Tips for Introducing Two Cats

Written by Kathy Burns-Millyard


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Next, you can feed them in closer proximity. Keep your new cat in her "safe" room withrepparttar door firmly closed, and place each cat's dish on their side ofrepparttar 105743 door. Be sure to feed them atrepparttar 105744 same time. Once they both eat with no growling or hissing, you can move torepparttar 105745 next level ofrepparttar 105746 introduction.

Close your first cat in a room he likes to frequent, making sure he has water, some favorite food and a litter box. Let your new cat out to explorerepparttar 105747 house. After a few hours, put her back in her room and let your first cat out. He will probably hiss and fuss when he smells another cat's scent in HIS territory. Again, be patient and praise him when he acts calmly. Repeat this activity at least once a day until both cats seem comfortable.

Before you letrepparttar 105748 cats have full access to one another, let them come face to face in a safe situation. Use two hard plastic doorstops to jamrepparttar 105749 door torepparttar 105750 new cat's room open a mere 2-3 inches. Check thatrepparttar 105751 door can't be pushed open any further, and that neither cat can get its head throughrepparttar 105752 opening. The object is to give them a chance to swat paws at one another and even go nose to nose withoutrepparttar 105753 opportunity for full body contact. Feed each cat on their respective side ofrepparttar 105754 door. Once they no longer hiss or growl at one another, you can try playing with both of them inrepparttar 105755 same room.

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How To Choose Your Boxer Dog

Written by Amy Howells


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Your other source option is animal shelters that inrepparttar US alone receive up to 12 million homeless dogs and cats every year, and about 25% of them are purebred. Payingrepparttar 105740 adoption fee is a lot cheaper thanrepparttar 105741 price you will pay to a breeder or pet store, and you will be saving a life.

The definition of good stock or purebred must include beauty, and in a Boxer good look meansrepparttar 105742 coat is fawn and brindle, withrepparttar 105743 white markings or "flash" covering not more than one-third ofrepparttar 105744 entire coat.

Sometimesrepparttar 105745 distribution ofrepparttar 105746 "flash" alone may makerepparttar 105747 difference between a show champion and just a pet Boxer.

The all-white Boxer or "check" is prone to blindness and deafness, andrepparttar 105748 American Boxer Club members are not to register, sell or userepparttar 105749 "whites" for breeding.

When it comes to choosing male or female Boxers, there are not much clear-cut differences in their personalities.

At times,repparttar 105750 male is calmer, more tolerant of other dogs, willing to hold still for those hugs thanrepparttar 105751 female. But at other times,repparttar 105752 female can be so. One owner saidrepparttar 105753 female Boxer is hyper and more aggressive especially toward other females, and thatrepparttar 105754 aggression has increased asrepparttar 105755 female gets older.

For more information about boxer dogs visit: http://www.dog-owner.net


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