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"Cathy Friedmann" wrote I'm having difficulty deciding if you're for real (in which case, really lousy advice), or if you're a troll, in the guise of a serious poster. I'm getting to the point that I don't care. Moron, troll, what's the difference? |
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"Cathy Friedmann" wrote I'm having difficulty deciding if you're for real (in which case, really lousy advice), or if you're a troll, in the guise of a serious poster. I'm getting to the point that I don't care. Moron, troll, what's the difference? |
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"Cathy Friedmann" wrote I'm having difficulty deciding if you're for real (in which case, really lousy advice), or if you're a troll, in the guise of a serious poster. I'm getting to the point that I don't care. Moron, troll, what's the difference? |
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wrote in message ... Gertrude wrote: In that case you must get tougher; try adding a *very small* measure of shaking or tossing, or grabbing-lifting by some other more sensitive body part (ears, tail, etc.). I'm aghast that you think "shaking or tossing, or grabbing-lifting by some other more sensitive body part (ears, tail, etc.)" is an appropriate way to treat a cat and is good advice. I can only assume that you have a sadistic side that controls your thoughts and actions. The methods you describe are unnecessary and abusive. Negative reinforcement is a lousy concept that rarely works, and when it does the response is based on fear and/or pain rather than a desire to exhibit good behavior. Positive reinforcement and distraction techniques are much more effective. Anyone that would recommend methods that involve inflicting physical pain, hostility and fear, especially on a cat that is about 1/15th the size of a human or smaller, is nothing short of an animal abuser. You included. Understand that if you have a farm like mine in Kentucky with 22 cats then you handle them differently than one does if only a single cat is kept in a NYC apartment. It's just not the same. |
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wrote in message ... Gertrude wrote: In that case you must get tougher; try adding a *very small* measure of shaking or tossing, or grabbing-lifting by some other more sensitive body part (ears, tail, etc.). I'm aghast that you think "shaking or tossing, or grabbing-lifting by some other more sensitive body part (ears, tail, etc.)" is an appropriate way to treat a cat and is good advice. I can only assume that you have a sadistic side that controls your thoughts and actions. The methods you describe are unnecessary and abusive. Negative reinforcement is a lousy concept that rarely works, and when it does the response is based on fear and/or pain rather than a desire to exhibit good behavior. Positive reinforcement and distraction techniques are much more effective. Anyone that would recommend methods that involve inflicting physical pain, hostility and fear, especially on a cat that is about 1/15th the size of a human or smaller, is nothing short of an animal abuser. You included. Understand that if you have a farm like mine in Kentucky with 22 cats then you handle them differently than one does if only a single cat is kept in a NYC apartment. It's just not the same. |
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wrote in message ... Gertrude wrote: In that case you must get tougher; try adding a *very small* measure of shaking or tossing, or grabbing-lifting by some other more sensitive body part (ears, tail, etc.). I'm aghast that you think "shaking or tossing, or grabbing-lifting by some other more sensitive body part (ears, tail, etc.)" is an appropriate way to treat a cat and is good advice. I can only assume that you have a sadistic side that controls your thoughts and actions. The methods you describe are unnecessary and abusive. Negative reinforcement is a lousy concept that rarely works, and when it does the response is based on fear and/or pain rather than a desire to exhibit good behavior. Positive reinforcement and distraction techniques are much more effective. Anyone that would recommend methods that involve inflicting physical pain, hostility and fear, especially on a cat that is about 1/15th the size of a human or smaller, is nothing short of an animal abuser. You included. Understand that if you have a farm like mine in Kentucky with 22 cats then you handle them differently than one does if only a single cat is kept in a NYC apartment. It's just not the same. |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "gertrude"
artfully composed this message within hlink.net on 12 Jun 2004: Understand that if you have a farm like mine in Kentucky with 22 cats then you handle them differently than one does if only a single cat is kept in a NYC apartment. It's just not the same. Heh. You're barking up the wrong tree there. -- Cheryl |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "gertrude"
artfully composed this message within hlink.net on 12 Jun 2004: Understand that if you have a farm like mine in Kentucky with 22 cats then you handle them differently than one does if only a single cat is kept in a NYC apartment. It's just not the same. Heh. You're barking up the wrong tree there. -- Cheryl |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "gertrude"
artfully composed this message within hlink.net on 12 Jun 2004: Understand that if you have a farm like mine in Kentucky with 22 cats then you handle them differently than one does if only a single cat is kept in a NYC apartment. It's just not the same. Heh. You're barking up the wrong tree there. -- Cheryl |
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"gertrude" wrote in message link.net... Understand that if you have a farm like mine in Kentucky with 22 cats then you handle them differently than one does if only a single cat is kept in a NYC apartment. It's just not the same. What??! Because they are cats who live on rural land, Vs. a single house cat in an urban (or I assume suburban) area, that gives one the right to ill-treat them? A cat is a cat is a cat. Cathy |
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