Cat Training on Shine

Choosing a scratching post and saving your furniture

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We receive many calls to our office about cats scratching the furniture. Even though people buy scratching posts for their cats, it seems Fluffy still manages to turn the furniture into confetti.

A common mistake I see many people make is to try to train the cat NOT to scratch at all.

Have you scooped today?

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When setting up a litter box for your cat, it can seem deceptively simple: put litter in box and then place box in a convenient, yet out of the way location. Cat will use box and owner will be happy. Oh, if only it could be that simple! Actually, the reason my days are booked with numerous clients is because it isn’t as simple as that. In reality, your cat’s relationship with that little plastic box is very complicated.

Thinking like a cat will help you solve those behavior problems!

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I’m Pam Johnson-Bennett and I’m a certified cat behavior consultant. I’m also the author of seven books on cat behavior, including Think Like a Cat, Cat vs. Cat, Hiss and Tell, and Psycho Kitty. Some of you may be familiar with me from my column on Yahoo! Pets.

The purpose of this blog will be to help you get to know what motivates your cat’s behavior so that you can correct whatever behavior problem may be going on, and to avoid future problems.