Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for July 16, 2021

Good Luck. Though One. Word. At. A. Time plus sharp hand or two clap usually gets the job done.

I have found that a loud PSSSST! usually works, but there may be collateral damage

I just come up here because I love the attention.

You’re attempting to persuade a cat to do something it isn’t even thinking about.

Highly trained, I see. The cat has you trained to stand there with your arms folded and talk to him. :oD

It looks like he’s happy that you’re yelling at him, so I’m sure this is a regular occurrence!

Spray bottle filled with water and a sharp “No” issued in conjunction with the water.

“First tell me how adorable I am. Then repeat your request in an appropriate tone of voice. Then I may consider it, if something more important isn’t happening. Like me grooming myself.”

Why? what is the cat hurting?

I had a cat who would always take advantage of an open cupboard. More than once, I caught her asleep on top of the dinner plates on an upper shelf. She died last year – miss the heck out of that ridiculous beast.

I’ve always admired the cats that get on top of the kitchen cupboards. It’s athletic and stealthy.

I thought your refrigerator magnets spelled radio. Then I looked a little closer and see that they spell Rad Ric (You have to use the R twice, though).

Get Down? Why? I just knocked everything off! Face it, we’d all be up there too to watch the scurries of life below. If there is a window nearby, even better.

I just stopped fighting it and put a blanket up there. It’s my girl Lucy’s favorite spot.

One of the cats does exactly this when I’m not paying attention to him. He knows he’s not suppose to be up there precariously close to the dried branch display. If I don’t yell at him he will start chewing the sticks until I do. Then he gets attention and it’s NOT the good kind..this often happens when I’m on the phone and can’t yell like I would normally.

I’m sorry Amanda. But you can’t win this one.

Like he’s going to.

We just fostered a 10-week old kitten. She is happily exploring the house, and is just discovering that kitchen tables and counters are NO!s