Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
:

> Michael, I hate to confess, but this is one of the reasons
> why I hate cats. Not cats in general, just don't want 'em
> in my house. You can train a dog not to snag something off
> a counter, but you can't train a cat. You also can't train
> a cat to keep off kitchen counters or any other surface
> that you don't want germ-ified. I'm sure your cats are
> sweet li'l critters, but I just hate cats in a house.

of course you can train cats to keep off the counter, or the
table or even the couch if you're so inclined.
i had 11 cats, all indoors, at one time. i do NOT allow cats
on counters or tables, ever.
it's ok if you hate cats, but you need to find another excuse


lee <who has an outside dog because he will not stop stealing
eggs off the counter>
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