To start training, all we need is a cat and a human who wants to teach the cat. We don’t need a lot of extra time although that can be nice. We don’t need aContinue reading
We Care For Our Human
Our human came out on the wrong end of an encounter with a hot cup of coffee on Monday. She screamed, cried, and went to the doctor. She’s been home with us ever since, andContinue reading
Training Tuesday: Brie Meets The Whistle
One of my current training priorities is to teach all of the cats to walk (or run!) to get in the carrier in response to a cue that is not my voice. Nutmeg was introducedContinue reading
Training Tuesday: Meggy and the crate make progress
First, we needed to give Nutmeg a different experience with her carrier, one in which good things happened and no one left the house. The cats get treats pretty regularly in the bottom half ofContinue reading
My Brilliant Training Focus: Training Tuesday
Kitten School has not just been fun and party tricks. Kitten School helped me save Brie’s life because it gave him fundamental skills that I could rely on to teach him to accept an inhalerContinue reading
Where have we been? Let me tell you.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch ofContinue reading
Love Coloring? Color Cats
I like to draw, but sometimes I don’t want to think too hard about where all the lines go. That’s when I’m most grateful for the new coloring books for adults. I joined several coloringContinue reading
When Animals Sleep With Humans
Most humans in a study published in the Proceedings of the Mayo Clinic report that sleeping with their pets in the bed or at least in the bedroom helps them sleep. I could have toldContinue reading
Pet Beds
I know you’ve all been wondering where I’ve been (at least I hope you have been!) I have been cuddled in my big bed, enjoying winter temperatures. In the winter I let some Cheeses sleepContinue reading
Our Foster Kitten Found a Forever Home
You’re probably wondering, “What foster kitten? You didn’t tell us about a foster kitten!” Well, some of you who aren’t friends with Robin on Facebook or with Meggy on Twitter don’t know about him. RobinContinue reading