To be honest, I didn’t do too well on the breadmaking task, either ….

work into training him. He didn’t jump up on anything unless he was first picked up and put there. He knew and obeyed - about 80% of the time - the verbal and hand signal commands for stay and come. Stay was especially useful. I could keep him out of a room by giving the command and he would sit in the entrance to the room.

After I saw him do this, I felt stupid for never having tried to teach any of my prior cats to stay and come, but the vet said that in 22 years she had never before encountered a cat who obeyed those commands.