?How To Keep The Claws Off The Couch?

[Pandora]

It's like with little kids - you just keep on them and eventually they get it. I doubt it's the verbal part; probably more the chastising tone and then the redirect.

If worse comes to worse, get a squirtgun and nail her with it when she goes for the chair. She'll get the message.

That is how I have done it. I talk to them like they are children and toss in my We don't claw.

And a laser LIGHT is like kitty crack. If you don't have one, get one. You will laugh for hours and they will be too worn out to claw a dang thing!

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

And a laser LIGHT is like kitty crack. If you don't have one, get one. You will laugh for hours and they will be too worn out to claw a dang thing![/QUOTE]
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I can have a loud "NO!"; and I use it when I need it. Most of the time it works. A long time ago though, I discovered rattling my keys scares the sh*t outta her so I had a lanyard that I clipped my keys to. I carry my keys with me all day and when I walk in the front door, I rattle the keys and my cat bolts for the other end of the room. I never could, and still can't figure out what it is about those keys rattling that spooks her so bad.

Another useless technique I figured out.....
If you are able to whistle in a loud high note, sometimes that works. Sometimes it doesn't.