Lessons on cat history, training and behavior Perfect Form for Function
Why Cats Do the Things They Do
Cat Talk
Basic Training
Bad Kitty
Fun Time
HGTV's Company of Animals host Marissa Morris and guests help answer some of the biggest mysteries about cats, the most popular of all companion pets. This special goes back in time to learn the history of the solitary hunter and how this still determines the behaviors of today's domestic cat.
Included is a lesson on their body language, the reasons they do the things that they do and some training techniques for everything from tricks to discouraging bad behaviors. Finally featured is an indulgence in a little fun time and a lesson on the basics of what makes a good cat toy.
It's been said that to know where you are and where you're going, you need to know where you've been. Morris and guests explain the history and development of the cat.
Cats were among the last animals to be domesticated, which occurred nearly 50,000 years after dogs. Unlike dogs, which were pack hunters, cats were solitary hunters. They developed in a woodland landscape and were very territorial (and still are). This does not mean, however, that they are not social.
The key to socializing a cat comes during the first several weeks of its life. Kittens should be handled regularly and introduced to the sights and sounds of life in the home.
A glimpse of a cat's wild side is still evident in an activity that pet-behavior expert Brian Kilcommons has termed FRAP--frenetic random activity periods (see video below).
Perfect Form for Function Knowing how a cat is physically designed is key to understanding cats.
)
Media
)
)
)
)
)
)
