secrets on training your cat at home by john richards (great novels of all time txt) 📖

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Your cat's behavior is very important to understand and that some of the cats behaviors can't be ignored completely. You can only teach what you accept that is socially acceptable in your household. This is also known as behavior modification.

A common behavior is scratching. Yes scratching is a behavior for which many cats can be dewclaw for. Losing their claws may be a solution but can be very painful for the cat.

Its not always the cats fault, it has not been taught, in a way to behave toward an acceptable object. such as a properly constructed scratching post, while other things like, wallpaper doors furniture and clothes.

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Chapter 2 Unpleasant Or Difficult


The best solution for which will last longer, and common sense is the way to discipline your cat. Early discipline is a positive action. Using a different method will be a negative action, punishing the cat for expressing a particular behavior in a way you have trained the cat.

When the cat starts to scratch furniture, you would have to follow the cat around your home 24 hours a day and discipline him when the cat exercises the claw to upholstery, however scratching is a reaction and can't be stopped really, this method is heading to fail anyway.

Praising and stroking the cat when it uses the post, teaching minor corrections and not punishing it when you have caught it in the act of scratching elsewhere as this will help to modify the behavior.

You cant think that every cat will be the same, as they will not behave the same, but can be taught the same. Every individual cat is unique, which means every individual cat's behavior is unique.

Most likely that you will need to adapt some rules to fit into your own cat's personality and the circumstances of your home.

You have the basic tools you need to teach your cat. Lets start looking at some other specific things in the next chapter with cats.


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Chapter 3 Understanding Your Cats Body Language


The tail of a cat and and dog gives a lot of messages to other cats and dogs and also the owner, how do you know your cats mood? simply by the way they move their tail, however all cats wont be the same and different movements, may mean different factors being in a different environment can change how they react.

Here are a few examples


1, Tail bent a touch downwards and then rolled at the tip looking like an S shape cat is very happy and content.

2, Tail is straight and not ridged and has a rolled top looking like a ? mark cat is pleasant and friendly.

3, Tail is still but the end is twitching, cat will get very agitated, the more the tail twitches the more angry the cat will get. Be careful when you push a cat more and more then it will start showing this twitching tail may get very aggressive.

4, Tail is straight and wobbling, the cat is really showing you affection.

5 When the tail is moving from one side to the other like an s shape again the cat will get very angry.

6, When the tail is straight and the hair is standing up on edge this will be shown towards another cat is normal do not approach when this happens.
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7, When you see the tail is twisted like an n shape and hair is sticking up on edge like the previous example this cat is ready to fight. Also if the cat is tip toed or standing sideways this will also mean its ready for a battle.

8, When you see the tail between the legs the cat has had enough of being frightened and throws the towel in.

9, If you see the tail not rolled but lifted a touch and the hair blown out the cat will be In a playful mood and wants to be chased.

10, If you have a female cat when her backside is in the air and the tail held to one side the cat is in a flirting mood and on heat waiting to mate.


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Chapter 4 The Cats Ears Body Language


1, Once the ears on each side are down like an o shape and the pupils of the eyes are small this will mean the cat is playful and intrigued.

2, Once the cats both ears are pulled back and low the cat is getting angry and will be ready to fight.

3, If you get one ear to the side and the other pushed in front its waiting stance but calm.

4, Once the cats both ears are pointing ahead it will be alert to a disturbing noise.


The eyes body language

Small pupils in a playful and in extremely small nasty streak.

The whiskers body language

Whiskers will be spread to each side of the face. when a cat is on edge the whiskers moves in the direction of the ears.

Body language, of the Legs, head, and body

Legs,

When the cat is stressed the front legs will be followed by the back legs in a Stuttering manner.
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Head,

Once you see the cat with its head in a lowed position its ready to pounce or give up.

Arched body,

Look out the cat is ready to battle and defend itself.

There are different aggression factors that will be common in cats that are playful and aggressive so lets try to combat them together.

By nature cats are predators based on instinct and will never ever change it is the nature of the animal its in the breed and it cant be changed.

The cat was created to have pointed claws and sharp teeth for a reason to attack and defend themselves all cats will pounce and stalk.

You will find some cats will just attack feet for the sake of it even when their owners are asleep and small animals like mice rats birds.

Cats love to wonder, pounce on anything that moves, and touch small objects that they kind of pretend to be prey.

You will see this in a lot of young small kittens in their early years of training, you will also find that a lot of older cats will hunt in a playful way.

Kittens start to learn the rules of whats right and whats wrong up to 13 weeks old.
And will often play and fight each other, the limit of biting and scratching will be learned quickly.

When it gets too rough with the little ones you will see them bite back to stop other kittens getting on top this will not encourage then be used to attack their owners however the kitten wont see they are behaving wrong and it will feel natural.

What Are The Signs

You will see in the cat when its play aggression in their body language you may see them crouch put their ears in a flat position their pupils dilate and their tail moving from side to side while they stand aggressively and ready to pounce on the owner before doing so the backside may swivel to show playful.


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Whats The Solution

Stop the kitten getting into a routine of stalking you, and when you notice the kittens body language distract it with a ball or a toy, or even a string hanging of a piece of stick like a fishing rod pull the rod along the floor and get the kitten to chase it.

Don’t let the kitten jump on you, if you start to run this will encourage it even more to fight back, or make sharp movements don’t learn hand play you will only learn the kitten to stalk you more as they think you will be getting playful with them.

Don’t allow any rough play with the kitten and a human at all this includes members of your family and if this happens play dead when the kitten attacks you and don’t make a move this will get them to lose interest in you and walk off if this happens grab a toy for the kitten to play with.

When you stroke your kitten and they just bite you raise your finger and say a !firm no! walk away and ignore the kitten completely the kitten will know that they have done wrong.

If this wont work rattle a jar or container this may encourage the kitten to stop. Caution doing this to loud may make the kitten jumpy and on edge, however
i’ve never had to restore to this method as the calmer method always works better.

Do not get into the habit of punishing your kitten show good play at all times encourage it with verbal tones telling it your a good boy yes you are or a girl or a good kitten.

Hissing at the kitten works if its a girl with your mouth if it isn't working quick enough get oxygen in your mouth and inhale quickly sucking the air back with bare teeth this with make a noise to get a distraction from the kitten to stop what its doing. It may back off and sulk for a while but it will remember what he did wrong.

Some folk may suggest to you to do things the old way by placing your cat or kitten into an empty room or an out building for punishment and to take time out if this works great, however this can mentally disturb the cat or kitten resulting in anxiety problems.


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Aggression Based On Territory

Cats are one animal which will always guard their territory they will even be more guarding their territory than dogs will.

Cats will hunt in their own territory and not any further cats can be seen as indoor or outdoor cats. The aggression territory mainly starts when they reach 18 months old you may find the aggression territory to be found in kittens also.

Cats that are seen as outdoor cats will be very territorial to the boundaries of the home. If they spot another cat or a dog or even a bird or another animal for that matter in their territory they will get very upset in this case, your kitten or cat may change its aggression out on their owners or other pets. This same thing can occurs with indoor cats.

What are the signs

When aggression due to territory occurs kitten and cats can hiss spit and start to growl to warn other animals off. Its been known that cat owners have been attacked by their own cat, normally in this situation the cat will only attack the hind quarters of the other cat. Open wounds can occur on legs and tail of the more submissive cat, and on the face nose and neck area of the aggressor.

The aggression is different when it comes to indoor cats, several cat households can feel at ease with cats sharing each others territories at different times of the day. This can be upsetting by a number of things when the cat owner starts moving household furniture about,