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- From: thiessen@emr1.emr.ca (Tracy Thiessen)
- Subject: Re: Help me find a kitty.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.202708.8316@emr1.emr.ca>
- Organization: Energy, Mines, and Resources, Ottawa
- References: <111860030@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> <1jmj2kINNqic@nigel.msen.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:27:08 GMT
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- In article <1jmj2kINNqic@nigel.msen.com> dan@msen.com (Dan and Karen Sugalski) writes:
- >Barry Fowler (barryf@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM) wrote:
- >: > 3) Discipline?
- >: >
- >: Discipline? Hah! Actually, I've done lots of "cat reading" and cats
- >: do not respond to negative reinforcement. It only makes them fear their
- >: owners.
- >
- >Do you mean hitting and the like? Cats do respond to negative reinforcement.
- >Physical punishment may make them afraid, but the same goes for almost any
- >animal including (but not limited to) humans, dogs and horses.
- >
- >Karen
- >
-
- I agree. When more gentle tactics fail, and kitty has copped
- an attitude, I find yelling (not hitting, I hate hitting) at
- the top of my lungs is an excellent deterrent, especially if
- it is reserved the more severe kitty crimes.
-
- Tracy
-