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From: larryk@tektronix.UUCP (Larry Kohn)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: miniblinds, cats, and water pistols
Message-ID: <4701@tektronix.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 16:35:15 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan  8 16:35:15 1985
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References: <7034@brl-tgr.ARPA> <1079@ulysses.UUCP>
Reply-To: larryk@tektronix.UUCP (Larry Kohn)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Summary: 

In article <1079@ulysses.UUCP> smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin) writes:
>
>Some cats are more stubborn than others...  I've been trying for two weeks to
>"persuade" my cat that the box spring of my bed is not her scratching post,
>especially at 5:00 am.  And sure enough, she (usually) won't start clawing it
>when I'm watching, especially if she sees the plant mister in my hand.  But as
>soon as I roll over, *RIP*.

It might be your plant mister, if it doesn't spray a stream.  Our cat doesn't
mind mist, or even a light rain.  But a blast from a squirt gun sends him
running for a dry environment (usually to the living room couch where he'll
sit with a `see-how-nice-I'm-being' look of innocence).