My Cats Are Trained and Forbidden to Do This

Pictures such as the ones below  are a thing of the past.  No more!  After much crying, yelling, and overall bad behavior (and that's just from our kids), we've finally succeeded in training the 3 cats to stay off of our kitchen counters and island. 

Sure, we had to put up with loud hisses, sharp nails, and dirty looks but we did it!  All it took was a decisive NO,  a loud accompanying clap if need be, or a slight bop on the nose if they thought we were not serious. If those did not  do the trick, we firmly took them off the counter and set them on the floor with another  loud NO. It took only a few times until they understood that certain areas  in our house are off limits to them.  It works!  They now rarely get on the counters or island, and we are all that much happier.

sorry, my Kitties (not!!)

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