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ComPETability: Solving Behavior Problems In Your Cat-Dog Household
Reused ASIN: B00472O7DI
You asked for it--and Amy Shojai delivers! This 3rd Edition has been expanded to include more detailed prescriptive how-to advice. Use these fun techniques to calm fears, explain pet body language, and strengthen the bond you share with cats and dogs--while hushing the "hissy" fits and promoting a peaceable kingdom. Step by step tips from this award-winning author and certified animal behavior consultant explain how to:
* Recognize and diffuse cat-dog aggression
* Settle disputes over territory, potty problems and mealtime woes
* Choose an appropriate furry friend that resident pets welcome with open “paws”
* Introduce the new arrival to the current pets
* Solving common pet peeves: barking, chewing, clawing, jumping up, digging and more!
More than 30 million U.S. households double their pleasure by welcoming both cats and dogs into their homes. Yet mixing the two can mean trouble in paradise, especially if you treat your cat like your dog, or vice versa. Cats and dogs are two very different animals with distinctive needs and they cannot—and must not—be treated in the same way.
Fun, practical, and eminently informative, Competability briefly looks at the biological, evolutionary, and behavioral differences between cats and dogs to devise strategies for owners that enable the two species to live in harmony within the same household. Written by one of America's premier pet experts, the book explains everything an owner of a cat and dog should know. Most important, Competability provides crucial tips on how to evaluate and match your pets' personalities, improve their relationships, and make your home a sanctuary for pet fun and peace.
Librarian note: This edition shares the ASIN B00472O7DI with previous editions.
You asked for it--and Amy Shojai delivers! This 3rd Edition has been expanded to include more detailed prescriptive how-to advice. Use these fun techniques to calm fears, explain pet body language, and strengthen the bond you share with cats and dogs--while hushing the "hissy" fits and promoting a peaceable kingdom. Step by step tips from this award-winning author and certified animal behavior consultant explain how to:
* Recognize and diffuse cat-dog aggression
* Settle disputes over territory, potty problems and mealtime woes
* Choose an appropriate furry friend that resident pets welcome with open “paws”
* Introduce the new arrival to the current pets
* Solving common pet peeves: barking, chewing, clawing, jumping up, digging and more!
More than 30 million U.S. households double their pleasure by welcoming both cats and dogs into their homes. Yet mixing the two can mean trouble in paradise, especially if you treat your cat like your dog, or vice versa. Cats and dogs are two very different animals with distinctive needs and they cannot—and must not—be treated in the same way.
Fun, practical, and eminently informative, Competability briefly looks at the biological, evolutionary, and behavioral differences between cats and dogs to devise strategies for owners that enable the two species to live in harmony within the same household. Written by one of America's premier pet experts, the book explains everything an owner of a cat and dog should know. Most important, Competability provides crucial tips on how to evaluate and match your pets' personalities, improve their relationships, and make your home a sanctuary for pet fun and peace.
Librarian note: This edition shares the ASIN B00472O7DI with previous editions.
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About the author
Amy Shojai
124 books304 followersAmy Shojai has been reinventing herself for years. She writes THRILLERS WITH BITE! in her debut thriller LOST AND FOUND that features a service dog, hero cat, an animal behaviorist named September Day, and assorted mayhem. The sequel HIDE AND SEEK continues the story with terror from the past revisiting the heroine. The next book in the series, SHOW AND TELL brings the story full circle. The 4th title FIGHT OR FLIGHT introduces some new characters and challenges. And book #5 HIT AND RUN answers many questions about September's past.
Amy's a certified animal behavior consultant, and the award-winning author of 35+ best-selling pet books that cover furry babies to old-fogies, first aid to natural healing, and behavior/training to Chicken Soup-icity. She created the puppies.about.com site and was the cat behavior expert at cats.About.com. Amy has been featured as an expert in hundreds of print venues including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reader's Digest, and Family Circle, as well as national radio and television networks such as CNN, Animal Planet's DOGS 101 and CATS 101. She brings her unique pet-centric viewpoint to her Bling, Bitches & Blood Blog, public appearances.
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December 30, 2020
Really great advice about introducing new animals
January 2, 2013
Many good points and tips here. Even as an "experienced" dog and cat foster, I found hints to take away here. Some repetition throughout.
The horrible formatting and typos in the e-book version drove me to distraction and lowered my rating.
The horrible formatting and typos in the e-book version drove me to distraction and lowered my rating.
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