Using positive reinforcement with cats reduces negative behavior (The Searcy Daily Citizen)
With the exception of litter box training, which is actually an instinctual habit, we tend to think of cats as un-trainable, especially when compared to dogs. But using a technique called Positive Reinforcement can help to eliminate negative behaviors....more...Navy reservist hopes her cats have nine lives (Big Bear Grizzly)
Sandra Petterson protects lives. The Navy reservist has spent much of her life in the military supplying troops with everything from sleeping bags to building materials for barracks. Now Petterson is trying to save three lives close to her heart....more... Things to consider before you declaw your cat (Marco Eagle)
To phrase it in literary terms, to declaw or not to declaw ? that is the question. Making the decision to remove a cat?s fingernails has pros and cons, and cat owners should consider both before going through with the procedure, experts say....more... Third Test day four as it happened (BBC News)
West Indies end day four on 301-5 needing 154 more runs to win the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford....more... Area man charged in cat killing (Fremont News-Messenger)
FREMONT -- A Sandusky Township man has been charged in the shooting death of his neighbor's cat....more... BBC says sorry to First Minister for 'rude and dismissive' interview (The Scotsman)
THE BBC apologised swiftly and publicly to Alex Salmond yesterday for the way the First Minister was treated in a Newsnight interview about the Lockerbie prisoner row....more... B is for Big-time recruit, Big man on campus or just plain old Big. (Bridgewater Courier News)
Whichever way you slice it, Piscataway senior Anthony Davis made big news in February. The 6-foot-6, 340-pound offensive lineman chose Rutgers over Ohio State....more... Celebrate 'Adopt a Shelter Cat Month' (Bridgeton News)
Celebrate "Adopt a Shelter Cat Month" with a new friend from the Cumberland County SPCA, and we have plenty of them. If you love cats, you may have difficulty choosing one, because you will want to take them all home. Personality, good looks and great temperaments: They have it all....more... June is ?National Adopt-a-Shelter Cat? month (Williamsport Sun Gazette)
This June, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals hopes animal lovers will ?paws? and consider adopting a shelter cat as it celebrates national ?Adopt-a-Shelter Cat Month.?...more... |