A Michael Broad Blog
For me this sweet tabby cat is not necessarily hungry when she responds instantly to the call ‘Ya hungry’. She might be ready to eat but she is really responding to her human companion’s call and unusually it is an instant response. This goes against a study which was turned into a massive news …
The question is false because cats can ‘learn their names’. In truth, neither cats nor dogs learn their names. They learn the sound of their names and attach it to a reward as opposed to understand the meaning of their name (as a label) and attaching it to themselves. That’s my opinion. For cats …
The difference between punishing a cat and negative reinforcement, both of which should be avoided, is that the former requires the cat to be able to measure his/her behaviour against norms as decided by humans which is something that is beyond them while the later is simply associating a certain behaviour with something painful …
This is an interesting question. Cat owners will have to rely on their own experiences and their knowledge of cat behaviour to answer it because you won’t find the answer in books. The answer is in human body language and how cat’s observe it. Cats do understand the tone of our voice, its general …
I have an idea on how to stop your cat biting your hand. The reason why your cat bites your hand might be because he wants to play. Alternatively it might be an aggressive bite as if he is hunting and your hand is prey. This may happen if your cat has just returned …
This is what I’d call cat trivia: sort of interesting but not much use to mainstream cat owners. Clifford Brooks has written a book about a foolproof way of training domestic cats to use human toilets. You have seen the pictures of cats balanced precariously on the rim of a toilet seat looking at …
If you have been thinking about getting a cat, but just the thought of having to deal with litter box chores is simply appalling; not to worry! All you have to do is to learn how to train your kitty to use the toilet! Cats trained to “do their business” using a toilet instead …
This is a classic case of a cat being trained like a dog, doing dog-like tricks, which goes to prove, if proof is needed, that cats can be trained. Note though that this Maine Coon appears to have consumed a considerable quantity of “food rewards” during his training to the point where he has …
