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Vino is getting more and more daring
Up until recently, whenever Vino made a dash out the front door, he'd just
go to the nearest patch of grass and start munching. It was pretty easy to just go over and pick him up and bring him back inside. Well, all that has changed apparently. A few weeks ago, he managed to streak past me as I was coming in with a load of groceries. I put the bags down and went back out to see where he was and just saw him jumping over the low wall into the neighbour's yard! And to top it all off, he went straight to their dog enclosure and stood only about a foot away from where the dog was barking up a frenzy right at Vino! I rushed over, calling his name. He gave me a dirty look and hunkered down under the neighbour's car. Now how was I supposed to get him. The neighbour lady must have heard my yelling so she came out and with both her and me running around the car yelling at Vino, he finally came out and I was able to corner him and get him back home. What a little brat! Unbelievable that he would choose to go right up to a barking dog too, even if it was in an enclosure. Anyway, just a few days ago, just before Dennis left, we'd gone out for a few errands. Came home to find the front door open! Yikes! I guess it hadn't quite clicked in properly. Needless to say, Vino was nowhere to be found inside. Dennis totally started freaking and began running up and down the street looking for Vino. I figured I might as well check in the neighbour's yard again. Aha! There he was, hunkered down under their car! He must have been down there for a while because he actually came to me when I called him. I took him home and he barfed up a bunch of grass and lay there panting from all the heat and excitement. Now I'm even more freaked out about him getting out. Maybe we should just consider moving back into a high-rise condo? Well, I guess that's not exactly an option around here, but I'm really going to have to watch him more closely from now on. -- Britta ROT13 to reply Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on Vino and "friends" album |
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badwilson wrote:
A few weeks ago, he managed to streak past me as I was coming in with a load of groceries. Before I started letting Smudge out on a leash, I kept her inside all the time, so she was extremely anxious to get out. I always had to worry about going in and out, because she always tried to escape. So I have had some practice dealing with this. The main piece of advice I have (not that you asked, so if this wouldn't work for you, just skip it) is *never* enter or leave the house with anything in your hands. Put your groceries down outside the door and let yourself in first. That way you'll have both hands ready to catch him as you enter. (It's also good to enter in a semi-crouched position, so your hands can be at cat-level.) Once inside, put Vino in a closed room, and then bring in whatever you have to bring in. That's what I had to do. After you've got everything, including yourself, inside and the door shut tight, you can let him out of the closed room. I don't know if he's ever gotten out when you're leaving, but I developed a trick for not letting Smudge get out: "toss'n'slam". I'd pick her up with one hand, and have *nothing* in my other hand. Then, I'd lightly (and gently) toss her into the room, and then immediately shut the door with the other hand before she could get back. Yeah, it's a pain in the ass, but not as much as running up and down the street calling for him! Hope you find a way to keep him from escaping! Joyce |
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I don't know if this will work for Vino, but it works for us. Every
single time we open the door (the main door we use anyway, which has glass panes so we can see how many cats are there), we make a sound like a hiss, but with a p. Like pssstttt!!!! The cats now understand what it means and they scurry away from the door as soon as we open it. Good luck with crazy Vino! -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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"Victor Martinez" wrote I don't know if this will work for Vino, but it works for us. Every single time we open the door (the main door we use anyway, which has glass panes so we can see how many cats are there), we make a sound like a hiss, but with a p. Like pssstttt!!!! The cats now understand what it means and they scurry away from the door as soon as we open it. I hiss, too, when I open the door. It keeps my cats from escaping through the door, though they are always there to meet me when I open it. Maybe Vino isn't intimidated by a human hiss, if he's not even intimidated by a barking d*g? Crazy cat. ;o) Purrs that he doesn't manage to escape again. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi |
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On 2 Dec 2003 05:53:32 -0600, "badwilson" wrote:
