In most kinds of fiction writing, a popular scenario is known as the “fish out of water.” The rural police officer chases a suspect to the Big City, or the childless relative inherits a large batch of children, or an extraterrestrial moves in next door; we’ve seen it a million times. Because it always works. [...]
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Positive Discipline
The best way to train our cats is with positive discipline. It is also the only way. see more Lolcats and funny pictures Negative discipline is when we try to respond to a cat’s misbehavior in a punitive manner. While punishment is often the first thing we think of, it’s not that great a teaching [...]
Dear Pammy, My cats are at different speeds
A reader writes: They are both fond of wand/fishing pole toys, but K likes to stalk and pounce, whereas D rushes right in and leaps after the toy. Not only does this prevent K from being able to stalk, he also dislikes it when D’s wild leaps send him crashing down near or on K. [...]
Dear Pammy, My cat came back crazy
I often get questions like this: My cat came back (from the vet/from being lost/from staying with someone else) and now it’s like the poor cat’s gone crazy. How do I get my old cat back? Dear Readers, They may have been to the vet/lost/with that person before, even many times. But this time, something [...]
The Sneak Attack, and Why They Love It
There’s a simple reason cats love to ambush. That’s what they do. see more Lolcats and funny pictures All the hiding, the silent movements, the ability to let only their eyes appear over an edge of the landscape; this is how cats hunt. This is how cats live. While cats are more than capable of [...]
