It's messy, and it stinks.
I'm not going to get into graphic detail here, as that's just no fun. But contrary to what many people believe, cats can be trained. You just have to be consistent and (very) persistent. For example, my cat will not enter my room. It knows that it is not permitted in there, so it stays out, even if the door is wide open. Also, my cat will respond to some verbal commands.
Anyway, while I really like my cat, and my kids love it, I still have to be stern with it about certain things. Usually, it knows when it has done something wrong, and it will take off and hide. However, it also knows that if I am determined to catch it and say, rub its nose in something, that I will catch it. Period. Years ago (we've had it for seven years), it would run away from me until I gave up. When I stopped giving up, it realized that it was useless, and it started to give up. I start chasing it, it realizes I'm not giving up, and it stops, lays down, and lets out a little pitiful "meow" as if to say "sorry".
Well, this morning, I chased it, but I closed a door behind me, trapping it in a room. When it realized it was trapped, it did the "sorry" yelp and proceeded to pee on the floor.
That was just great, let me tell you. The girls' school was starting in twenty minutes and I was cleaning up cat pee. So I'm not sure either of us came out a winner in that scanario, but fear not you probably now angry cat lovers, that very same feline is sitting at my feet purring as I type.
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