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We’ve a lot of cats coming through the garden. I wouldn’t mind if not for my dog, who does and goes insane when she spots a cat. So I’ve been thinking about getting a super soaker to chase them away. I think that’s pretty harmless, and perhaps they learn to skip our garden after a while… What do you lot think?

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I think they taunt you by shitting in your flowerbeds while you’re not looking.

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I know they do!

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I know that’s how I taunt my neighbours.

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As a cat owner I approve using a a super soaker. I use a mini-soaker on my own cats in rare cases (being bengals they love water but despise being sprayed) - they probably catch on quickly and should bolt when they see you reaching for it soon.

That being said throwing a whole cup at a cat or making it soaking wet is not ok.

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Thanks 🙂 I don’t intend to use one of those canon sized ones, I was thinking a mini like you said. Just a little squirt should do the trick 😇

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Why not simply work on training your dog to be less reactive?

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Working on that. Still would prefer cats to skip my garden though!

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Hahah simply. I’ve only trained a handful of dogs, so professional dog trainers sound off here but there are dogs that are more or less untrainable. Sure difficult dogs can learn a few manors or tricks, but either because an abundance or lack of intelligence they’re not going to ever be a show dog. Depending on the dog maybe the best they get is just not as reactive instead.

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Naw, that’s a good boi — I don’t want the neighbors’ cats on my property.

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Get a cat from your local shelter. Take them to the shelter to get spayed or neutered and adopted.

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I don’t think kidnapping someone’s cat is going to solve anything

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If they’re collared or chipped they can be returned to their irresponsible owners, and if the owner is so irresponsible they their unfixed uncollared cat is roaming freely then good riddance.

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