At one year old, my son is starting to get it when I say things like "stop" "don't" (I try not to overuse "no"). It doesn't mean he stops putting his hand in the water bowl or trying to crawl into the kitty litter box. It means he kind of acknowledges that he is doing something that is getting a reaction out of me.
The latest lesson: to go around the cat instead of on top of the cat. While we (and the dog) allow him to crawl on top of and over the dog (who is 63 pounds) (gotta admire the cleverness of figuring out the shortest distance from point A to point B!) we discourage him crawling over the 10 pound cat. The cat agrees with his growling and flexing of the claws. And, I think he's starting to learn! Conclusion: it is possible to teach a one year old rights and wrongs, as long as you have a growling feline with claws to back you up.
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