The Shocking Truth

So this morning Mao decided that 2:00am was the perfect time to sit on the other side of The Mat and start meowing. This continued until about 5:30am when Jason got up. I of course attempted to sleep and ignored her and had fitful dreams of owning a shock collar and shocking her when she does this. I was so motivated this morning that I even looked for one on the internet, in fact I still am.

The trouble is, Mao has responded so well to The Mat I can't believe I waited so long to get one. Over all she is almost a good kitty now and the behaviors seem to be going away. We are all becoming a lot happier. However, after finding that Mao responded so well with The Mat it really does make me wish I had a shock collar.

Go ahead and call me cruel or what ever, most people on the internet seem to think it is mean, and I used to be one of them. Until I met a cat that positive reinforcement did not work on. I have trained a LOT of troublesome dogs in my time and never once needed a shock collar or even a prong collar. No really, I trained some really special dogs, abused and neglected even. Love and treats, that is all it takes.

But none of them ever liked being yelled at, or swatted at more than love and treats. Mao loves a good game of chase me smack me and yell at me. She could care less about treats, love or even spray bottles and apple bitter. She is a masochist, the worse the punishment the more she misbehaves. The better the reward the more she doesn't care.

I thought I was at my wits end when I got The Mat and now I shake my head at taking so long to get it. In the end, she has had less correction by this method than anything else I have tried. It allows me to correct instantly and even when I am not looking. The shock isn't too bad but enough to make you not want to do that again.

So call me evil, but I am still searching for the kitty shock collar. If I can find one, a few quick zaps and I am pretty sure she will stop eating my plant and wait to talk to me until I get out of bed. Until then, let us hope this 2:00am serenade does not continue.