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From: annej@tekecs.UUCP (Anne Jacko)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Overrr There, Cat!
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Date: Wed, 27-Jul-83 13:32:27 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 27 13:32:27 1983
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I'll add my word of caution to the idea of training a cat like you
train a dog -- the old "rub his nose in it and toss him outside."
Cats *generally* do not react to punishment as do dogs (I've trained
both).  Such treatment of a cat may make him nervous, suspicious
and unfriendly.  (Personally, I think that's pretty smart of them.
I wouldn't like someone who did that to me.)  There's a fairly recent
book titled "You *Can* Train Your Cat" which describes ways to
modify the little beastie's behavior without freaking him out.
I haven't used the suggestions (I'm lucky, my cat seems to be
naturally well-behaved) but they make sense.

-- Anne Jacko, Tektronix
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