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Brain Pilgrim

Mischief: the Alpha Risk - Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/mischief-th

I do warn people of Alpha risks. Someone has to.

Alphas are such charming kittens, lively and playful and responsive to their audience.

Then I am asked, "When do they slow down? When do they grow up?"

And I laugh like a James Bond supervillain.
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Filtered in pastels, the head of a gray tabby cat is hugged against the chest of someone wearing a pale blue top, with the back of their hand visisble, hugging the shoulders of the cat, illustrating Mischief: the Alpha Risk.
Brain Pilgrim

NEW POST! They Demand Amusement because of survival instincts. - Play at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/they-demand

Play, from our point of few. From theirs, it’s hunting practice, deeply connected to their sense of survival.

Find out why it's more than play.
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A dilute tortoiseshell cat turns from a streak of laser pointer light near a door, trying to catch the eye of the camera, all colors patchy from low light, illustrating They Demand Amusement.
Brain Pilgrim

Cat Type Clues to personality traits. - Choosing at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/cat-type-cl

I noticed some rescue cats had clear visual clues to having Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, and other recognized breeds in their genetic heritage.

Then I started noticing how certain personality traits also clustered together.
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Two gray tabby kittens with long tails playing with each other on the beige carpet around a wooden puzzle box, illustrating Cat Type Clues.
Brain Pilgrim

NEW POST! Old Cat, New Tricks is a good way to handle seniors. - Cat Care at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/old-cat-new

I love offering my older cats intellectual puzzles.

All that lying around is concealing how much time they spend thinking.
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A head on photo of a cat stretched on their belly with forelegs hidden under a graphic saying "A star is born" with a graphic of a yellow bright star as the word, illustrating Old Cat, New Tricks.
Brain Pilgrim

Bud's prominent ridge of fur runs from the middle of his chest all the way to his apron. Like a very long cowlick.

Lou has one, too, but he's so fluffy one must search for it.
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From ears to belly, a shot of a gray tabby with golden eyes reclining on a blue start quilt with a prominent ridge of fur running from his chest on down.
Brain Pilgrim

Spring cleaning means open windows and Pine-sol.

Bud is torn. He only likes one of these things.
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Brain Pilgrim

NEW POST! Take It Easy Training because cats don't obey. They cooperate. - Way of Cats buff.ly/4aB3npp

Don’t worry about how I’m going to get the cat to do something they don’t want to do.

Since this will never happen.
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A dilute tortoiseshell cat reclines in the clear shell of an open cat backpack carrier, one dappled paw held up at a casual angle, illustrating Take It Easy Training.
Brain Pilgrim

The Stuffed Animal Misconception hurts us, too. - Love at Way of Cats buff.ly/2PwguBE

We would love to scoop up our cat like a human infant and kiss their belly. We shouldn’t.

At least, not on short acquaintance.
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Against the background of a shirt with a cartoon dog, a lanky gray tabby cat cuddles in a teddy bear position between a human arm and torso, illustrating The Stuffed Animal Misconception.
Brain Pilgrim

Lou is still testing the new scratching post. This is the catnip phase.

It can be a long phase. We are happy to wait for a full report.
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Brain Pilgrim

It is foolish 

to think about attaining 

realization by any technique. 

Make habits of courage, virtue, 

and absolute emptiness, and 

simply realize what is 

already always 

present.

~Wei wu Wei Ching, Chapter 35
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Black and white photo of a man in 19th century dress who balances on his heels at the edge of a high mountain pond with rocky peaks in the vistas all around him as he prepares to fall backwards into the pool of snowmelt at his feet.
Brain Pilgrim

NEW POST! Bud is a source of Cat Mysteries, and we like him that way. - Love at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/cat-mysteri

I treasure their mysteries. It’s not simply about solving behavior issues. I know there’s thoughts and emotions going on. I know they want to tell me about them.

Because, when they trust us, cats are an open book test.
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NEW POST! Bud is a source of Cat Mysteries, and we like him that way. - Love at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/cat-mysteri

I treasure their mysteries. It’s not simply about solving behavior issues. I know there’s thoughts and emotions going on. I know they want to tell me about them.

A giant gray tabby cat lurks around the entrance to an ancient and overgrown jungle structure, illustrating Cat Mysteries.
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