Pet Containment: What’s in it for Cats and Dogs?
Fences aren’t always practical, but we need to limit our pets from out-of-bounds areas. Article about there are several types of pet containment systems.
How to Pet-Proof Your Home
Design a yard that’s safe and fun for your dog or cat. How to make fences dog-proof and cat-proof. These steps will help keep cats and dogs from getting out of or in your yard:
When Your Cat Scratches the Furniture
Your prized furniture has become a collection of cat scratching posts. While Fluffy can't stop herself from scratching, you can't accept the destruction of your furniture. Can scratch-free furniture and...
To Declaw or Not Declaw Your Cat
Does declawing harm cats? Is it really worse than spaying or neutering? Are there other successful methods to prevent cats from clawing furniture? Yes, yes, and yes. (more…)
Why Cats Scratch
Cats. They're endlessly amusing, warm and cuddly, delightfully playful, independent and aloof, and... destructive. Our feline companions seem to have a knack for shredding upholstery, drapes, and rugs to ribbons,...
How to Pet-Proof Your Yard
Design a yard that’s safe and fun for your dog or cat. How to make fences dog-proof and cat-proof. These steps will help keep cats and dogs from getting out of or in your yard:
Cats and Babies
You’re expecting a baby, and you already have a cat in the family. Your friends and relatives are telling you that you can’t keep your cat when the baby arrives. Do cats smother or suck the breath out of babies? Is it safe for cats and babies to live together?
Gardens for People and Gardens for Cats
Cats and gardens go together like…well, it depends on who the garden is for. To cats, gardens are a little piece of heaven. Fresh soil makes a perfect litter box, and seedlings that get uprooted in the digging process are of no consequence to them. You may not want your cat in your garden, and if the cats in your garden aren’t your cats, you probably like having them there even less.The solution? Make your garden unattractive to cats, and give them a garden of their own.