Fortunately, this was almost another one-time learning process. Alice only had to do this twice and Rex was again happily and regularly defecating in his litterbox. The Application Obviously, owners must use caution when decorating their homes for the holidays. Alice is one owner who will never decorate her tree with tinsel again. But there is more to learn from this.
Animals are superstitious.
We can capitalize on this principle to train our pets to avoid items we don't want them to touch - from Christmas trees to furniture to trash cans and laundry baskets. If the animal associates an unpleasant, but not harmful experience with an item, the cat will avoid it. Inc. All Rights Reserved.