I've been thinking about this article for weeks. Especially the bit about Clover and the puppy at the dog park.
It's prompted me to start watching the animals in my life closer to see the ways they navigate boundaries with other animals.
My partner got a kitten a few months back and at first there was a lot of conflict between the kitten and their older cat (which at the time was very distressing to me), but I've watched the kitten slowly learn the cat's boundaries and now they even play together peacefully sometimes. These days when the cat hisses or bats at the kitten it doesn't stress me out in the same way. It's like "well, there's a learning opportunity for her"
I've been thinking about this article for weeks. Especially the bit about Clover and the puppy at the dog park.
It's prompted me to start watching the animals in my life closer to see the ways they navigate boundaries with other animals.
My partner got a kitten a few months back and at first there was a lot of conflict between the kitten and their older cat (which at the time was very distressing to me), but I've watched the kitten slowly learn the cat's boundaries and now they even play together peacefully sometimes. These days when the cat hisses or bats at the kitten it doesn't stress me out in the same way. It's like "well, there's a learning opportunity for her"