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My cat has long been well-trained to not get on countertops. Sure, he's had the slip up now and then, but overall, he's always been good about it.
Until recently. Apparently the allure of counters came knocking and was too wonderful to ignore. He's getting on every countertop in the house! What's worse is that now that he's older, he has the good sense to NOT do it when I'm around. If I walk into a room or he hears me coming, he leaps off the counter and races away before he can get in trouble-- and since I can't punish him after the fact, I'm at an impasse.
I've been trying to keep food off the counters so he doesn't get "rewarded" for jumping on them, but that isn't enough. Any thoughts or tips?
Until recently. Apparently the allure of counters came knocking and was too wonderful to ignore. He's getting on every countertop in the house! What's worse is that now that he's older, he has the good sense to NOT do it when I'm around. If I walk into a room or he hears me coming, he leaps off the counter and races away before he can get in trouble-- and since I can't punish him after the fact, I'm at an impasse.
I've been trying to keep food off the counters so he doesn't get "rewarded" for jumping on them, but that isn't enough. Any thoughts or tips?