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How can we tell what our cat is telling us?

Cats seek to understand and manipulate their environment. As the most powerful and interactive part of their environment, it’s only natural we should be the target of much of their study and attention. If we aren’t… it’s probably our own fault. see more Lolcats and funny pictures If we are not viewing our cat’s activities [...]

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The Paranoid Cat: Environment

Most cats have a certain amount of paranoia. Caution and suspicion kept them alive in the wild. In our homes, cats with more than the usual helping of these traits will need the proper environment so they can relax and be themselves. see more Lolcats and funny pictures The worst thing we can do for [...]

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Asking Permission

Sometimes, cats ask our permission. Sometimes, they go ahead and do it anyway. But that might be because we didn’t notice they were asking. more cat pictures There’s two mutually dependent keys to the Way of Cats cat training system. First, we learn how to get the cat to love us. Second, we learn to [...]

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There will be moods

Our cat is not an unvarying machine. Our cat can have moods. We especially need to pay attention when our cat’s mood shifts into something low or unhappy. While cats work very hard at not showing their moods, they are more likely to show them to those they trust. In turn, being close to our [...]

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The effects of atmosphere

Reverend Jim is special in many ways. One of them is that he was rescued from severe neglect in his early kittenhood, and this sometimes make him take the long way around when it comes to comprehension. I had to go away for several days, and this was the first time RJ experienced me being [...]

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