Behaviour

Training, habits, fears, settling into a new home.

Why cats scratch and why you cannot train it out of them. How to move the habit to a scratching post — and why the one in the corner does not work.

A kitten is not a toy and will not put up with what a dog tolerates. Rules for the child, a refuge for the cat, and what to do about scratches.

Noise fear does not fade on its own and usually worsens each year. What works three months ahead — and what helps on the night itself.

Some calling is normal flock talk and cannot be removed. The rest is usually something we reinforce ourselves. How to tell them apart.

Why a cat attacks hands and feet, how to stop it hunting you and when biting is no longer play.

Why puppies chew, when it passes on its own and how to save your shoes, cables and hands — without punishment.

Why jerking the lead and prong collars do not work, what to do instead, and why your first walks under the new rule will be very short.

A muzzle is needed on transport, at the vet, and under walking rules. A week is enough if you go slowly and never force it on.

Spraying and puddles are two different things with different causes. How to tell them apart, and why punishment always makes it worse.

And what to do about it so the neighbours stop posting in the building chat.

Usually a kitten already knows how. If it misses, the problem is almost always the tray, the location or the litter — not the character.