There’s another reason our cats try to sneak into forbidden areas. With my cat Bubby, attempts to sneak into the basement could be the prelude to a game he never tired of playing; the “Bubby is lost in the basement and then he is found with much rejoicing!” game. Any time we hunt down a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘training with drama’
Cats who over-dramatize
All cats have a tendency towards drama. We see that every mealtime. Any delay, and dramatic starvation begins. The wailing! The urgency! The drama! see more Lolcats and funny pictures The connection between dinner and the survival imperative will awaken any cat’s Inner Lawrence Olivier. But we can expand on this tendency, and encourage our [...]
The Myth of Aloofness
Pick a skeptic’s favorite word about cats, and it might be “aloof.” Cats are not capable of affection, this myth says, and so we are being foolish to make overtures. We are not going to get gratitude for the care we provide. They are a poor pet choice because they don’t really love us. But [...]
How Cats Learn Drama
I’ve always been thrilled when my cats act something out. This is something, like when they verbalize, that they have come up with for human benefit. It shows how much communication means to them. see more Lolcats and funny pictures Cats don’t act things out for each other. We might not realize that they have [...]
Marketing to Cats
Sometimes, we just want to sell the cat something. If we can get the cat to try things in some new way, or adapt to some changes we have to make, both of us will be happier. But the cat is skeptical. see more Lolcats and funny pictures This kind of cat skill came up [...]
