Would You Like To Come Back As A Cat?
How often do we hear someone say: ‘If I have to be reborn on this earth I hope I come back as a cat’. Well, to me that’s the daftest wish of all to make, because cats are the most … please continue...
View ArticleThe difference between cat punishment and negative reinforcement
The difference between punishing a cat and negative reinforcement, both of which should be avoided, is that the former requires the cat to be able to measure his/her behaviour against norms as decided...
View ArticleWater squirted onto cat but he refuses to budge
This is silly. Cat ‘owners’ should never squirt water on their cat to make them move away from an area which the person considers out of bounds. As the video shows it does not always work but it may...
View ArticleJackson Galaxy on Feline Punishment
I have always been passionately against punishment as a means of training a cat. I thought I’d look up what Jackson Galaxy thinks about cat punishment. He discusses it in his book Total Cat Mojo....
View ArticleIf your cat’s behaviour is driving you nuts try timeout
This is a snippet of advice from Jackson Galaxy. I’ve never tried it because I’ve never had cause to but I am sympathetic towards people who may on occasions become frustrated with their cat’s...
View ArticleMan meows loudly at his sleeping cat to take revenge for being woken up
For me this is stupid, unhelpful and mindlessly commercial. It is actually cruel. It is actually bloody awful to look at to be perfectly honest. He is a mean looking man, isn’t he? He does not look...
View ArticleShould I use a spray bottle on my cat?
There are different views on this and some websites actively recommend it as a cat trainig method. Apparently in a proportion of US homes there are spray bottles in every room! These are, in effect,...
View ArticleI hit my cat very hard a couple times for biting my new kitten very badly....
The question comes from Quora. It is a disturbing but fiercely honest question as the person who asked it has admitted to the world their error (but they remained anonymous in terms of their name). And...
View ArticleAre spray bottles effective on cats?
This is a pretty old question and one that pops up frequently. I think it’s still relevant because when you search on the Internet and read about it in books it is apparent that it remains a popular...
View ArticleCat punishment versus divine intervention
Anyone with reasonable knowledge of cat guardianship knows that punishing a domestic cat is pointless. It’s worse than pointless. It achieves an objective which is unintended: it frightens a cat to the...
View ArticleDo cats understand “No”?
Domestic cats don’t understand “No”. However, they will understand that you are making a certain sound in a stern voice. You’re using a stern voice because you want your cat to stop doing something...
View ArticleShould I rub my cat’s nose in his pee?
You should not rob your cat’s nose in his pee no matter what he has done to urinate inappropriately. They won’t have a clue what is going on except that it is a bad and frightening experience. The same...
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