the battle with budders

budders likes to jump up on my kitchen counter. he knows that his food is in the kitchen, so every time i walk into it, he stops whatever he is doing and follows me, meowing. even if his bowl has plenty of food in it. he also knows that the kitchen is where i make my food, so by being there, he thinks that he will get some.

so.. he hopes that by jumping on the counter after i have been in there getting food, that he will find something to eat, in the form of dirty dishes or anything else. and he knows that he's not supposed to jump up there. i've used the spray bottle, scolded him severely, still he likes to jump up. and because he knows he's not supposed to, he does it when i'm not watching. when i head to bed, i hear him jump up. when i come home, i can tell he's been on the counter.

so, i've started a war on counter jumping. since i don't care what my house looks like, nobody besides me has seen it, i've found a system to deter his jumping habits. i've taken all my empty boxes (vaccuum, appliances, beer, etc.) and lined the kitchen counter with them. i've built a counter-top box wall. i figure, if he can't jump high enough, he can't jump on. plus, i'd know if he tried because shit would be knocked over.

apparently he found a way up, conquring my first wall. i came home and found boxes knocked over and cat hair on the counter. so, i brought in reinforcements. strengthening weak portions and stacking more boxes for a higher wall. i've even baracaded the counter in half, so that if he does get up, he's stuck on one side. take that, cat. i'm sure he'll still find a way up. and if that's the case, drastic measures will be taken. i will not be beaten. 1-2-3-4, this is how we start a war.