How to Talk to Your Animals by George Jean Craighead

Author:George, Jean Craighead [George, Jean Craighead]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781453223413
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2011-08-09T00:00:00+00:00

Joan gave the prey a hard jerk, and it flew past Danny’s head and got away like a bird. Danny looked dumbfounded. His wide eyes and open mouth said so. Nothing is supposed to get away from him, despite the fact that it often does in games. His genes were stronger than his memory. Cats expect to be successful and are incredulous when they are not. The prey returned, moving like a mouse. Danny pounced and bit. That successful denouement ended the game.

A variety of cat toys and play techniques will evoke a variety of cat responses, adding to your and your cat’s pleasure in games. You can drum up a search by rustling paper and scratching the floor with your fingernails. I squeak like a mouse by kissing the back of my hand and squeezing air through my teeth. Trinket, upon hearing these sounds, would come on the search from the upstairs bedroom down to the kitchen and meow in protest when she found only me.

A fake fur-covered or plush ball evokes the killing bite, given from the top, as though to the nape of the neck. The toy should be no bigger than about two inches in diameter. Domestic cats can catch any live animal not bigger than themselves, but rarely take on anything larger than a rat or pheasant. Trinket’s favorite hunting toys were about the size of a mouse. We also liked to see her strategy for smaller prey, and for this we used a “butterfly”—a small piece of paper attached to a string.

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