Personality Tests For Cats
May 16th 2008 14:54
Ok to be honest, I've never heard of these tests. I mean I've heard and performed tons of temperament tests for dogs, but never for cats. When I read the article Yahoo featured this morning, I was baffled.
The article is A personality test for your cat and was written by By Linda Lombardi for Associated Press.
It think the program is a great idea, personally. It should hopefully prevent the number of cats that are returned to shelters after adoption.
Many people see the cute tabby in the metal cage or wire cat cage and think it's just the cutest cat, but as soon as they get the cat home it's another story. The cat chases the dog, rips up pillows, jumps on the table, and hisses at your kid.
Not the ideal situation, if you ask me...
Many shelters already perform temperament tests on puppies and dogs, so why not perform them on cats.
I mean, I'm not much of a cat person, but why not have a test that would tell me that the cat I'm looking at in the cage is rather social and loves to sit in your lap. That'd be perfect.
Hopefully, with this article being written, more shelters will start implementing the these temperament tests so to better match the cat in question with the person or family who hopes to adopt it.
It will definitely save people from returning cats, who end up with a reputation of being bad cats.
I mean come on, not all cats are sweet and loveable. The one cat that I've had, would swat at you when you tried to pet her... Again not an ideal situation. Although, yes I loved that cat, she probably would have been happier in a different home environment.
Cat temperament tests will definitely be better to match the cat with the perspective owner.
This is a great idea.
The article is A personality test for your cat and was written by By Linda Lombardi for Associated Press.
Shy Cat
It think the program is a great idea, personally. It should hopefully prevent the number of cats that are returned to shelters after adoption.
Many people see the cute tabby in the metal cage or wire cat cage and think it's just the cutest cat, but as soon as they get the cat home it's another story. The cat chases the dog, rips up pillows, jumps on the table, and hisses at your kid.
Aggressive Cat
Not the ideal situation, if you ask me...
Many shelters already perform temperament tests on puppies and dogs, so why not perform them on cats.
I mean, I'm not much of a cat person, but why not have a test that would tell me that the cat I'm looking at in the cage is rather social and loves to sit in your lap. That'd be perfect.
Sleeping Cat
Hopefully, with this article being written, more shelters will start implementing the these temperament tests so to better match the cat in question with the person or family who hopes to adopt it.
It will definitely save people from returning cats, who end up with a reputation of being bad cats.
Social Cat
I mean come on, not all cats are sweet and loveable. The one cat that I've had, would swat at you when you tried to pet her... Again not an ideal situation. Although, yes I loved that cat, she probably would have been happier in a different home environment.
Cat temperament tests will definitely be better to match the cat with the perspective owner.
This is a great idea.
Sweet Cat
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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Socialising the cat early, if its mother has not done so does take time and you can pick something of a cat's temperament by just observing it and watching it play, although I do agree some cats do not belong around children.
Children can also be taught how to handle pets, given that too many times a child mistreats an animal and the animal is blamed for the response.
Let's not spawn yet another service industry for people who need to be taught themselves.
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I do agree children and adults, alike, can be taught how to treat animals, and that the training and socializing of the pets is probably the key.
These tests are just a great way to help figure the temperament of the pet before the pet gets to the new home.