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ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs

@ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs@kolektiva.social

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Dogs don't have alphas; Cats aren't sociopaths.
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Freedom ain't NOT free.
Occupied Dakota Territory/ Minneapolis
(she/her; autistic)
Special interests: 🐘🐶🐱 animal behavior, anthrozoology, anthropology, ethnology, & being a bummer about cute animal videos.
I'm a professional, accredited, force‐free, R+ pet trainer using a gift economy where folks give any amount at any time.
Profile pic: illustration of me, my cat, & pitbull by Ethan Kocak.
Header: "The Wounded Table", Frida Kahlo

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If your kids just pick cats up rudely to move them about, and you haven't had time to teach the kids how to train cats to recall or target, then convince them to use a laser pointer just to move cats around, hands free. There is a reason your cat is more bite-y with your kid. Improve their relationship.

DO NOT USE LASERS WITH DOGS (lasers can make dogs OCD).

julieofthespirits, to random Spanish
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The other day I watched Leave the World Behind and while the general concept of the film was fine I guess and the cast was generally talented there were all these weird Boomer Lib moments in the construction of the characters that made it really alienating to anyone who's not, you know, a boomer lib

Then I go on to Wikipedia and I see that Obama personally gave feedback to the screenwriter, telling them how to make the characters more sympathetic

One of the greatest own goals in the history of cinema

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@julieofthespirits The deer part made no sense to me. They wouldn't act like that.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@julieofthespirits The Animals Are Trying To Tell Us Something 🤡

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@julieofthespirits I am equally wary about seeing "Civil War"....Texas teaming up with California in the trailer? Texans would die upon this news just so they could roll over in their graves.

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@kiwi @julieofthespirits OH, interesting. I am just not sure Californians realize how much Texans hate them.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@kiwi @julieofthespirits to the point where I knew more than one person who wouldn't sell something to someone because they were from California.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@kiwi @julieofthespirits omg

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@kiwi @julieofthespirits I'm still too Texan for this convo.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@kiwi @julieofthespirits For outsiders, Californians are gentrifying all of Texas, the whole thing.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@kiwi @julieofthespirits They are always moving to Texas but not the other way around.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@kiwi @julieofthespirits They move there...because California is so much better? They say so while existing in Texas. Very interesting.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@kiwi @julieofthespirits They can have Texas. I left as soon as I could.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@kiwi @julieofthespirits Do they team up because Texas is nothing but Californians? That I'd believe. 😉

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@kiwi @inquiline @julieofthespirits You are making it sound like Texas. I totally get why they team up now.

BigTittyBimbo, to random
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Stealing is fine as long as you're not stealing from someone who can't afford to lose it. Steal from big corporations, steal from billionaires.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@BigTittyBimbo Also, steal from landlords and employers.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@BigTittyBimbo And steal food.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs, to random
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Why is my cat obsessed with food checklist:

Do they have hyperthyroidism?

Are they diabetic?

Are they so fucking bored that the only thing they have to look forward to is the next mealtime?

Are they fed unnaturally? (Cats naturally want to eat little bits upwards of a dozen times a day, so two meals is asking too much of more sensitive cats.)

Are feeding times unpredictable? (Predictability is better.)

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs, to random
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It is a misunderstanding to think cats don't love us like dogs do, or that they are less social, or that they are lower maintenance and need less attention and care. Cats don't even like it when we go out of our way to greet the dog but not them. They get separation anxiety. They sleep when they are stressed or bored (relatable), so we often misunderstand these emotions in cats. Cats feeling superior, or not needing us, or not caring, makes me so sad for cats, knowing all this to be false.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@bujold Yes-- also, they are very territorial. But rivals will share territories in shifts or even together if resources are plenty enough. You can often improve cats' relationships dramatically just by giving them more than enough resource sites for everyone.

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If you see a pure white cat with blue eyes, then they are probably deaf.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@earthworm I have seen three!

jindra, to random
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I read in a zine that the concept of "coming out" is kinda wrong, because it assumes that people are cishet by default and they have to do stuff to escape it

I think I agree with this take

maybe that's why I don't want to do coming outs irl, now I understand myself more!

and I think maybe something similar applies to neurodivergence? Would have to think about this more

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@jindra Right, like imagine having to announce to everyone that you are cis-het or neurotypical.

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@dangerdyke @jindra yes, lol

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs, to random
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I got "The Mega Adventures of Koko Sisi and Kiki Pupu" by Papi and El Choco.

But look at this Easter egg.

18+ Frances_Larina, to random
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Kids, remember this the next time you decide to follow an influencer-fueled trend. Know what changed? Spoiler: having kids makes your life more complicated and chaotic and it's not worth the anxiety to try to stay image-perfect.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/30/how-marie-kondo-changed-her-mind-about-mess

ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs,
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@Frances_Larina But they did relate with her Shinto beliefs. They love the idea that everything has a spirit, and they still thank and say goodbye to things they pass on. I think the movie "My Neighbor Totoro" taught them more about that than her, though.

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