Believe me, I've learned about covering EVERYTHING in the kitchen! Actually, it was never a problem when I just had Bentley, he has never been a jumper. Prefers to keep all four on the floor, I'm not sure why. However, when I got Lexi she was constantly jumping on the counters. I think that Bentley saw her jumping on them and realized he could jump up there too. So, I think he picked up this bad habit from her.

Honestly, I just squirt them or put them on the floor when I see them up there. It's just embarrassing when I have non cat owners over and the cats are all over the counters.

I guess I'll just keep squirting them. I wonder if they'll ever make the connection that I don't WANT them on the counters. My mom says they already have, but they know that their will is stronger than mine and I'll eventually cave.