Our cats are free spirits. While I do a lot of training with our dogs, I have to admit that I don’t do as much training with our cats. I’ve trained Lucky to take his daily medication without any kind of restraint (he hops up on the counter!), and a few other behaviors but I haven’t taught them any tricks or anything. Most of the training I do with the cats involves catching a behavior that I’d like to see repeated and then reinforcing it with lots of positive reinforcement. In the case of Lucky, that’s lots of verbal praise. In the case of Coco, Linus, and Inca, that means treats (or a bite of their kibble) since they’re all much more food-motivated.
Although I’m a certified dog trainer and do a lot of training and signal training with our dogs, I’m happy to enjoy the free spirits of our cats. I love that each one possesses his or her own special wildness, a reminder that, while cats may be domesticated, it’s a far shorter link to their wild heritage than it is with our dogs.
Solid Gold® Holistic Pet Nutrition has been emphasizing in their social media campaigns that they’re #FoodForFreeSpirits — and I think there’s no better example of free spirits than our cats.
In my office, I can look right above my monitor and see Lucky up in his perch (photo, above), looking out at the trees and the creek beyond. He loves to watch the birds.
Our free spirit Inca takes her bird watching to the catio:
Coco, on the other hand, likes nothing better than a patch of sunshine:
Fifteen-year-old Linus shows his free spirit with play; he’s often as playful as he was when he was a kitten (although in shorter spurts!)
We all know that, when we feel our best, we act our best. To act like our true selves, we have to feel like our true selves. That means enjoying a good, healthy diet that’s rich in nutrients — and being a healthy weight.
We’re going to be trying out Fit as a Fiddle™ With Alaskan Pollock with Coco. A Turkish Van mix, Coco always wrestles with her weight so we were eager to try this weight control food. Made with fresh-caught Alaskan Pollock and vegetables, this grain- and gluten-free food is low in fat and calories.
We hope you’ll join Coco as she takes this weight loss journey and follow along with our posts as we discuss transitioning your cat to a new food, weight loss tips, the value of holistic food, and more.
This post is sponsored by Solid Gold. We have been compensated to provide this coverage but, as always, CatTipper only shares products that we use with our own pets. All statements and opinions are entirely our own.
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