Re: training cats using Roundpen tech.

["Barbara H-B" <bahoba@sprint.ca>]

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> From: robert and carla lawson <robandcarla@hotmail.com>
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  training cats using Roundpen tech.
> Date: October 11, 2000 11:01 PM
> 
> Was coming home the other day and who awaits me but the neighbors cat?
MILO! 
> good old Milo. Milo is the yellow tabby at my next door neighbors house. 
> Reminds me of Morris the cat. Course I trained Milo to come Yess sirree! 
> Milo comes to the sound of a Mitsubishi Montero Sport or A Dodge Ram. How

> long did it take? minutes I tell ya! let me tell you how it happened.
Milo 
> just decided to come visiting, right after we moved in. I guess the dog
food 
> on the porch he may have sniffed out. But anywho..I was missing my cats 
> Socks and Smitty who stayed in Alabama with some freinds who "adopted"
them. 
> I would say they liked them better than us. I guess my Sam's choice food 
> wasn't good enough \=0I. Soooo I imediately sat down on my porch after a 
> long day and sat there petting the cat. I asked Milo "how'd he know I
needed 
> a kitty in my life." no Answer just sheer contentment of haveing a back 
> rubbed. I sat there for several minutes loving on him and sure enough
next 
> nite here he comes. Now mind you it takes timing to this Technique! You
have 
> to be persistant. You have to be on time. You have to know when to say
when. 
> I have managed to sit with him for at least an hour petting him and
loving 
> on him. Shoot for the first few days He had me for 5 to ten minutes at a 
> time! The other day Dead tired I bet he layed on my chest for nearly 30 
> minutes. Now we feed him good food! you know the Canned stuff! he even
has 
> me trained to slightly warm it up in the microwave. Yep It took me a
while 
> to train him all right. Whups gotta go it is time for the 1 am story book

> hour.  Milo keeps hours like us.. he sleeps during the Am and works on 
> killing off those field mice, lizzards, snakes, and grass hoppers during
the 
> day. Coming Milo let me warm up your Fancy Feast..  Hang on there a
second 
> sweety fluffy poo... I have you a nice warm towel to lay in!! sugar 
> darling...isy boo boo.
> Really he is well trained!
> Carla (I am such a wonderful round pen trainer.. Really!)
> Ansata (Mom you are sucha sucker.)
> Haley (WHere the heck is my ear scratcher??????)
> Rob (oh noooo... i forgot to give haley her nightly ear scratching!)
> Dee & Hershey ( no mom you must put 1/3 cup of water with our kibble not 
> 1/2!)
> Milo...( I am waiting........)
> 
> 
> 
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