jmcquown wrote:
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>> On Mar 26, 6:03 pm, (ms. tonya) wrote:
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>>> I never would let pets in my kitchen period, my 2 late cats of 17 years
>>> were trained from day one kitchen was off limits even the stool I had in
>>> corner now training new cat same rules.
>>>
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>> Our cats and dogs are welcome in any room in the house. There really
>> isn't a safety issue, and hair isn't that big a deal. There will
>> always be hair around since it can float from one room to the next and
>> ride on our clothes anyway. The dogs get fed in the kitchen. It
>> doesn't take much work to teach the cats that they are not allowed on
>> kitchen or dining room counters or tables. They know they can be on
>> tables in other rooms, dressers, bathroom counters, etc. It has been
>> years since I have seen any cat on the kitchen counter.
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>> We also wash the counters before fixing food, and we don't prepare
>> food directly on the counter anyway. We put down a cutting board,
>> plate, or some type of dish.
>>
> Wow! Thank you for a sensible answer!
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> Jill
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>
From moi aussi. My cats are also allowed in the kitchen. I
don't think they go on the counter, which only means they don't do
that when I am looking. I remember how I first discovered Ming
actually did go up there (and that was years ago): there was a
drippy faucet and he got the floor (and himself) rather wet. He
did enjoy it immensely though, as I later observed.

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Jean B.