Praiseworthy Pets LLC
01/22/2023
This was such a great episode and I loved chatting with Simone from Predation Substitute Training - Simone Mueller!
Can a dog with prey drive live with a cat? — Praiseworthy Pets Dogs are predators who often see cats as prey. How can we help them live peacefully together? What is prey drive anyway?
08/08/2022
"I'm feeding my cat and dog on either side of a baby gate like it said to do on the internet but it's not working! They'll eat but as soon as I pause to reload my treats they freak out..."
Creating opportunities for your pets to see each other (with a barrier in between) while eating is a great way to create positive associations with each other - if it's done correctly.
Swipe through to learn how to teach your pets to give each other the space they need to feel comfortable around each other - instead of trying to push them close to each other too quickly.
[slide 1: What your cat and dog need during a setup (hint: it's not just food)
2: Your cat's on one side of the barrier, the dog is on the other. They're both getting rapid-fire treats for not losing their s**t...
3: ...but when the food runs out? It's on like Donkey Kong!
4: When your pets need this kind of intense intervention in order to be in the same space, they more DISTANCE from each other, not more (or better) food - HOW?
5: Teach your dog that the cat appearing is a cue for them to come to you, or go to their bed, or go get a toy (instead of getting in the cat's face)
6: teach your cat that seeing the dog is a cue to calmly head to a safe space if they are feeling nervous (instead of immediately running away or getting into defensive attack mode)
7: Consistently help them calmly move away from each other... and over time, they will start to respect each other's "personal space bubble" on their own
8: Consistently reinforce when they choose to give each other space... and you might find that those personal space bubbles end up getting smaller and smaller over time
9: Want more ideas? Listen to episode 46 of It's Training Cats and Dogs (link in bio)]
When is the right time to start teaching your kids about interacting with your pets?
Listen in on Episode 39 of It's Training Cats and Dogs for all of Jen's insight into having a full house of canine, feline AND human variety!
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06/03/2022
For our regular podcast listeners, you might remember Yvonne from Episode 30. She'd only just recently brought home her new cat Lizzy, and was getting started on management and setups for her and Sunny the bull terrier.
Yvonne recently got in touch to give me an update! It's wonderful to hear that things are progressing along well and to see that Lizzy's personality is really starting to shine.⭐
As scary as some of our pets interactions are, they might not always be as bad as they look! A lot of the time, until we get enough data to really understand what's going on, trying to come up with a solution can be a bit difficult.
I had a Dog and Cat Chat with Josie about her adolescent dog Kinai and his wildly different interactions with her two cats - including staying far away from one and putting the other's entire head in his mouth! How much of this behavior can be attributed to general environmental stress or something else entirely? We talked on ways to gather enough information to see what the next steps forward are.
Does your pets have really different behaviors among themselves? Are you a bit stuck on gathering info? Comment below!
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