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From: dje@5941ux.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Training a kitten
Message-ID: <385@5941ux.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Aug-83 09:57:07 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 29 09:57:07 1983
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Having just brought home a month-old kitten, I need a little advice on
training her.  Ideally, I'd like her to use only outside toilet facilities
(shrub beds).  I've been told she's too young to leave alone outside for
any extended period (like overnight), which would be especially dangerous
since there is a German Shepherd next door who sometimes roams unleashed into 
our yard.  

We put her in the basement overnight, and she has gone in a kitty-litter box
quite reliably so far.  Is it reasonable to try to train her to hold it in
overnight by leaving her without the litter box?  What about going away for
short daytime errands?  

Any general advice from Usenet cat owners would be appreciated very much.
Thank you.

Dave Ellis / Bell Labs, Piscataway NJ
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