James Bond is more friendly with other people when I’m not around.
This has all been Mr. Bond’s idea. I’ve always encouraged him to love Dear Husband, by sending positive verbal and physical messages when Mr. Bond acts affectionately towards Dear Husband. I praise him when he says hello to guests.
But Mr. Bond won’t show much. [...]
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Cats consider our tender feelings
Cat Routines
What is it cats love about routines? Because they do, don’t they?
Nothing creates a Cat Alert like a late appointment or a changed system. Cats, like many of us, consider an predictable existence more enjoyable.
They have a point.
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Cat routines appeal to a cat’s sense of anticipation and participation.
When cats think they know what [...]
Cats and Cues
The big reason “cat training” is seen as a self-contradictory phrase is that cats do not respond to the usual “training” efforts. Their personality traits require a different approach.
Unfortunately, most of the time the failure is blamed on the cat. Which is an odd thing to do for the purportedly more intelligent of the two [...]
Cat, the Dextrous
Cats will never play the piano. (Okay, they will never play well.) But they have ways of using their paws, teeth, and leverage to get into, or take apart, objects we might not expect.
I’ve had cats open cabinet doors… which have latches. They’ve gotten into food storage containers when their treats or catnip are stored [...]