Up until recently, whenever Vino made a dash out the front door, he'd just go to the nearest patch of grass and start munching. It was pretty easy to just go over and pick him up and bring him back inside. Well, all that has changed apparently. A few weeks ago, he managed to streak past me as I was coming in with a load of groceries. I put the bags down and went back out to see where he was and just saw him jumping over the low wall into the neighbour's yard! And to top it all off, he went straight to their dog enclosure and stood only about a foot away from where the dog was barking up a frenzy right at Vino! I rushed over, calling his name. He gave me a dirty look and hunkered down under the neighbour's car. Now how was I supposed to get him. The neighbour lady must have heard my yelling so she came out and with both her and me running around the car yelling at Vino, he finally came out and I was able to corner him and get him back home. What a little brat! Unbelievable that he would choose to go right up to a barking dog too, even if it was in an enclosure. Anyway, just a few days ago, just before Dennis left, we'd gone out for a few errands. Came home to find the front door open! Yikes! I guess it hadn't quite clicked in properly. Needless to say, Vino was nowhere to be found inside. Dennis totally started freaking and began running up and down the street looking for Vino. I figured I might as well check in the neighbour's yard again. Aha! There he was, hunkered down under their car! He must have been down there for a while because he actually came to me when I called him. I took him home and he barfed up a bunch of grass and lay there panting from all the heat and excitement. Now I'm even more freaked out about him getting out. Maybe we should just consider moving back into a high-rise condo? Well, I guess that's not exactly an option around here, but I'm really going to have to watch him more closely from now on. The "squirt bottle" has always worked for me. I no longer have to use it. In the beginning (after adoption) each tried to escape and did a couple of times. When I started with the spray bottles, they caugt on fast. They don't like it but it won't hurt them and they do not seem to associate it with me. Better to have a face full of spray than to be run over. MLB |
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That truly is scary! I do hope you find a way to keep Vino inside when you
go out or come back. Can you maybe put him in a room and close the door when you go out? If he has his toys there he may not feel so confined. Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "badwilson" wrote in message ... Up until recently, whenever Vino made a dash out the front door, he'd just go to the nearest patch of grass and start munching. It was pretty easy to just go over and pick him up and bring him back inside. Well, all that has changed apparently. A few weeks ago, he managed to streak past me as I was coming in with a load of groceries. snip |
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wrote in message ... badwilson wrote: A few weeks ago, he managed to streak past me as I was coming in with a load of groceries. Before I started letting Smudge out on a leash, I kept her inside all the time, so she was extremely anxious to get out. I always had to worry about going in and out, because she always tried to escape. So I have had some practice dealing with this. The main piece of advice I have (not that you asked, so if this wouldn't work for you, just skip it) is *never* enter or leave the house with anything in your hands. Put your groceries down outside the door and let yourself in first. That way you'll have both hands ready to catch him as you enter. (It's also good to enter in a semi-crouched position, so your hands can be at cat-level.) Once inside, put Vino in a closed room, and then bring in whatever you have to bring in. That's what I had to do. After you've got everything, including yourself, inside and the door shut tight, you can let him out of the closed room. I don't know if he's ever gotten out when you're leaving, but I developed a trick for not letting Smudge get out: "toss'n'slam". I'd pick her up with one hand, and have *nothing* in my other hand. Then, I'd lightly (and gently) toss her into the room, and then immediately shut the door with the other hand before she could get back. Yeah, it's a pain in the ass, but not as much as running up and down the street calling for him! Hope you find a way to keep him from escaping! Yeah, we often lock him in the bathroom when we have a big load of groceries to bring in. Have done the "toss'n'slam" too (great term, BTW!). When leaving, we also have this trick where we sort of squeeze him behind the open screen door against the wall, then quickly close the front door. I swear, when we build our "dream house", it's going to have a double door entry way, a vestibule kind of thing. That way he won't get out so easily. He is the biggest sneak! And if we don't let him out, he lets us have it with a stream of nasty language like you wouldn't believe. Whoever taught him to swear like that, I wonder ;-) -- Britta ROT13 to reply Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on Vino and "friends" album |
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badwilson wrote:
He is the biggest sneak! And if we don't let him out, he lets us have it with a stream of nasty language like you wouldn't believe. Whoever taught him to swear like that, I wonder ;-) -- Pine Cone grins proudly Pam S. who's not surprised |
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badwilson wrote:
I swear, when we build our "dream house", it's going to have a double door entry way, a vestibule kind of thing. That way he won't get out so easily. LOL!!! You have to have a special security chamber for the kitty! Joyce |
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