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[judecorp]

I wish there was a way I could train my cats to do the laundry or the dishes or something. They are so flippin' lazy. All they do is lay around and sleep. Daedalus even has the nerve to SNORE at me all the time.

Every time I ask one of them to do some sort of chore, or get me something, or help out, they just stare at me with their big, lazy eyes. It's a freakin' conspiracy, I tell you.

Suggestions?

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re: lazy cats

[etherial.livejournal.com]

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Re: lazy cats

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Man, that is CUTE.

[estrange.livejournal.com]

I have no suggestions, I"m allergic to cats but I just had to say I can't believe you only have 9 days until your due date! Holy crap!!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Seven days now. SEVEN DAYS!!

[meglett.livejournal.com]

i know. god knows they have plenty of time to contemplate how to get things done without opposable thumbs. frankly, i'm tired of that excuse.

and if "dinner" is running late? it's a mutiny. and some of them act like snuggling=imminent death. take, take, take is their motto.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

And yet, we continue to serve them.

[(Anonymous)]

I suggest you train them to at least use the toilet so that you don't have to clean up their poop anymore! It is not that hard to do- I trained my male cat in leasss than 2 weeks!

-Lynn

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

well, Jen has been cleaning up the poo since we got pregnant, but do you really think it's possible to train THREE cats to use the toilet... when we only have one bathroom? I'm serious...

[chibi-jeni.livejournal.com]

Get used to it. Children are worse, and THEY have thumbs!!

At least my dogs ASSUME they're doing something. They bark at things (most of the time...nothing) and feel like they've done a great job at it.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

But I was a very dutiful kid!!

I have a big cat who thinks he's a dog. He occasionally likes to "protect" the house. That's pretty much the only thing he'll do.

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

I've considered this problem. Given that we haven't successfully trained the little wretches to stay off counters and tables, we have accepted our doom.

Louie is an adorable napping ball of fuzz right now. I asked if he'd help with the dishes, and the little so and so YAWNED at me.

It's a conspiracy. They are so smart enough to help us. They're just smart enough not to. ;)

Keep feeling good. I have a package almost ready for y'all... :-)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, our cats end up on the counters, the kitchen table, everything. We're so bad. Ralph has now taken to sleeping in the baby's crib! Whoops.

Cats totally know how to rule the world.

[hoo.livejournal.com]

Have a kid. The cats will serve as baby toys.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Except Ralph. Because she will shred the baby.

[skatured.livejournal.com]

When you figure out how to even make them stop puking on the carpets or rugs...I'd be forever grateful to know the secret.

The secret:

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Take out the carpets and rugs.

[dzmonster.livejournal.com]

Joe's cats are trained not to step on skin, which I greatly appreciate. That was the first I heard of anybody managing to train a cat at all.

A friend of mine jokingly asks a bunch of us to train her daughters to cook and knit, so they will clothe and feed her. An idea for the baby? (though it could take a few years...)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

If you could teach the baby how to do the dishes, that would be AWESOME!!!

[aminahfiddler.livejournal.com]

Hmmm I should work on teaching them to unpack the boxes and put the stuff away.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, good luck with that. I tried that when we moved and the closest I got was when Daedalus climbed into the empty cupboard and took a nap in there where the dishes were supposed to go.

[goddamnelf.livejournal.com]

You could by pass the training aspect all together, and just go with forcing them to be helpful. I suggest while they are sleeping, attach a broom to the back of their collars. When they wake up, and decide to move around, they will randomly sections of the floor!
Hope things are going well for you.
mike

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

My cats are spoiled royalty. They don't even WEAR collars. How uncivilized! :)

Things are going over here. Pretty slowly. How are you? I hope you are well, and find a new job soon. xoxo