A year ago, my husband and I started fostering kittens through The Cat House. We started with a spare room and some hand-me-down cat supplies. TCH provided food and litter. As our friends and other TCH volunteers became aware that … Continue reading Growing into Kitten Foster Care
Until Elaine Capps adopted Cooper in August of 2018, Cooper had spent most of his life in a cage at an animal shelter. Now ten months old, the orange and white kitten was adopted briefly when he was three months … Continue reading Saving The Aggressive Cats
The Comedy Kittens came to us from The Cat House to foster when they were about seven weeks old. At this age, it’s important that kittens are socialized. It was even more important for these particular kittens, as they had … Continue reading Socialization and The Comedy Kittens
Animal rescue came to Dawn White’s attention after she adopted two shelter cats named Lola and Lexy. Since that time, she’s been an advocate for animal rescue and rights. Dawn runs the blog Lola the Rescued Cat and a Facebook … Continue reading Interview with Cat Advocate Dawn White (of Lola the Rescued Cat)
A backyard adventure! An outing to PetSmart! Visitors to see agility! After a long cold winter, Rainy and I have been looking forward to spending time together outside of the house. Wet weather has hindered us somewhat, but we have … Continue reading Therapy Cat Series: Rainy’s Spring Adventures
Back in my February article about our former feral cat Bootsie, I wrote about teaching her practical skills as well as pure tricks. The practical skills included training her to enter a crate and allow me to close the door, … Continue reading Feral Cat Series: A Tornado and A Contest
For the past few years, my goal has been to people the knowledge and tools to give their pets better lives. I thought I could accomplish this solely through my writing, but life has a funny way of leading us … Continue reading Allison Helps Cats
Today Lincoln Pet Culture is honored to bring a special interview to its readers. My therapy cat Rainy sat down to do an online interview with Sputnik, a two-year-old Therapy Cat who currently spreads sunshine to patients in Illinois. Rainy’s … Continue reading A Therapy Cat Named Sputnik
Welcome to Lincoln Pet Culture’s pet video training library! Each month, we’ll post a video that teaches you to train your cat to perform a particular skill. Although cats and dogs do learn differently, most of the time these lessons can also be used to train a dog. After watching this video, if you need more help, please email us at: allisontalkspets@gmail.com “Stay” is an important but sometimes overlooked command. It could keep your pet from darting out the door or after another animal and it can keep your pet from jumping on guests or begging at the table. Here’s … Continue reading Pet Video Training Library: Teach A Cat To “Stay”
Welcome to Lincoln Pet Culture’s pet video training library! Each month, we’ll post a video that teaches you to train your cat to perform a particular skill. Although cats and dogs do learn differently, most of the time these lessons can also be used to train a dog. After watching this video, if you need more help, please email us at: allisontalkspets@gmail.com “Sit” is perhaps the easiest command for a cat to learn. Here’s how to teach it: PART ONE Sit or kneel in front of your pet. (Sit far enough away that your cat will not paw at you … Continue reading Pet Video Training Library: Teach A Cat To “Sit”
Welcome to Lincoln Pet Culture’s pet video training library! Each month, we’ll post a video that teaches you to train your cat to perform a particular skill. Although cats and dogs do learn differently, most of the time these lessons can also be used to train a dog. After watching this video, if you need more help, please email us at: allisontalkspets@gmail.com “Come” is the one command that could save your pet’s life. Here’s how to teach it. PART ONE Sit near your pet. Show her a treat. When she focuses on the treat, praise her. Wait for her to … Continue reading Pet Video Training Library: Teach A Cat To “Come”
