Simply set a Jumpo onto a place that is "off limits" and let the Jumpos do the job.

Do you want to:

• Stop cats from counter-surfing?
• Keep cats off furniture?
• Keep a cat off a table?
• Keep cats off cars?
• Stop cats from digging into houseplants?
• Stop a cat from scratching furniture?

Jumpo Trainers will do the job.

Place Jumpos in 'off limit' areas. For example, when a cat leaps up and steps on the Jumpo Trainer, the unit fires, leaping up, clattering, startling the cat. You can place Jumpos on countertops, sofas, chairs, in front of furniture they might use to sharpen their claws, or near plants in which they dig. You can use Jumpos with or without the expanded trigger. Ultimately you can correct these misbehaviors without having your cat learning to be afraid of YOU.

Jumpos can be used outside too, on cars, on outside furniture, around bird feeders and near plants. Let cats know what areas are off limits. Jumpos are also very effective at keeping birds off boats.

Jumpos are easy to use. They are made of durable, ultraviolet-resistant plastic and therefore can be used outdoors, in open sunlight.

I want to provide you with the information you need to understand what Jumpos can do for you. I will explain what Jumpos are, how they work, where you can use them and some tricks to make them work better in special situations.

Jumpos in Action

Here are a series of photos showing a Jumpo jumping. Slight downward pressure on the wings allows the bungee cord to pull the wings together and above the center of gravity of the device. The Jumpo can leap several feet upwards, so be careful handling one.

Need a Jumpo to be more powerful?

Use this double-bungee cord setup. It makes the Jumpo nearly twice as powerful. This is the setup I'd recommend to use on larger animals such as raccoons. Make the first encounter a significant event. The learning will be much stronger. I have seen double-bungeed Jumpos shoot four feet up!

Please be careful with this set! This double bungee setup is very strong.

Want to expand the trigger area of the Jumpo?

You can use firm cardboard or thin plywood placed on the edge of the center of a set Jumpo to expand the trigger area. Or place a bridge between two Jumpos and then set wider cardboard on the bridge. The result is two Jumpos firing simultaneously!

The photo to the right shows a dining room chair with a Jumpo and a piece of cardboard placed over the center of a Jumpo to expand the trigger area. This makes it very difficult for the cat to sit on the chair without firing the Jumpo.

Here is another photo of the use of a Jumpo with an expanded trigger. This is a cheap and effective way of beating the agility and nimble foot placement of cats. There are numerous ways to use the Jumpo Trainer with expanded triggers.

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