This Amazing Trick Will Actually Keep Your Cat In One Place

Everybody's doing it.

If you've got a cat, you know that it's pretty much impossible to make him do anything. Whereas dogs love following commands, cats are independent creatures who like to do their own thing–which is why we love them so. Still, wouldn't it be amazing if you could actually predict precisely what your cat will do, or actually get them to sit in one spot?

People have recently discovered that you can with just one simple maneuver. All you have to do is put a square on the floor, and your cat will get into it.

The neat little ploy has been around for a while, but was re-discovered by the mother of Twitter user Danielle Matheson, who put the results up on Twitter.

Since then, droves of people have been trying it with great success.

Although, sometimes, not so much success because cats will be cats, after all.

But it's not just squares. The same works if you draw a circle or any geometric shape, really.

According to some fan theories, the reason they do this is because they identify the shape as a new area to explore. Word of warning though: once they're in their special square, they can get a bit territorial!

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