Learn To Read Your Cats Temperament
Many people don’t understand the reasons why the cat temperament is different to the dog temperament. Some people think that a cat can be trained in a similar way to a dog, This is not the case.
By it's very nature cats prefer solitude, and such was the way before they were domesticated. Cats are solitary hunters and not pack animals. Dogs on the other hand are pack animals by nature, and they survive and thrive in groups. A dog will look at human family members as a pack, and it will acts as part of the pack within whatever role is allocated to it.
The way that the cat temperament is different, is that the cat will regard the people that it resides with as individuals, and not a pack. Dogs don't like to be away from their pack, and in the modern world the dogs owners are the pack. Most of the time cats are pretty content in their own company. However if a cat has from a young age been bought up in an environment where it gets lots of attention, and that attention is removed, it can get bored and start to become destructive. However these types of cats problems will not last, and as soon as you start to give your cat more attention, it should revert to its original habits.
Although cats can be happy in their own company, they do form a bond with their owners. The bond that a cat forms with its owner is important, although a cat will probably try to play it a bit cool compared to a dog.
Another difference between the cat temperament and the temperament of a dog is that a dog will burst with happiness at the slightest bit of attention. Brush it, make eye contact, or just call its name, and the dog will be jumping hoops. The cat does not require help from you to be groomed, it can do this on its own.
Your cat requires varying types of attention, unlike a dog which goes gooey eyed with joy when you just look at it. A cat wants you to make a fuss of it, it will let you know when it gets bored. Your cat will understand the way you say what you say, although it won't have any comprehension of what you are saying. Your cat will respond far better to a calm and soothing voice, instead of a harsh and loud voice. You can learn a great deal about the cat temperament by the body language your pet uses in different circumstances. Pay attention to the way it behaves when it is angry or when it is happy. Start to read the signs as to what your cat is thinking and you will a step closer to understanding the cat temperament.
