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Cat Sense - How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet (Paperback)
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Cat Sense - How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet (Paperback)
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Cats have been popular household pets for thousands of years, and
their numbers only continue to rise. Today there are three cats for
every dog on the planet, and yet cats remain more mysterious, even
to their most adoring owners. Unlike dogs, cats evolved as solitary
hunters, and, while many have learned to live alongside humans and
even feel affection for us, they still don't quite "get us" the way
dogs do, and perhaps they never will. But cats have rich emotional
lives that we need to respect and understand if they are to thrive
in our company.
In "Cat Sense," renowned anthrozoologist John Bradshaw takes us
further into the mind of the domestic cat than ever before, using
cutting-edge scientific research to dispel the myths and explain
the true nature of our feline friends. Tracing the cat's evolution
from lone predator to domesticated companion, Bradshaw shows that
although cats and humans have been living together for at least
eight thousand years, cats remain independent, predatory, and wary
of contact with their own kind, qualities that often clash with our
modern lifestyles. Cats still have three out of four paws firmly
planted in the wild, and within only a few generations can easily
revert back to the independent way of life that was the exclusive
preserve of their predecessors some 10,000 years ago. Cats are
astonishingly flexible, and given the right environment they can
adapt to a life of domesticity with their owners--but to continue
do so, they will increasingly need our help. If we're to live in
harmony with our cats, Bradshaw explains, we first need to
understand their inherited quirks: understanding their body
language, keeping their environments--however small--sufficiently
interesting, and becoming more proactive in managing both their
natural hunting instincts and their relationships with other cats.
A must-read for any cat lover, "Cat Sense" offers humane,
penetrating insights about the domestic cat that challenge our most
basic assumptions and promise to dramatically improve our pets'
lives--and ours.
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