How to train a cat?

I live in a residential area and have a 1 year old female cat. She's
pretty agressive as far as not having much fear of the unknown (she'll sit
looking at the vacuum cleaner when I turn it on). This is a bit of a
problem because she won't stay away from the street (and I've seen her
crossing it a couple times). I don't know how to teach her to stay
in/near our yard. I put coins in a coke can to shake at the older cat and
he seems to have learned to stay away from the street (that also seemed to
work with an earlier cat we had many years ago). Any hope (and how) to
train the younger cat to stay away from the street? (The only street near
the house is in the front. It's a bit of a ways to a street behind the
house; up a hillside).

Mike
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"Mike Ballard" wrote in message
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I live in a residential area and have a 1 year old female cat. She's
pretty agressive as far as not having much fear of the unknown (she'll sit
looking at the vacuum cleaner when I turn it on). This is a bit of a
problem because she won't stay away from the street (and I've seen her
crossing it a couple times). I don't know how to teach her to stay
in/near our yard. I put coins in a coke can to shake at the older cat and
he seems to have learned to stay away from the street (that also seemed to
work with an earlier cat we had many years ago). Any hope (and how) to
train the younger cat to stay away from the street? (The only street near
the house is in the front. It's a bit of a ways to a street behind the
house; up a hillside).

Mike
--

mikeballard--at--verizon.net

"Roses are red, violets are blue,
I'm schizophrenic and so am I"



Is it possible to consider keeping her as an indoors cat, then you don't
have to worry about her getting hit by a car if it's that much of a risk...

"Mike Ballard" wrote in message
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I live in a residential area and have a 1 year old female cat. She's
pretty agressive as far as not having much fear of the unknown (she'll sit
looking at the vacuum cleaner when I turn it on). This is a bit of a
problem because she won't stay away from the street (and I've seen her
crossing it a couple times). I don't know how to teach her to stay
in/near our yard. I put coins in a coke can to shake at the older cat and
he seems to have learned to stay away from the street (that also seemed to
work with an earlier cat we had many years ago). Any hope (and how) to
train the younger cat to stay away from the street? (The only street near
the house is in the front. It's a bit of a ways to a street behind the
house; up a hillside).

Mike
--

mikeballard--at--verizon.net

"Roses are red, violets are blue,
I'm schizophrenic and so am I"



Is it possible to consider keeping her as an indoors cat, then you don't
have to worry about her getting hit by a car if it's that much of a risk...

"Mike Ballard" wrote in message
...

I live in a residential area and have a 1 year old female cat. She's
pretty agressive as far as not having much fear of the unknown (she'll sit
looking at the vacuum cleaner when I turn it on). This is a bit of a
problem because she won't stay away from the street (and I've seen her
crossing it a couple times). I don't know how to teach her to stay
in/near our yard. I put coins in a coke can to shake at the older cat and
he seems to have learned to stay away from the street (that also seemed to
work with an earlier cat we had many years ago). Any hope (and how) to
train the younger cat to stay away from the street? (The only street near
the house is in the front. It's a bit of a ways to a street behind the
house; up a hillside).

Mike
--

mikeballard--at--verizon.net



It's virtually impossible to train a cat to stay on your own property.
Please consider converting your cat to an indoor-only cat. Your cat will be
much safer.

MaryL

"Mike Ballard" wrote in message
...

I live in a residential area and have a 1 year old female cat. She's
pretty agressive as far as not having much fear of the unknown (she'll sit
looking at the vacuum cleaner when I turn it on). This is a bit of a
problem because she won't stay away from the street (and I've seen her
crossing it a couple times). I don't know how to teach her to stay
in/near our yard. I put coins in a coke can to shake at the older cat and
he seems to have learned to stay away from the street (that also seemed to
work with an earlier cat we had many years ago). Any hope (and how) to
train the younger cat to stay away from the street? (The only street near
the house is in the front. It's a bit of a ways to a street behind the
house; up a hillside).

Mike
--

mikeballard--at--verizon.net



It's virtually impossible to train a cat to stay on your own property.
Please consider converting your cat to an indoor-only cat. Your cat will be
much safer.

MaryL

in article , MaryL at
AKE-OUT-THE-LITTER wrote on 2/29/04 6:10 AM:


"Mike Ballard" wrote in message
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I live in a residential area and have a 1 year old female cat. She's
pretty agressive as far as not having much fear of the unknown (she'll sit
looking at the vacuum cleaner when I turn it on). This is a bit of a
problem because she won't stay away from the street (and I've seen her
crossing it a couple times). I don't know how to teach her to stay
in/near our yard. I put coins in a coke can to shake at the older cat and
he seems to have learned to stay away from the street (that also seemed to
work with an earlier cat we had many years ago). Any hope (and how) to
train the younger cat to stay away from the street? (The only street near
the house is in the front. It's a bit of a ways to a street behind the
house; up a hillside).

