Training a Conure to Be Calm, Not Just Trick Trained When people ask me what the hardest part of owning a conure is, they expect me to say the noise. That’s the obvious answer. The screaming, the volume, the unpredictability of it. The hardest part is meeting their emotional needs in a way that’s actually sustainable (for both of you.) Conures can be emotionally demanding. Conures are often marketed as playful, cuddly, funny little birds. And they can be. But they’re also: hi

Peeing outside the litter box, attacking people, chasing other cats, and destroying furniture are some of the most common cat behavior problems. Sometimes these common cat behaviours are the result of health conditions. More often, these challenging behaviours are an attempt to communicate or simply instinctive behaviour. When we understand the root cause of the behaviour, what our cat is trying to tell us, we can provide our cat with what they need. Even if the behaviour is