Tuesday, April 29, 2008

New Scratching Post Coming

Soon, a second type of scratching post will be joining the cedar one at naturalscratch.com.  I have high hopes for it because our three cats have reacted so well.

It's not a replacement for Natural Scratch; rather it's an expansion of the line.  The idea for it came--as did the idea for the current Natural Scratch--from a book about cats that my wife purchased many years ago.  

I have been working weekends to design the post and spec where to get the parts.  Think it's going to be a hit with many cats.  

Friday, April 18, 2008

Cat scratching in a perfect world

In a perfect world, cats would do exactly what their human companions want them to do with little or no prompting. For example, when presented a scratching post--any scratching post--and told to claw it exclusively, the cat would do just that.

However, our world, though endlessly amazing, is far from perfect.

Many cats will ignore a well-suited scratching post, even Natural Scratch, and target something that is strictly off-limits. In these cases, the problem is that the cat hasn't come to the obvious conclusion that the post is perfect for scratching and approved for scratching and he or she should claw nothing else.

What works to change this behavior to what we would expect in a perfect world is training. All cats can be trained to claw Natural Scratch exclusively, please find out more at http://naturalscratch.com/nstraining.html

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Cat Poem

I wrote the following poem about a friend's cats about 25 years ago and came across it yesterday. Thought some visitors to the blog might enjoy it.

I Give Them Love

People look at them
See they want to be friends
See the warm and selfless
Natures of their hearts
They rub against your skin
Then they tilt their chins
And look for your touch from above
And people think it strange
That they have such romantic ways
But it’s all because, I give them love

If you softly stroke their fur
You can hear them purr
And their eyes will close
And they’ll begin to dream
Their motors shake their cheeks
And if only dreams could speak
They’d be asking for your touch from above
And people think it strange
That they have such romantic ways
But it’s all because, I give them love

Later when they rise
The feline dreams pass from their eyes
They stretch and pad quietly
Across the floor
Their tails are waving high
Saying, “For now, goodbye,
But we’ll be back soon for your touch from above”
And people think it strange
That they have such romantic ways
But it’s all because, I give them love

©1983 Ted Schaar