Saturday, April 28, 2012

Why do Cat's eyes CHANGE?

Why do CAT’s eyes change?



Just like dogs, cats use their body language and their eyes to communicate...  Although we may not always be able to determine what a cat is "saying" with her eyes, we can see that her eyes are always changing. I am not going to attempt to try to decode what a cat is thinking by the shape and look of her eyes. I am merely only suggesting that the eyes have different meanings.  For this blog entry, I am only focusing on the cat's eyes, but cats are a very interesting species.  Keep in mind that the shape of a cats eyes and the expressions a cat makes will depend on the situation, triggers, environment, and in order to really understand what the cat is feeling, you would need to look at the entire scenario. 



This is not much different in dogs as body language can mean many things depending on the situation. By observing my cat "Sabrina" as well as cats that have passed on, but will forever be in my heart, I have decided on the following categories from what I have personally witnessed.  It is always fun to speculate what our animals are trying to tell us.  If we pay close attention, we can start to see patterns.  We can tell when they are worried, happy, terrified, sleepy and so much more, just by observing the cat as well as the situation.

Here are some examples:
Wide open eyes...
Surprised, anxious, excited, interested, intense, alert, unsure, shocked, bewildered, and possibly anticipating.
I see this one when my cat sees a bird that just might be within reach.  Her eyes get wide and I am sure she is on high alert.  I also see wide eyes when one of my Border Collies start to stalk her and she seems excited and ready to pounce on the dog.  
Half closed eyes...
Studying, surveying, solving, relaxed, sleepy, wondering, content, bored, pretending to be bored, or suspicious.
At bed time when the dogs and cat are snuggled up with us in bed while we watch TV, Sabrina will be curled up in a ball next to us or a dog.  She will be purring with half closed eyes and it is my opinion that she is content and very sleepy.  Sometimes when we are playing with one of her favorite toys, she will get this half closed eye and act like she is ignoring or pretending to be bored and then WHAM she attacks the toy.
Eyes that are squinting...
Extra sleepy, extra extra bored, super suspicious, or really relaxed.
Eyes that are open but keep blinking or closing half way...
Adoring, hoping, pleading, wishing, yearning, or imagining.
Every morning when I wake up, Sabrina is in the rest room waiting and looking at me with her blinking eyes waiting for me to turn on the water faucet.  It is almost as if she is wishing and pleading with me to hurry up and turn on the water.  
I am sure that every eye shape or eye change could have multiple meanings.  Do not take my word for it.  Observe your cat and see what you find out!  

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Pam's Dog Academy: PRODUCTS


My DVDs and ebook’s are LOADED with FUN exercises to help with building a CLOSE relationship with you dog.  In addition to developing a close bond you will get more focus, attention, be able to proof behaviors, and fun challenges to test your dogs knowledge.  
These products are wonderful for pet dog owners that would love a well behaved dog and great for dog trainers that would like to learn some new techniques or get more proofing ideas.  Maybe you are new to clicker training and you would love to just play, train and have a great time with your dog.  No matter what your goal, my products will help you achieve them.   My plan is to help you succeed with your dog or with your clients and their dogs.  I am always willing to answer questions and help you along your amazing journey through clicker training.  
Loose Leash Walking made EASY, 27 episodes of exercises to help your train your dog to LLW & at the same time improve the human/canine bond. 2 disc DVD set. $50
Play -N-Train Recalls - 21 episodes of fun games, exercises, and challenges to help train your dog to come when called. $25
Rock Solid Stay - 12 episodes of how to build duration, distance, and train around distractions, fun games, challenges, release words and how to work with multiple dogs.  $25
Teaching Group Clicker Classes, comes with a FREE ebook with discussion ideas, 6 weeks of lessons, and the DVD is loaded with information on what to teach in a group class in addition to instructions on how to teach the exercises.  $100
“Insider Secrets to Canine Freestyle” ebook is also now available on my website.  If you have wanted to learn how to do canine freestyle, but do not know where to start.  This ebook is for you.  $25
If you are a dog trainer and want to offer your clients a new class on canine freestyle, I also sell a version of my Insider Secrets to Canine Freestyle with 16 weeks of lesson plans for group classes.  $125
Have a great day! :)
Get your DVDs or ebook’s from my website.  
Thank you,
Pamela Johnson
http://pamsdogtraining.com/?page_id=4 Direct link to my products page.
Here are what my Satisfied Customers are saying about my DVDs: 
  • Play-N-Train Recalls, Agility Workouts, and Loose Leash Walking made easy.  Fun exercises, No force, No punishment and easy to follow instructions.
*  Loose Leash Walking Made Easy by Pam’s dog Academy, If I was to rate this from 1 to 10; I would give this a 10.  Loose Leash Walking can be a daunting task to say the least. This Video DVD breaks that task down step by step and much more.  It’s is easy to follow and Pam trouble shoots each step so you won’t get over whelmed. I have been training dogs a long time and this wonderful video inspired me to do a Loose Leash Walking only class using these wonderful positive clicker training techniques. Way to go Pam. I look forward to seeing your future DVD’s too.  -  Mary Blanton  www.2dogtrail.com
  • I can't wait for the "Stay" DVD to come out! I received "Play-n-train Recalls" for Christmas and I am really enjoying it. 
Love the LLW DVD's THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
I always struggle to teach people how to train LLW.  They seem to want the dog to just not pull right away without working on it.  This gives me a lot of foundation behaviors to work on before even starting them walking.  Very helpful!   -  Heather
*  Very easy to understand and picked up some new tricks for recalls!! 
  • The games are so much fun - we love it !! How about a trick DVD next? I'll buy it for sure!
  • Hello Pam, i just wanted to tell you what a great job you have done with the LLW videos.  Emily Larlham mentioned them on her FB page so i bought the set and wanted to let you know how well you did.  I am putting together a six week LLW clinic and these will be an invaluable teaching aid and have given me some new Ideas.  i will credit you with some of the techniques we use in our class.  Thanks again for a well done video...
  • You are truly generous with your information and my clients benefit from it frequently. Looking forward to more videos and DVDs!
*  Very easy to understand!! 
*  The games are so much fun - we love it !! 
  • Hi Pam! I got the DVDs yesterday and they all are working fine. Thank you for making these DVD that goes over everything in detail. I tried the egg on a spoon LLW challenge and it was pretty fun and my dog did really good in one go. :) Thank you once again :D

Saturday, April 7, 2012






Insider Secrets to Canine Freestyle
Have you ever wanted to learn how to do canine freestyle, but do not know how to get started?  Well, now you can!  
Insider Secrets to Canine Freestyle will teach you the ins and outs of this wonderful dog sport.  You will learn how and what to train, learning games that make training FUN, how to develop new tricks, choreography ideas, music, putting routines together, training tips and so much more.  
I have also added relevant videos to demonstrate the various tricks and behaviors that you will be training your dog to do.  
This book has a total of 68 pages of must have information.

$25

Are you a dog trainer that is looking for a new class to offer your clients?  If so, then this is just the book for you.  
Insider Secrets to Canine Freestyle will teach you the ins and outs of this wonderful dog sport.  You will learn how and what tricks/behaviors to teach your clients, learning games that make training FUN, how to develop new tricks, choreography ideas, music, putting routines together, training tips, lesson plans for a 16 week canine freestyle class and so much more.  
I have also added relevant videos to demonstrate the various tricks and behaviors that you will be teaching to your clients.  
This book has a total of 116 pages of must have information and materials.

$125