Our kitten, Olwyn, is now ten months old. In just the past couple of weeks we have seen signs of training progress. When reminded, she decided not to wrestle with RJ on the bed while we were trying to get to sleep. She responded to a verbal command to stop scratching the new couch, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘redirection’
Loving the Strong-Willed Cat
When we have a strong-willed cat, we never have to wonder if the cat wants something. We might not know what it is, but we are clear about their intentions. Olwyn is six and a half months old here. She likes to run things. When we dump some treats into the puzzle box, she growls [...]
Discipline with Love. Literally.
It’s not a method that works for everything, but when a cat is bothering us, we can do the martial arts move I call Hug Monster. As I’m working on the blog, six month old Olwyn is playing with the stuff on the table beside me. I need my glasses, pens, and whatnot right where [...]
How Kittens Learn
There’s a reason kittens are so cute. They don’t know anything; and they don’t know anything. Adult cats can be astonished and exasperated by a kitten’s blatant ignorance of how things fall over and what isn’t good to play with. Often, they will feel like avoiding the kitten, dreading being blamed for kitten fall-out. While [...]
Breaks in Service
We might think it’s difficult when the cat wants something they can’t have. But, worse, what if it’s something we want the cat to have… only we don’t have it? Explaining “breaks in service” is difficult. Here are the best ways to handle it. more animals When we run low on certain essential items, we [...]
