secrets on training your cat at home - john richards (books to read as a couple txt) 📗

for it as well and is a sure sign that this will help the cat relax it will know that they are in good hands.

When a cat is alone it can some times feel lonely and bored and it may start to do things When its alone in the house. If you make the home a happy place for the cat whilst you are out.

Giving them their special toys or ball scratching pole a string or let them hibernate near a window so they can see the world going by and they will like to sun bathe as well on sunny days.

The cat will do lots of things while you are out but they wont always wreck the home.
when you start to train the cat the correct behavior will need to be taught by you and you will find that cats are not as energetic as dogs.

Putting some time aside for your cat and play with it will be good. show your cat the toys and how to play with them.

Give your cat treats when it has done good, tell the cat they are a good boy or they Are good or good kitten give them a new toy or some healthy biscuits and the cat will Feel it has been rewarded.

When your cat is healthy it will learn good habits and not misbehave, visiting the Vets regularly is very important. You will need to take your cat for its shots, give Them plenty of healthy food.

When your cat is fat and unhealthy it gets lazy as well. And their behavior will change and pick up pad habits and it can be very hard indeed to train as well. giving your cat healthy foods and snacks is very important.

Cats will have healthier bones and muscles and this will help with the playtime and the training will be easier and the development of the brain as well.

To control the fears of aggression in your cat you may give it some natural supplements its not a drug there are natural supplements that are not a drug and it will help the cat.

When they are young kittens they will be easier to train than adult cats, young cats wont be sure whats right or wrong you will find that bad instincts will be given to kittens.

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When they are born and will start getting into more things and be more playful that’s why starting your cat at a very young age and train them good habits is very important indeed.

Keep them from having bad ones don’t forget don’t copy your cat when its having a bad day by running around after it like a fool help the cat get relaxed and you will be relaxed.


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Chapter 19 Coping With Scratched Furniture By The Cat


All breeds of cats, whether they are lions and Cheetahs to Siamese and alley cats, they all have it in them to scratch. the three Behaviors of this are

1 Marking territory

2 Making sure the claw is in tip top condition

3 Loosening those ligaments and muscles of the feet and toes


Removing the claw the surgical removal of the first joint of the cat's toes, which includes both the nail and the cells from which new nails grow this will not stop the scratch behavior.

However it will be a less of the damage a cat can do. you then need to not completely stop the cat scratching but making sure the cat scratches in the places where it cant damage like toys cat trees or scratching posts.

Get the cat a good scratching post even give it two if you must or more. don’t forget the three reasons above for the scratching, making sure you get a good scratching post that will meet all of these needs.

Making sure also that its long enough for when your cat reaches the adult stage so it can have a good reach and stretch.


It will need to be a good steady one that a good 12 - 16 pound cat so it will be able to pull it all the way to the top and not tipping it over.


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You can train your cat not to scratch the post but cover it with materiel fabrics that show scratch marks like sisal cloth, a lot of cats will be attracted to textured surfaces as scratching zones.

This way it will let the coarse weave hook in and get a real good stretch. you will see the handiwork that shows the territory which is part of scratching and you will need this to get a proper scratching post.

However place it in sight. remember the last time you were looking for a particular address and none of the houses were clearly marked? have you said to someone, these things should be marked so people will be able to spot them.

But with the cat its exactly the same it marks the territory to show you base of address so to speak.

When the cat cant see the scratching post by sight placing it about 8 inches from the deck and by any direction of the room the cat will ignore it and go straight for the couch or that rug on the floor.

Making sure you take temptation out of sight. design your cats environment so it notices that the scratching post is more attractive than the carpet of furniture and
put washable area rugs about the place using hard floors rather that carpets in every room.

The same with furniture upholstered with textured weaves and wicker are almost certain to sustain scratching damage; and if you think that you will forever and always have cats, pick a different decorating scheme.

Having the old fashioned tried and trusted way of keeping your cats from scratching expensive garments and furniture, by placing the expensive things in a room and don’t let the cat have access to it and let it only hang around in other rooms.

Pause for claws. get your cats nails trimmed on a regular basis so it will not damage the expensive things you love if then your cat does not cooperate with you, hire a groomer or vet to get them cut for you.

hiding the evidence of the damage if the damage has already started by the cat, block it from view of the cat.

You can place heavy items in front of it that the cat wont scratch like TV hifi computer desk or on high shelves, placing a sheet over the damaged furniture, you can also place them out of reach in a cupboard or in another room or removing items behind closed doors.

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This can work in your favour as you will know where your cats territory is and your cat has identified this so place a scratching post next to the damaged furniture.

Making some alterations, but make them the positive ones. start using the bottle of spray to correct occasional scratching in undesirable locations.

Using real positive and reinforcement to use techniques to start encouraging the cat to use the scratching post only, hang some toys over the top so you get here to climb the post with or just swing them.

Scratch your fingernails on the materiel of the post to get your cat to start the Scratching there.

If you can remove the cat physically from scratching in an area that you have spot as an out of bounds area and place her paws In scratching position where you want it to go.

This will in all cases, lavish the cat with praise and petting for doing the right thing and even give some treats if you may.


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Chapter 20 How To Deal With Cats That Knock Things Over


Most often than not, cats tend to send things crashing to the floor in the course of vigorous play a wild dash up the way culminates in a big leap from floor to couch to end table, then for good measure sending the intervening lamp light crashing to the floor in the process.

Sometimes, however the cat will deliberately push an item over the edge of a shelf or table to get a reaction from you, then rushing away from the incident resulting chaos and infuriated humans.

What would you call this behavior? just incident toying with prey will be a common behavior in feline hunters.

When you notice your cat nudges something small over like a stationary item with her paw the cat will practice the same behavior.

But your cat's instincts will tell it that paperweight or even nick knack could just turn out to be just a mouse.

Her real poking paw would send it scurrying to the deck, giving the cat some fun and thinking its playing a good game.

When the cat starts to learns that knocking something to the floor or smashing it will bring humans on the double-quick towards them, and the cat may actually just start to do it on purpose.

Just to get your attention and especially in particularly if it feels that a meal is late and long overdue.

Try to find the cat something else to do. because a bored cat will just find her own way to amuse itself and pushing things off high places and hearing them drop is often one of them.
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Ample appropriate toys, climbing and hiding into places to the cat will call their own, and a playmate preferably another cat in the home can provide better options to keep it amused.

Remove any temptation well out of her way. like low shelves, counter tops, or the tables lined with nick knacks about the place, even collectibles, like small easel-backed picture frames are going to be an invitation to disaster the home with your cat.

When you got anything that just won't survive a trip from whatever surface it's on then it will find its way to the floor and if this should happen to be put somewhere else or just by surrounded by a simple cat-proof barrier, like a putting porcelain figurines in front of a glass front case hidden away rather than on showing open shelves.


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Chapter 21 Male Cats Versus The Female Cats

It is said that in a survey of over 120 cat lovers, it is said that it has come to the conclusion that there are no distinct personality differences at all between the male and the female cat.

The breed can determine the cats personality, when socialization, and the history and a many number of other factors as well.

While a little more than 50% of the owners that surveyed had claimed that their male cats were more affectionate – the remaining 45% did claim that just the opposite their female cats were the more affectionate ones than the other.

i still believe that the breed of the cat that you will choose is one of the biggest factors in the determining personality so if you are or have considered adopting a new cat, but just by doing a good research on the breed that