Major Biden Getting Trained For A Cat To Arrive At The White House

[FelineOverlord]

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[sakabatou]

1. Is there a picture of the cat yet?

[FelineOverlord]

2. Major Biden Getting Trained For A Cat To Arrive At The White House

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[TreasonousBastard]

3. Well, training is all about obedience. Best be sure Major learned that.

[Delarage]

4. Lol

My 8 mos old met her first cat yesterday and quickly learned that Magic the cat DOES NOT like to play like Penny the dog
(Magic's sister) does. 😬

[Bayard]

5. I guess Champ is not considered a threat

Hoping the cat is also a rescue. And demands respect, instead of hiding under the Resolute desk.

[Throck]

6. Who are they shitting?

Cat train you.

[piddyprints]

7. My Plott Hound went after my Maine Coon once.

Once. Lesson complete. No blood was even drawn. That was about 13 years ago and she hasn’t even looked at a cat since. I wonder how many times I’d have had to tell her not to do that if the cat hadn’t done it with one quick swipe to the muzzle.

[FelineOverlord]

8. Major Biden Getting Trained For A Cat To Arrive At The White House

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[PoliticAverse]

9. Claw to the nose is the only training most dogs will need. n/t

[Lovie777]

10. Has any of the two dogs been around cats? . . .

This could be fun.

[MineralMan]

11. We adopted a Beagle/Basset mix from a shelter.

He had never been around cats, so we were a little concerned, since we had two cats already living in the house. So, we brought him home and started him off in a kennel.

The cats? They did a double-take when they saw Dude, the dog. Neither had ever lived with a dog. They marched right up to the kennel and there was nose sniffing. Dude, whose history with cats was unknown, just wagged his tail, so we opened the kennel door and let him out. He was very careful around the cats, and the cats soon lost interest in this new member of the household, who appeared not to have much interest in them.

That evening, Dude was lying on his new dog bed. One of the cats climbed up on the bed with him and curled up against his back.

Later, after one of the cats died, we got a 6-week-old kitten. My introduction strategy was to put the cat on the floor to begin its exploration of the house. Dude walked in. He saw the kitten and came right over. He washed the kitten thoroughly with his tongue, and then flipped her upside down and started flea-ing her belly with his front teeth. That was that. Now, they're best friends.

Generally, dogs and cats coexist pretty well in the houses where they are pets.

[Volaris]

12. Lol precisely.

ONE TIME, and that puppy will never forget what fucking with that cat meant.
I love the dogs. But the the cat is gonna handle things just fine

[dweller]

13. What's to learn ?

Bow down to your Feline Overlord ... what’s next?


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[FelineOverlord]

14. What's to learn ?

[cabot]

15. Poor Major! LOL

I just picture him thinking to himself, "be a good boy, Major...don't hurt the cat." The minute everyone's back is turned, the cat attacks him, swats at him....and all along Major keeps telling himself..."don't react. it is okay....just be a good boy."

Honestly, the cat will be the boss. My brother has two large boxers and one small Bombay cat. Maya - the cat - is the boss of the house.

[Throck]

16. Major should change his name now to Claude.

[DBoon]

17. Original article

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/major-changes-biden-dog-getting-prepped-first-feline-s-white-n1265913

After clicking on two tweets, found the source

[Treefrog]

18. I've had dogs and cats all my life. Never had a problem with them getting along.

One small disagreement between a large rescue dog and my old cat. Dog got the worst of it, but they were friends after.

[Larissa]

19. Resistance is futile

There is only one word that accurately applies to relationships with cats: Obedience. You will obey. End of lesson. Among other things:

Cats are twice as likely to survive a venomous snakebite than dogs.

From the moment they're in the air to the instant after they hit the ground, cats' bodies are built to survive high falls. An actual reflex allows cats to land on their feet. It’s called the righting reflex. Their spines are super flexible, enabling them to wiggle around while they’re falling to correct themselves. (See video.)

Cat reflexes are excellent. (Typically, videos of a cat strike are played in slow motion in order for the human eye to appreciate their speed.)

A cat can jump up to 9 times its height while they’re standing.

An actual reflex allows cats to land on their feet. It’s called the righting reflex. Their spines are super flexible, enabling them to wiggle around while they’re falling to correct themselves.

Tip: Check out Animal Planet videos of the series "My Cat from Hell." On second thought, don't.

Watch this cat fight that begins on a roof and continues on the ground below.

[burrowowl]

21. Love the continuing fight!

[Disaffected]

23. Cat(s) on a

hot tin roof.

[Submariner]

20. Major doesn't have a chance. The First Cat will be running the West Wing

by Memorial Day.

[Duppers]

22. Unless cat is a kitten this will not work.

Hard rule: It's almost impossible to condition a grown cat to a dog but kittens do really well after a day or two of not being hurt by good pupsters.

My 2 cents, just from decades of experience.

[Wingus Dingus]

25. It's easier for kittens, but it can be done with older cats.

I adopted two adult cats at various points in time and they both adjusted to the dogs we had at that time without incident. Well, one of the kitties (the female) really didn't like our bigger dog, but it wasn't so much fear as uncalled-for aggression towards him. She would find a higher vantage point (bed, back of couch) and take swipes at his face as he walked by. He was bewildered by it

[Midnight Writer]

24. I was worried how my two cats would do when I brought a rescue dog into my house.

I shouldn't have worried.

Some hissing the first day, then the dog kept his distance. Wouldn't even go near the cats' food. The dog turned out to be the one that was terrified.

After a couple of weeks, everyone was getting along, playing and sleeping together.