Question: When my young daughter walks by the bed or sofa, our cat Toby darts out and grabs her legs, at times biting her. She’s now afraid of him. What can I do?
Answer: The Arizona Humane Society recently implemented a program in which it sends unemployed felines to properties in need of vermin control. There is already a waiting list of businesses that want these so-called working cats.
Imagine the interest you’d get in renting out Toby as an attack cat.
We understand if you’re not committed to the idea and are more interested in curbing Toby’s appetite for ankles than would rather than exploiting his unusual talent for financial gain.
His behavior has little to do with aggression and more to do with boredom, said Valley cat behaviorist Jane Ehrlich (cattitudebehavior.com). When Toby’s feeling restless, he breaks up the day with attacks on unsuspecting ankles.
