Cat Whisperers

You can’t train a cat in the same manner you would train a dog, although you can train cats. Most cats will pick up on people’s attitudes and personalities, but it is not by some magical power they possess. They are just very sensitive and observant. Just because a person claims to like cats, or thinks they like cats, that is no guarantee that a cat will be receptive and friendly to them.

Understanding cats is not rocket science. There are some very basic things about cats, that if you would learn them, you might become a cat whisperer, but for the most part it takes a special kind of attitude to be a cat whisperer.

Cats are not as trusting as dogs, and they don’t need to be because they are not pack animals. Their survival depends on their own ability to ascertain a threat and they have no pack instincts. They are solitary animals who have to fend for themselves. Therefore, cats are much more responsible and in tune with their individual predatory instincts than dogs, whose ancestors hunted in packs.

A cat whisperer is often a host or rescuer of cats, not a collector of cats. A cat whisperer loves cats as individuals and knows that each cat will have a unique personality. While a cat collector might have their cat de-clawed, a cat whisperer would never do that, and might think of it as cruel and selfish.