The issue (which the article explained badly) isn't that punishment doesn't work; it's that cats don't understand human social cues. For a dog, yelling is a pu

The issue (which the article explained badly) isn't that punishment doesn't work; it's that cats don't understand human social cues. For a dog, yelling is a punishment on its own, because they understand what the tone of voice means. A cat will just think "hmm, the human got louder - I wonder why?" If you're trying to punish a cat for things, you either need a physical stimulus they don't like (spray bottle, for example) or a social cue they understand (hissing is moderately effective, though that's more of a warning than a punishment).