while true that, unlike dogs, you cannot directly take the prize away with out retribution: these folks clearly do not own a squirt bottle. i would only have

while true that, unlike dogs, you cannot directly take the prize away with out retribution: these folks clearly do not own a squirt bottle. i would only have to pick it up from 50 feet away and all you'd see is a bunch of exclamation points (!) exiting fast. then you pull the blender out and put the box back. cats love you again (but secretly know who is boss).