Bret Glass
MA Educational & Counseling Psychology Rehabilitation
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Cat Scratch Reconditioning & Customized Feline Space Creations Expert
Bret Glass Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Cat Scratch Reconditioning, Claw Retention Initiatives, & Customized Feline Space Creations
- Career Focus
- Feline Scratch Communications and Space Creations
- Affiliation
- Cattress Mattress Inc.
Bret promotes feline claw retention efforts with the Go Pro Paw: Claws & All movement; Provides the "CatAWhack Unit", a 7 products-in-1 natural scratch alte ative that provides an essential purrsonalized, designated space within the home for feline family members that promotes safety, security, and comfort; and provides cat scratch reconditioning resources that assist people in feeling empowered and adept at redirecting cat scratch practice to designated "claws on" surfaces so that home interior, furnishings, and communal space are preserved while claws are retained.
It is hoped that these cumulative efforts will result in mutually beneficial home environments where interdependence, well-being, appreciation, adoration, and thriving exist among all home inhabitants in inter-species households.
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Cat Scratching Solutions & Alte atives to Declawing
“Cat scratching is a natural form of self-expression for felines that satisfies multiple needs associated with health and well-being. Scratching provides a natural manicure that strips the outer sheath or layer of the claw for hygienic purposes; allows stretching of the muscles, ligaments, and tendons for health and vitality; provides an outlet for responding to stress and crisis; and provides an enjoyable species-specific activity associated with excitement and play.”
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Define the Territory: Set the Cat Scratch Tone
"Domestic cats are flexible on territory and it depends on us."
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Bret Glass
Don't FEAR the Claw! Celebrate it; Respect it; Redirect it! ,))))
Just try to issue a cat a scratching citation. It's a losing battle. Time to face the meows...CATS SCRATCH :)
NEWS: Fuzz issued scratch infraction to Indiscriminate Scratcher. Charges waived after human cited for failure to yield scratching surface.
Cats will follow your lead if you appeal to their pawticular purreferences and supply the inspurration.
Cat Scratch Reconditioning Tip: “Inspurration calls forth the scratch on the right surface. Reward and Repetition is what keeps her scratching there.”
What is the difference between a discriminate scratch and an indiscriminate scratch? It all depends...Are you asking a human or a feline?
An Indiscriminate Scratcher is just a cat waiting to be inspired.
Before taking a scratch on a "claws off" area purrsonal, put yourself in their paws.
Just put your paws up and your claws out...'Cause you were born this way baby! :) - Feline Gaga
Hyper Scratch Activity is an effort to establish territorial markers or boundaries when none has been defined.
The Indiscriminate Scratcher: Confusion & hyper scratch activity occurs in the absence of guidance & properly placed scratching surfaces.
Indiscriminate Scratchers need guidance, direction, reinforcement, consistency, gradual territorial expansion, and textures that inspire.
Discriminate Scratchers have been shown the "right" scratch surfaces and territorial boundaries and they are pleased! YES!
Discriminate Scratcher: "I scratch...I am...Get used to it!" :)
Indiscriminate scratchers are simply discriminate scratchers waiting for directions.
Mispurrception About Cats: Cats don't have as many needs as dogs do. Actually, cats communication cues re: needs are often misinterpreted.
Pet Parents Support Your Furkid! Discover what DE-CLAWING really is. You'll find yourself saying YES to Education & NO to Amputation.
CatAWhack Crew Word for the Day: Pawsibilities: The pawtential of something coming to pass or coming into being to support paws and claws
Doing a scratch on a CatAWhack...They Win; You Win; They Win; You Win...Everybody Wins...Claws Retained, Harmony Maintained! :)
CatAWhack Word for the Day: CatAWhack Scratch = Happy Dance
Give them a free scratcher's ticket for the holidays! Find a "Claws On" surface and allow them to win big when they scratch.
Discriminate Scratchers don't let Indiscriminate Scratchers scratch junk! "Claws on" surfaces must meet pawticular standards...
What is the difference between the scratch of a Discriminate Scratcher & that of an Indiscriminate Scratcher? LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
CatAWhack Word for the Day: Wowzers Meowzers: An enthusiastic response used to express strong feeling such as surprise, wonder, amazement
Indiscriminate Scratcher Rehab: "Focus on de surface...Is dis a claws on surface or a claws off surface? You can do it feline-son."
Indiscriminate Scratcher? Get that cat a scratching surface STAT!
Cat Scratch Redirecting: According to statistics, it takes about a month and a half to break a habit. It also takes approximately a month and a half to make a habit.
CLAWS...Say Hello to My Little Friends...
Cat Speak: Why Do Cats Scratch? - Asking why cats scratch is like asking why humans talk.
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Our goal is to offer one creative scratch alte ative and space solution after another so that:
- peeps feel empowered and adept at directing the scratch of their feline family member(s)
- cats retain their claws and physical capacity to be the full expression of what they were created to be
- all home inhabitants have access to private purrsonalized spaces that promote harmonious interactions, interdependence, and thriving
CatAWhack Unit: 1.The cat scratch-sleep-play solution 2.The best tool for cat scratch redirecting, rewarding, reinforcing, and reconditioning 3.A 7 products-in-1 unit where every surface is a natural, safe “claws on” scratch surface 4. A purrferred outlet for healthy cat scratch practice 5. A designated purrsonalized space creation that supports feline family members with and without claws (http://cattressmattress.com/store/)