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Mr. Underfoot is a bundle of love, an in-your-face cat, which I like - I can grab him & hug him anytime, he's such a giant teddy bear cat.
However, this same lack of inhibition causes problems when it comes to house manners...if he wants something, he takes it (or tries to take it). He'll even try to grab my hand if there's food in it that appeals to him, or try to grab my fork at supper. He also grabs my hand when I'm giving out cat treats, and often ends up with the other cats' treats, too.
I've usually dealt with his grabby behavior by just putting him in another room when we eat, and while I'm cooking. Sometimes hissing & growling at him works, but it's not something I can do when we have guests over.
Also, will hissing at him when I have food make him fearful of me?
Does anyone have any other ideas or solutions, ways I can train him to be less grabby without using punishment? Or is he destined to spend suppertimes in 'the cooler' (the spare room)?
However, this same lack of inhibition causes problems when it comes to house manners...if he wants something, he takes it (or tries to take it). He'll even try to grab my hand if there's food in it that appeals to him, or try to grab my fork at supper. He also grabs my hand when I'm giving out cat treats, and often ends up with the other cats' treats, too.
I've usually dealt with his grabby behavior by just putting him in another room when we eat, and while I'm cooking. Sometimes hissing & growling at him works, but it's not something I can do when we have guests over.
Does anyone have any other ideas or solutions, ways I can train him to be less grabby without using punishment? Or is he destined to spend suppertimes in 'the cooler' (the spare room)?