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Honestly, I swear!! I have been trying to train her since Nov. to not scratch my recliner or the padding and back of my area rug (I have to flip the rug to make room when I sit at the computer so the chair can roll around on the floor). I have a huge scratching post which she usually uses, but sometimes when the rug is flipped, she will causally stroll over to it and start scratching away. I have yelled at her, shown her her post and praised her for using it and given her treats, I have used a squirt gun and she STILL will look at me with a "what did I do wrong?" expression on her face. She also likes to take the occassional stab at the recliner (which has a quilt strapped to it) mostly in the middle of the night. I will bolt up out of a sound sleep to hear the snag,rip, sound and yell NO!! It stops her for awhile, but she always goes back to it.
Part of the trouble (I think) is because she and my four paw declaw tussle around on the furniture and Lily(the declawed one) can scratch anywhere she pleases and makes no noise and no damage. I think Autumn thinks it is o.k for her to do the same.Obviously I cannot continue to "correct" Autumn for every little infraction with her claws, because that will only confuse and scare her. She will start to dislike me.
WHAT do I do? HELP!!
Part of the trouble (I think) is because she and my four paw declaw tussle around on the furniture and Lily(the declawed one) can scratch anywhere she pleases and makes no noise and no damage. I think Autumn thinks it is o.k for her to do the same.Obviously I cannot continue to "correct" Autumn for every little infraction with her claws, because that will only confuse and scare her. She will start to dislike me.
WHAT do I do? HELP!!