OK, so my wonderful, perfect little puppy Bella
has decided that she MUST clean out the cat box anytime I disappear from the living room. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHH! Talk about frustrating. I didn't catch her in the act the first time, so I didn't scold, but the last few times I have and apparently the idea of me telling her that this is unacceptable is not working. My last dog learned real quick that teh cat box was off limits, but Bella.... well, I think maybe Bella is just a little "slower" than Pepper. Each time she does it I get more angry to the point that this morning (she did it twice within about 30 minutes) I was so angry she was obviously scared of me. I feel soooooooo guilty for raising my voice and body language to the point of scaring her, but I'm so frustrated. There is no other place to relocate the cat box, and my attempts to train her to leave it alone are failing. Any ideas on something else to try? On that note, I wish I could spray bitter apple in there, but I have a feeling my cats would be very angry with me if I did.