The unspoken rule is "Don't let me see you on the kitchen counter or the kitchen or dining room tables". Bathroom counters are fine.
The exception is when Daddy is using the dining room table for a computer project, he removes everything, puts on a thin dense rubber pad, and then a flannelette sheet, for protection, and before he finishes spreading the sheet, Fawn is up there, to supervise and collect skritches, and sleep under the warm lamp. That's allowed.
Occasionally either Fawn or Suzy will push the envelope and get up on a table or counter, and Mummy will see, and say, "And just what do you think you're doing there, Miss??" and instantly, "Miss" will hop down, with a "Who me?" tossed over her shoulder.
We're realistic. We don't expect them to stay off when we can't see them, but as someone else observed earlier, as long as the norm is for them to stay off when we can see them, that takes care of our needs.
The exception is when Daddy is using the dining room table for a computer project, he removes everything, puts on a thin dense rubber pad, and then a flannelette sheet, for protection, and before he finishes spreading the sheet, Fawn is up there, to supervise and collect skritches, and sleep under the warm lamp. That's allowed.
Occasionally either Fawn or Suzy will push the envelope and get up on a table or counter, and Mummy will see, and say, "And just what do you think you're doing there, Miss??" and instantly, "Miss" will hop down, with a "Who me?" tossed over her shoulder.
We're realistic. We don't expect them to stay off when we can't see them, but as someone else observed earlier, as long as the norm is for them to stay off when we can see them, that takes care of our needs.