverse her way of thinking that eventually I'll cave? We also don't know what to do with her getting on things we don't want her on, mainly the counters, and the kitchen table if we eat there (which is rare), but we've tried everything and it doesn't matter.
My friend's cat, who they've had since she was a kitten, is very well trained right down to, they let her lay on the back of the couch, but only on one side. She's so well trained that now that that side of the couch is sagging because of her, they want her to switch to the other side and she wont *lol* He told me that probably because we got her when she was about a year and a half, and quite possibly she could do whatever she wanted at her old home, that she's probably never going to listen.
I don't have any regrets about Reeses and things she does, I just feel that sometimes I'm not a good "cat parent" when it comes to her limits. Should I feel this way?
She's a great cat, very gentle, doesn't claw furniture or chew our belongings (well she chews pot holders if left on the counter but that's it), doesn't scratch, has never hissed. She just doesn't listen and she can be mischevious
I know that my getting up to feed her when she makes a racket in the morning is something I shouldn't do. It's like with kids, you don't give in!
My friend's cat, who they've had since she was a kitten, is very well trained right down to, they let her lay on the back of the couch, but only on one side. She's so well trained that now that that side of the couch is sagging because of her, they want her to switch to the other side and she wont *lol* He told me that probably because we got her when she was about a year and a half, and quite possibly she could do whatever she wanted at her old home, that she's probably never going to listen.
I don't have any regrets about Reeses and things she does, I just feel that sometimes I'm not a good "cat parent" when it comes to her limits. Should I feel this way?