What affects us affects cats
This will be a very short post because the reason why dogs are self-evidently much easier to train than cats can be delivered in a succinct way according to Dr Bradshaw. There are two reasons behind this well-known difference between dogs and cats. Firstly, dogs find the simple act of human attention rewarding whereas …
This is about cats trained to do tricks. It is simply about training cats. People will see this as amusing and fun. It certainly is for many people. Certainly the trainer finds the task stimulating. She has wanted to be an animal trainer all her life it seems and does a excellent job. Of …
Since it’s hardly any secret that I am 150% totally passionate about kitties, I don’t have to go into great detail about what draws me to cats like a magnet. I have yet to meet an ‘ugly’ feline, or one which hasn’t almost immediately stolen my heart. At the same time, many of our …
This plea for help is on a forum about cats. The owner of the cat was concerned because, on her desk, she had a customized computer and her papers. She had a fan on her desk as well. She was concerned that her male cat would knock these items off her desk when he …
Punishing techniques on dogs has much the same effect as it has when physical punishment is applied to children, which is an increase in aggressive behaviour generally and specifically increased aggression towards the individual who is applying the punishment. I think it is fair to conclude that training by negative reinforcement or punishment whether …
Are you a person who doesn’t like to see your cat on kitchen counters? You always shoo her off? You might squirt water at her or shout at her. Discipline her. Punish her. You just hate to see it. Let’s think about it. Here is a question: do you do all the things in …
Cats recognise their human caretaker’s voice but don’t respond, so state reports in newspapers of a new study from the University of Japan. All that cats do is to turn their head and position their ears to show us that they recognise our voice. Is this what you find? The first point to make …
A cat should never be disturbed for any reason while toileting on a litter tray. Here is a really nice example of how things can go wrong. Serena Cuthbertson’s cat, Fantasia, was ill and her vet prescribed pills. Serena had to administer them. We know how tricky that can be. After a few successful …
