Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihn5l.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!ihn5l!duhon From: duhon@ihn5l.UUCP (duhon) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: water pistol unniceness Message-ID: <126@ihn5l.UUCP> Date: Wed, 9-Jan-85 09:21:16 EST Article-I.D.: ihn5l.126 Posted: Wed Jan 9 09:21:16 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 11-Jan-85 07:57:37 EST References: <128@magic.ARPA> <2580@CSL-Vax.ARPA> Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 16 Tormenting cats with water pistols? It not tormenting cats that going on, its a momentary annoyance, similar to having someone yell "NO" at you. The advantage of the water pistol is that it does no damage, and can reach a cat at some distance. Every cat I have had will learn that when I get up and approach it while it's doing something nauty, it will wait until the last minute and then run away. Great! Now I've taugh my cats to run away when I approach. With the water pistol(actually a plant mister/sprayer) I needn't get out of my chair/bed/etc. I use the word NO, and if that fails, I use the water. BTW, cats quite often learn where the water is coming from (they can hear the squirting) but this doesn't seem to have any effect on the waters effectiveness. Fortunately (for me) none of my cats likes water. Joey Duhon ihnp4!ihn5l!duhon