Kuraudo7777 wrote:
Well, I've been thinking about it for years, actually, but I'm not sure what I can do to convince my mum. Any thoughts on what type of kitty might suit me best?
I would say think of it by type of personality before type of breed.
Several years ago I came across this really good and educational cat blog,
here's a couple helpful pages from it.
http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/the-cats- ... iety/36555Quote:
One of the first things to astonish me about cats was the incredible range of their personalities.
Each new cat I acquired was different. It took a while for me to come up with my Cat Type concept, because each cat was a fresh discovery.
This has led to me being a fervent advocate of choosing the cat we get. Human to human compatibility is based on both shared traits and intriguing differences. This same alchemy is at work in the human/cat bond.
asserting preferences
This process starts with we, the human, figuring out what we would like.
This is an overlooked first step, in my experience. People want a pet, find barriers to a dog, then get a cat. Probably from a background where they always liked having pets, but didn’t get involved in the full responsibility. With the best intentions in the world, they can wind up with a mis-match; because they didn’t know about about the different kinds of cats, and they didn’t think about what they wanted.
We can start by figuring out what Cat Type we are.
http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/what-are-cat-types/14748Quote:
What do I mean when I talk about cat types?
I have organized general cat tendencies into three main “types” called Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This was inspired by the classic science fiction novel Brave New World, wherein humans are assigned societal categories at birth. Of course, I’m working with what Nature has laid down in these cats’ genetic pattern.
It has nothing to do with Alpha dogs or other hierarchical ranking schemas. It is a way of expressing how each cat interacts with their environment.
In turn, this will inform us of our best strategies for choosing, raising, and training them. Because we need very different approaches for the different types.
So, except when cats are very young, or exhibiting uncharacteristic behaviors because of stress, we can figure out what kind of cat we are looking at; and what they will need.
It’s important to understand how each cat regards their environment:
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