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Clicker Training Basics

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Reading Time: 5 minutes…something positive (a treat). The ratio should always be 1:1. Every time you click, follow it with a treat. Here’s an example. Let’s say we are teaching a new puppy…

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Real-Life Cats Inspire Fictional Counterparts

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Reading Time: 4 minutes…experience with cats in need of a new home. “Like my character, Lynley Cannon, I’m a 60-something cat shelter volunteer. Unlike Lynley, I don’t run into dead bodies wherever I…

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Special-Needs Pets Conquer Hearts and Homes

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Reading Time: 3 minutes…into the elevator. For snowy areas, you can get skis instead of wheels.” Lorie Lewis Ham adopted Merlin, a four-month-old orange tabby kitten with a missing paw. You’d never know…

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Cats Fears & Anxieties Life at Home Travel & Safety

How to Make the Carrier Your Cat’s New BFF

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Reading Time: 2 minutes…stressful situation. In other words, you can make the carrier your cat’s new BFF, instead of her worst enemy. Here’s how. It’s time for a reset. Find a carrier that…

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Activities & Enrichment Cats Life at Home

Scents and Scentsability: Feline Senses of Smell and Taste

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Reading Time: 3 minutesnew things to smell is a form of enrichment that may be as interesting as a new toy. Cats have scent glands on their lips, chin, forehead, front paw pads,…

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Training & Grooming

Use the Environment to Train Your Dog

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Reading Time: 3 minutes…school after him because I loved him. He actually helped me train. Doing private training in the suburbs outside of New York City often meant there were no other dogs…

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Activities & Enrichment Cats Life at Home New Pets Shelters & Fostering

Get the Goods: What You Need for Your New Cat

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Reading Time: 4 minutes…up on the supplies that will turn your house into a Fear Free feline paradise. Here’s what you’ll need to ensure your new cat’s wellbeing, safety and happiness. Collar and…

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Cats Life at Home Training & Grooming

Clawful Behavior

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Reading Time: 3 minutes…a cat that’s really into her scratching post? The good news is that you can enable your cat’s need to scratch and still protect your furniture. Investing in several good…

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Activities & Enrichment Cats Life at Home

Can An Adventure Lifestyle Benefit Your Cat?

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Reading Time: 5 minutes…If they enjoy the outdoors, it only makes sense that they’d want to bring their cats along. Take college student Danielle Thompson. She adopted Tecumseh last year, and already knew

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Activities & Enrichment Cats Life at Home New Pets

Emotional Rescue: How Play Meets Needs Of Young Cats

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Reading Time: 3 minutesReading Time: 3 minutesWhen you waggle a feather for your kitten, toss her a catnip mouse, or encourage her to chase a wand type toy, you’re doing a lot more…