Cat Training Tips: Play Aggression
Play Aggression In Your Cat
Normally your cats playfully behavior is funny but things can get very uncomfortable, when a cat that doesn’t understand that such play is painful and even dangerous for her owner, gets aggressive. The number-one most common form of aggression that cats display towards humans is play aggression, which happens when a bored and under-exercised cat becomes over excited during play – and typical behaviors like stalking, chasing, leaping, pouncing, swatting, and biting becomes the real deal.
Unfortunately, the problem is when the cat is aggressive during playtime because she’s not getting enough stimulating, interactive play time; but because she of this behavior whenever she gets played with, her owner plays with her less … which results in more play aggression … which results in even less play … and so on.
Pay attention to your cat’s body language and expression to warn of aggressive behavior. When your cat’s getting too revved-up, her ears will go back, her tail will start lashing violently from side to side, her pupils will enlarge and her movements will also become more energetic with more speed and force to her playing.
If you think your cat’s getting overexcited, the best thing you can do is to stand up and walk away – before your cat actually starts to display aggression! If the cat has already started to bite or scratch at you, don’t reward her with attention – not even negative attention, simply stand up and walk away. Don’t respond to the cats attempts to initiate play with you again, teaching her that bothering you for attention does not result in her getting her own way.
Since play aggression is almost always due to boredom and an excess of energy, the best thing you can do is to provide lots of aerobic, interactive play with your cat, making sure you don’t allow your cat to initiate play, which teaches her that you can be manipulated. Use cat toys that are small and mobile which resemble prey and will bring out your cats predator instincts out like ping-pong balls, crumpled-up paper, paper bags, dangling ropes or strings affixed to door handles or wands.
For a really detailed look at how to deal with play aggression and other behavior problems in your cat, take a look at Complete Cat Training. It’s a cutting-edge cat training manual that’s focused on training your cat and changing her behavior for the better, as well as teaching her some pretty neat tricks, from sit and stay to roll over, play dead, and fetch! You can visit the Complete Cat Training website by clicking HERE.
Normally your cats playfully behavior is funny but things can get very uncomfortable, when a cat that doesn’t understand that such play is painful and even dangerous for her owner, gets aggressive. The number-one most common form of aggression that cats display towards humans is play aggression, which happens when a bored and under-exercised cat becomes over excited during play – and typical behaviors like stalking, chasing, leaping, pouncing, swatting, and biting becomes the real deal.
Unfortunately, the problem is when the cat is aggressive during playtime because she’s not getting enough stimulating, interactive play time; but because she of this behavior whenever she gets played with, her owner plays with her less … which results in more play aggression … which results in even less play … and so on.
Pay attention to your cat’s body language and expression to warn of aggressive behavior. When your cat’s getting too revved-up, her ears will go back, her tail will start lashing violently from side to side, her pupils will enlarge and her movements will also become more energetic with more speed and force to her playing.
If you think your cat’s getting overexcited, the best thing you can do is to stand up and walk away – before your cat actually starts to display aggression! If the cat has already started to bite or scratch at you, don’t reward her with attention – not even negative attention, simply stand up and walk away. Don’t respond to the cats attempts to initiate play with you again, teaching her that bothering you for attention does not result in her getting her own way.
Since play aggression is almost always due to boredom and an excess of energy, the best thing you can do is to provide lots of aerobic, interactive play with your cat, making sure you don’t allow your cat to initiate play, which teaches her that you can be manipulated. Use cat toys that are small and mobile which resemble prey and will bring out your cats predator instincts out like ping-pong balls, crumpled-up paper, paper bags, dangling ropes or strings affixed to door handles or wands.
For a really detailed look at how to deal with play aggression and other behavior problems in your cat, take a look at Complete Cat Training. It’s a cutting-edge cat training manual that’s focused on training your cat and changing her behavior for the better, as well as teaching her some pretty neat tricks, from sit and stay to roll over, play dead, and fetch! You can visit the Complete Cat Training website by clicking HERE.
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