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Monthly Archives: June 2016
Thoughts for Thursday—Is it Training or Conditioning?
That was an interesting series of articles we ran this week on how Bobbi Florio Graham trains her cats. One has to wonder, is it training or conditioning and what is the difference? It seems that animals become conditioned to … Continue reading
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Wild and Sometimes Crazy Wednesday—Training Your Cat (Part 3)
We introduced Bobbi Florio Graham Monday in Part 1 of this series. To remind you, Barbara (Bobbi) Florio Graham won the $1,000 Sticky Paws award for best article on training at the Cat Writers’ Association annual conference in 2002. Over … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday—Training Your Cat Part 2
We introduced Bobbi Florio Graham yesterday in Part 1 of this series. She mentioned her current cat, Penny. QT Penny (Quattro Teakettle) is her fourth cat since she adopted Simon Teakettle, the owner of her company, in 1972. As she … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday—Training Your Cat: Part 1
Today, I’m thrilled to introduce guest blogger Barbara (Bobbi) Florio Graham. Bobbi won the $1,000 Sticky Paws award for best article on training at the Cat Writers’ Association annual conference in 2002. Follow the link to that article at … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday–Educated Cats
My cat-a-day calendar today shares a cat curled up on a book with a caption about how smart some cats are. It says that kittens learn skills like hunting and grooming by watching their mother. According to this writer/researcher, cats … Continue reading
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Thoughts for Thursday—Your Cats’ BFFs
Cats have a reputation for being aloof—rather unapproachable, standoffish, and even snooty. But if you’ve had many cats, you know that at least some of them can be quite friendly, even affectionate. This is especially evident when kitty is hungry … Continue reading
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Wild and Sometimes Crazy Wednesday—Home Decorating Around a Cat
Often we don’t think ahead when we decorate our home. We move in, happy with our surroundings, then decide to adopt a cat and realize we’ve done something wrong. Suddenly, you have a kitten climbing the drapes and clawing the … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday—Cats on the Move
Today I’d like to talk about moving cats from one place to another against his or her will. I mean, what cat would consent to packing up and moving into new quarters unless it was their idea—the food’s better across … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday—Is Your Cat a Water Baby?
Our cat sitters have told us that Lily has a drinking problem. She drinks a lot of water and has since she was a wee kitten. There’s a reason for this—she has kidney disease. She’s being treated through her diet … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday—Hug Your Cat!
Tomorrow is National Hug Your Cat Day. Whether you have a cat of your own or six, a favorite cat belonging to someone else (a grand-cat, for example), or there are sweet neighborhood cats roaming free through your yard, this … Continue reading
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