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Upcoming talk! Cat Behavior and Cognition- Using science to increase cat welfare and strengthen the human-cat bond
Speaker: Kristyn Vitale When: September 19, 2017 Time: 8:00 PM EDT (Midnight UTC) Cost: $25.00 Where: Online Webinar, Register at: www.e-trainingfordogs.com In this cat behavior and cognition webinar, Kristyn Vitale will discuss the current science behind cat behavior and ways to utilize this knowledge in applied settings to improve cat welfare and strengthen the human-cat bond. Even…
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New Publication! Chemical Signals & Cat Social Behavior
Vitale Shreve, K.R., Udell, M.A.R. (2016) Stress, security, and scent: The influence of chemical signals on the social lives of domestic cats and implications for applied settings. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2016.11.011 Highlights • Olfaction is an important perceptual sense, yet the role of chemical signals in cat behavior is not fully understood. • Many…
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New Media Appearance! Cat Training Demo
Cat Training – Ep. 12 Pets & People Show, Willamette Humane Society. CCTV Salem.
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Upcoming talk! Improving the human-cat bond through a better understanding of cat behavior, training, and enrichment
Speaker: Kristyn Vitale When: Thursday 9/22/2016 @ 6:00 PM Where: SafeHaven Training Center, Tangent, OR Cost: Suggested donation of $5 at the door per guest. Click here and select “Improving the human-cat bond…” below “Guest Speaker” to register for the lecture! Although domestic cats are one of the most popular companion animals, outnumbering even dogs by almost 10…
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Oregon State researcher proves cats can be trained
New Media Mention: OSU Stories, June 2016 Link to full story It’s a Friday evening in the Oldfield Animal Teaching hospital, and while most of the faculty has checked out for the weekend, Ph.D. research fellow Kristyn Vitale Shreve finds herself in the classroom with a few students. Some are sitting nicely in chairs, but…
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