Re: Am I too strict?


"Christina Websell" <spamfree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I made a tuna/asparagus/cheese pie topped with mashed potato today for my
dinner tonight. Kitty sat on the arm of my chair begrudging me every
mouthful.
I told her to go and eat the food she'd already got in her bowl and didn't
give her any. Now I feel guilty.
I would never allow my dogs to beg for the food I was eating, it's such
bad manners so I apply the same rule to my cats. Do you think this is
unreasonable? I was a little bit tempted to give her some, but it's
probably a bad idea.
She will already occasionally creep up beside me when I am eating and put
her paw out and swipe something off. It's always the meat that she runs
off with.

Tweed

You could always give her a bit in her own dish if you don't want her
begging. Then I've never had the problems with cats begging that you can
get with dogs. At least I've never had a cat steal an entire loaf of bread
off the counter.

Jo




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