March 8th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Family and Home, Social Interaction |
Does kitty dive under the bed whenever the doorbell rings? Or maybe he stands his ground and hisses whenever company comes to visit? Maybe you even have a cat who offers a pre-emptive strike and attempts to immediately sink his teeth into the flesh of anyone who dares enter your home. Here’s a training exercise [...]
October 9th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Family and Home, Featured Posts, Social Interaction |
One of the most common myths about cats is that they are aloof, independent and not affectionate. People routinely mislabel cats are solitary as well. Nothing could be further from the truth. The problem with our perception is that we keep comparing cats and dogs and trying to show that one species is better than [...]
July 24th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Family and Home, Featured Posts, Social Interaction |
If you talk to people who don’t like cats or who aren’t familiar with them, they’ll probably be quick to tell you that cats don’t show affection. They may praise the way dogs show affection but refer to cats as snobby or aloof. I think a big part of the problem is that people are [...]
July 19th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Family and Home, Featured Posts, Social Interaction |
Here’s the typical scenario: you’re sound asleep in bed when a very strange feeling wakes you up. You reach up to your head and feel that a section of your hair is wet. Looking over, you see your cat’s face. She looks at you for a moment and then goes back to what she was [...]
May 14th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Communication, Family and Home, Featured Posts, Social Interaction |
Cats are equipped with a very special piece of equipment known as the Jacobson’s organ or vomeronasal organ. Located in the roof of the mouth, it contains ducts that lead to the mouth and to the nose. This is essentially a scent analyzer. It’s used primarily for analyzing pheromones (scent chemicals) from other cats, especially [...]
May 3rd, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Communication, Family and Home, Featured Posts, Social Interaction |
You’re sitting in a chair and your cat jumps up onto your lap and starts purring. He moves closer to your face and then literally butts his forehead against your cheek or chin. Sometimes it’s a gentle nudge and then at other times it’s almost a head-to-head bone-crusher. There are also times when kitty may [...]
January 2nd, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Communication, Family and Home, Social Interaction |
I was recently interviewed by Steve Dale for Pet World. Here’s the video
November 23rd, 2011 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Communication, Family and Home, Social Interaction, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
Does it always seem as if kitty insists on lounging on whatever paper or magazine you’re reading? Do you get up to go get a drink of water and come back to find your cat spread out on the newspaper? Is your cat just showing an interest in the same reading material that you do? [...]
November 4th, 2011 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Family and Home, Social Interaction |
Do you have a cat who routinely seems to head toward the one visitor in your home who doesn’t like cats? Is it some kind of radar? Does your cat take pleasure in watching your guest’s eyes pop out of their head in fear of the approaching feline? You can relax because it’s not some [...]
August 22nd, 2011 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Family and Home, Family Relationships, Social Interaction |
In order to make a good match and keep both the cat and dog safe, it’s important to do your homework so you can try to create a compatible match. Once you’ve picked a companion you’ll need to do a careful, gradual introduction. If you attempt to simply put a cat and dog together in [...]
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