My cats have become very comfortable spending time on the tables and countertops while I'm out of the house. when I'm home, I have to constantly shoo them off. Any ideas how to effectively train them to stay off once and for all?
A spray bottle of water works wonders. There's also some sprays you can get at a pet store that works too. try this website: http://www.petco.com/Shop/petco_Product_…
I used those cheap wooden mouse traps and newspaper.
Set the traps and cover with one sheet of newspaper. the traps will trip when the cats jump on counter or table but the newspaper prevents them from getting hurt. also the noise and unknown motion will make them more wary about jumping on it again. Took me about 3 days night and day. If they need a reminder some months down the road bring out the traps again!
PS while you are at home a squirt bottle of water works good, but they do learn to run when they see the bottle. Thats why I used the mouse trap thing. They don't know what to expect. Good Luck!
I agree with everyone about the squirt bottle. but if that doesn't work, they make these mats you can buy that you can put on tables and furniture that will make pets stay off. I'm not sure what they're called and I'm not sure how they work.
It will initially make a mess but will train the cats forever: sprinkle cayenne pepper on the surfaces that you don't want the cat on. when the cat jumps on the table it will get the pepper on its paws and will want to lick it off. when it tries to it will get a nasty surprise and will stop going there. This takes a couple weeks but is very effective.
use a water gun, when the cat goes on the table you say NO! and you get them a little wet. then they get to the point where they wont go up there with fear of getting wet
i still have not figured this out and i have had cats for years. when no one is about they think they rule the place
If you yell every time your cat jumps on the table, your cat is more likely to think you are mad than bothered by its actions. (A really smart cat may even learn to jump up on the table only when you are not present.) but if you put something on the table to deter your cat, such as crumpled foil or bubble wrap it will deter it.
Take some sheets of newspaper and put some rows of double sided tape on them (or rolled up masking tape) and cover the table or countertops with them
The cats hate getting their feet stuck on the stuff
Usually takes about two or three times of stepping on it and they stop jumping up there
Keep cats off counters / tables? No way... its a losing propostition. just accept the fact that they will go where they please...!
put dogs on the table
everytime they get on the table skuirt them with a skuirt bottle I promise it will work... pretty soon they will relize everytime they got in the table they will get skuirted.
easiest way, get a spray bottle full of water and spray em everytime they go somewhere you dont want them to go, as long as you are consistant they will stop going to those places 
Try an air can.... SCAT I think its called, its motion sensored, and lets out a warning beep before is puffs out some air. Its not painful or ver strong but enough to startle them. After a while you can just turn it on the beep and everytime you cat hears the beep he'll correct himself, and slowly it will sink in to stay off the tables.
This worked great with my cat back in the day.
I agree with what everyone else has told you. I have a spray bottle of water and if one of my cats gets on something or does something they should not do then I spray them with water. One thing is once you do you have to keep up with it until they learn not to get on your table, counter-top etc.
How to train a cat to stay off tables and countertops?
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