May 6th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Training Guidelines |
It looks innocent enough. It’s a little plastic squirt bottle sitting on the kitchen counter. In that plastic bottle is plain tap water. That little plastic bottle, as innocent as it looks, has become the tool that is destroying the bond you share with your cat. The reason? You’re using the squirt bottle to deter [...]
March 5th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Featured Posts, News |
Recently Pam was interviewed by the Daily News Journal about how she got started in the business of cat behavior consulting. If you think you’ve made mistakes when it comes to cat training, you’ll enjoy reading about the ones Pam made in those very early years. Purr-fect behavior: cat behaviorist offers tips to train sour [...]
October 5th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Featured Posts, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
My office receives a large number of requests concerning cat behavior problems and it’s alarming to me whenever I hear people refer to their cats as spiteful or they’re sure a beloved cat’s motivation behind a particular behavior is anger or revenge. Really? Do you really believe that your cat is capable of plotting a [...]
August 6th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Furniture Scratching |
For many new cat parents, the decision to declaw the cat is made before any attempts at training are done and before gaining a thorough understanding of what this permanent procedure actually involves. Too many people look at the cat’s claws as things that cause destruction and injury to family members, rather than understanding how [...]
June 18th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Training Guidelines |
No one adopts, rescues or purchases a cat with the hope that the kitty will misbehave, destroy the house or hide under the bed. Whenever you enter into a relationship with a cat you have expectations about sharing a wonderful life together. So what goes wrong? Well, all-too-often we’re the ones who mess things up. [...]
April 30th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Featured Posts, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
It still surprises so many people — even cat parents themselves — that cats are trainable and behavior problems can often be solved. Where we fail in tackling behavior problems is that we assume the cat’s motivation is spite, anger or stupidity. I promise you, your kitty isn’t off in a corner plotting to do [...]
April 16th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Furniture Scratching |
If you live in a multicat environment you may be fortunate enough to have cats who are completely happy sharing one scratching post. In most cases though, one or more of the cats may not feel comfortable using the “community” post. Just as with litter box placement, it may cause anxiety for one cat to [...]
March 7th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Furniture Scratching |
If you don’t want your cat scratching the furniture, you’ll need to provide an object that is more appealing. When I say appealing, I’m not referring to whether kitty likes the way it looks – I’m referring to whether it gets the job done or not. The only reason your cat may decide to scratch [...]
March 5th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Training Guidelines |
As a cat behaviorist, I’m thrilled when people contact me BEFORE they bring home a new cat. It’s the perfect opportunity for me to help them figure out which cat is right for them, how to cat-proof the home and set up the environment to be cat friendly, prepare them for how to do any introductions to current resident pets, [...]
February 22nd, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Furniture Scratching |
When a cat likes her scratching post and uses it exclusively, chances are, it will eventually start looking a bit ragged. Better the post looks ragged than the furniture, right? Even at that, since the scratching post is probably not one of the more attractive pieces of cat equipment you have in your house (the [...]
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