Mike
--

mikeballard--at--verizon.net



It's virtually impossible to train a cat to stay on your own property.
Please consider converting your cat to an indoor-only cat. Your cat will be
much safer.

MaryL


Or building an outside enclosure if you own the property. I don't think
there is anyway to train a cat to stay on the property.

Karen

in article , MaryL at
AKE-OUT-THE-LITTER wrote on 2/29/04 6:10 AM:


"Mike Ballard" wrote in message
...

I live in a residential area and have a 1 year old female cat. She's
pretty agressive as far as not having much fear of the unknown (she'll sit
looking at the vacuum cleaner when I turn it on). This is a bit of a
problem because she won't stay away from the street (and I've seen her
crossing it a couple times). I don't know how to teach her to stay
in/near our yard. I put coins in a coke can to shake at the older cat and
he seems to have learned to stay away from the street (that also seemed to
work with an earlier cat we had many years ago). Any hope (and how) to
train the younger cat to stay away from the street? (The only street near
the house is in the front. It's a bit of a ways to a street behind the
house; up a hillside).

Mike
--

mikeballard--at--verizon.net



It's virtually impossible to train a cat to stay on your own property.
Please consider converting your cat to an indoor-only cat. Your cat will be
much safer.

MaryL


Or building an outside enclosure if you own the property. I don't think
there is anyway to train a cat to stay on the property.

Karen

I live in a residential area and have a 1 year old female cat.

You do not HAVE a 1 year old female cat. If you HAD her, you would not let her
go.

This is a bit of a
problem because she won't stay away from the street (and I've seen her
crossing it a couple times).

Perhaps you'll be watching as she gets run over.

I don't know how to teach her to stay
in/near our yard.

You need to take a class. Perhaps your local humane society has one. It is
probably called something like, "How To Be A Responsible Pet Owner."

I put coins in a coke can to shake at the older cat and
he seems to have learned to stay away from the street (that also seemed to
work with an earlier cat we had many years ago).

He SEEMS to have learned? You mean, you're not sure? Don't you watch him 100%
of the time? Oh, you can't, you have a life to live! Well, maybe he has
learned, and maybe he hasn't.

The process SEEMED to work with the other cat? What happened to the other cat?
Did it live to a ripe old age?

Any hope (and how) to
train the younger cat to stay away from the street? (The only street near
the house is in the front. It's a bit of a ways to a street behind the
house; up a hillside).


Sure, cats are well known to be trainable. Perhaps you'll also be able to
train it to wait patiently by the street for the mailman, and then he can put
the mail in his mouth and bring it to you.

I live in a residential area and have a 1 year old female cat.

You do not HAVE a 1 year old female cat. If you HAD her, you would not let her
go.

This is a bit of a
problem because she won't stay away from the street (and I've seen her
crossing it a couple times).

Perhaps you'll be watching as she gets run over.

I don't know how to teach her to stay
in/near our yard.

You need to take a class. Perhaps your local humane society has one. It is
probably called something like, "How To Be A Responsible Pet Owner."

I put coins in a coke can to shake at the older cat and
he seems to have learned to stay away from the street (that also seemed to
work with an earlier cat we had many years ago).

He SEEMS to have learned? You mean, you're not sure? Don't you watch him 100%
of the time? Oh, you can't, you have a life to live! Well, maybe he has
learned, and maybe he hasn't.

The process SEEMED to work with the other cat? What happened to the other cat?
Did it live to a ripe old age?

Any hope (and how) to
train the younger cat to stay away from the street? (The only street near
the house is in the front. It's a bit of a ways to a street behind the
house; up a hillside).


Sure, cats are well known to be trainable. Perhaps you'll also be able to
train it to wait patiently by the street for the mailman, and then he can put
the mail in his mouth and bring it to you.

"GovtLawyer" wrote in message
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I live in a residential area and have a 1 year old female cat.

You do not HAVE a 1 year old female cat. If you HAD her, you would
not let her
go.

I have to say, this was the kind of post I had in mind. For once I bit
my tongue. For no good reason. Glad you didn't. Why is the OP's
attitude upsetting? Because it screams "I really don't give a sh*t
about my cats. If I did I couldn't bear to think of them getting hit
and killed and I'd keep them inside." Poor cats. Poor babies.