Rachel L. Akers to Alexander Stern ...

 AS>> Tried that, but not the water.

 RA> It's great. I've a friend who taught his cats not to climb onto things
 RA> inside, armed with water pistols. A bucket of the old H2O clearly
 RA> shows that the master _aint_ impressed... 

 I have used a water pistol to train our Siamese Cat and that
 worked like a charm. The dog doesn't like the waterhose to much
 now, if I start throwing water in a bucket over him I will
 never be able to give him a bath.

 AS>> Plus when the temp hovers around 3deg one doesn't feel very
 AS>> inclined to run around the yard in the middle of the night
 AS>> looking for little red men. I leave that to the brass monkeys.

 RA> Welllllll, I can't say I have the balls ... 

 Haven't you ever played *Gotcha* ... };>

        Alexander

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