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My best attempts at keeping a stubborn cat off the table.. Sterling Silver Rainbow Butterfly Pendant.. NEW - Sterling Silver Birthstone Initial Necklace.. Get creative with your teacher's Christmas gifts..
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My best attempts at keeping a stubborn cat off the table
 Let me encourage you that you are not alone in struggling to keep your cat off the table. It's going to take a little bit of persistence. Cats are stubborn and they can make you feel like they're never going to cooperate when really they're just testing you.
It looked like my cat was never going to stay off the table, but with some time and persistance, it did work and I was able to eat my supper in peace.
Here's how it went:
- Technique 1: Simply remove the cat from the table. With great enthusiasm, Grace would jump up on the table and try to stick her cute little face right into my dinner. I picked her up and set her back on the floor. This was quite a fun little game for Grace to keep jumping back up on the table and it gave her a lot of exercise.
- Technique 2: Bring out the squirt bottle. Surely, getting wet will teach my cat to stay off the table already. Grace had many showers that night and was pretty angry.
- Technique 3: Cover the table with aluminum foil. Since cats don't like loud noise, they will run away from the table. Grace looked scared but stood her ground by laying down on top of the aluminum foil covered table.
- Technique 4: Put peeled oranges on the table. Since cats don't like the smell, they will stay far away. Grace was too stubborn. I needed more oranges.
- Technique 5: Be obnoxiously noisy. I shook a piggy bank with gusto whenever Grace jumped up on my aluminum foil and orange peel covered table. Poor Grace backed away, and gave me a look. But, she couldn't let me know I had something that might work, so she once again layed down on the table.
- Technique 6: Remove them from the room. This will at least give you some peace to eat while you're working on 'training' your cat. Honestly, I've found your attention can be the best motivator for a cat's behavior. When they stop getting that attention, it can make bad behaviors seem less fun.
Why persistance works:
Now that she's older, Grace rarely tries to eat my food and she runs far away whenever she hears the sound of aluminum foil. If Grace jumps on the table to get at food now, I just have to lightly push on her back end a few times and she gets the hint to get off the table and I'm able to actually eat dinner!
I did, however; make one concession, I stopped trying to get her off the table when it was empty.It was too cute anyway when she'd hug the chair in an attempt to keep from being removed from an empty table. I decided I won the war, I could let her have a small victory in that battle. If it's important to you that the cat stays off the table at all times, by all means, keep up your persistence and don't give in.
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Get creative with your teacher's Christmas gifts
Charming apple ornament makes a great gift and can be personalized with the recipient's birthstone. Doubles as a bookmark. Portion of proceeds goes to charity. When I was a child in the 80s, I used to give teachers an apple ornament as a gift for Christmas. That is where I got my inspiration to forge this apple ornament from thick aluminum wire. This ornament is also very practical since it can be used year round as a sturdy bookmark. The wire shape grips pages very well.
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Cat attacking the paper towels
So my cat, Grace, has taken a liking to attacking the paper towels that hang under the kitchen cupboards. Do you have a similar problem with your cat?
Here's what I'm trying.
One approach that seems to help is putting aluminum foil over the paper towels at night. Grace seems to like to get into mischief when I'm sleeping. The only downside is that I can't get to the paper towels.
Another idea that helped somewhat is putting a folded in half paper bag over the paper towels so I can get to them from the underside but she can't attack them as well. It worked for a few days, she figured out how to get underneath them and attack but it slows her down.
When I can catch Grace, clapping twice and saying down firmly stops her temporarily.
If nothing else, I've learned spraying a cat with a water bottle is always a good method of training them not to do something.
The last resort will be hiding the paper towels in a cupboard where she can't get to them. In the meantime, this is great entertainment.
If you have any suggestions that work for you, please feel free to comment.
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Materials:
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Changing a life
It's amazing how the little things you do can make such a difference in someone else's life. I discovered a charity by Franklin Graham (Billy Graham's son) a few years ago that has a Christmas Gift Catalog that is pretty cool. This catalog features different gifts you can give to people who are needy and hurting and has a suggested donation for the cost of each gift. Gifts range from blankets and milk to life saving medical equipment and building someone a house. Some gifts have a suggested donation as low as $4. There's even a gift where you can rescue a child from b*****e and abuse. This can make a great gift for birthdays, anniversaries, thank you's and Christmas - or just a gift to yourself. They'll even send you an in honor or in memory card if you're donating a gift on behalf of someone else. If you're interested in finding out more about this charity and checking out available gifts, visit https://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/Giving/gift_catalog/ God bless, take care, -Melissa P.S. Got a charity that you love? Feel free to post a comment here.
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