Please help! I'm at wit's end with this boy!

[Lobodeb]

The only way I broke Ripley from jumping on the counters was to spray him with water every time I caught him.

I would love to do that, but a) he only does it when I'm not home and b) he loves water.

As for the meat, I've always heard you shouldn't thaw it at room temp. Maybe putting in the fridge to thaw all day will take care of your problem and it's safer.

Thanks for the health tip. I haven't had any problem this far, but I'll try that for health reasons, but it still doesn't prevent him from knocking down other things in the house.