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Meet Amani, our first Savannah
- Thread starter Emmi
- Start date
Emmi
Savannah Super Cat
Can't help to show off my beautiful boy
He is home for one week now and he is doing so well. Playing eating and sleeping all day long, that's the life..
I am feeling blessed to be able to be with him all day, showing him around his new house and playing together. It is amazing how fast he learns. When he tries to scratch the carpet and I say 'NO' he runs to his scratching pole and starts scratching there while giving me a look haha
to be continued
More pics in the spoiler
He is home for one week now and he is doing so well. Playing eating and sleeping all day long, that's the life..
I am feeling blessed to be able to be with him all day, showing him around his new house and playing together. It is amazing how fast he learns. When he tries to scratch the carpet and I say 'NO' he runs to his scratching pole and starts scratching there while giving me a look haha
to be continued
More pics in the spoiler
Carykd7kau
Reincarnated cat Moderator
Sweet. He is learning you, and you are learning him. It is ALWAYS a 2 way thing.
SV Dad
Savannah Super Cat
This is one of the most challenging traits of the breed. Be careful. Be very careful!
Emmi
Savannah Super Cat
Haha yes I can truly imagine that it is going to be a challenge.
We are trying to be as conscious as possible when it comes to playing and learning.
So far we are learning him simple things. Clothes, hands and feet are not toys per example and when he gets a chicken treat we don't jump and claw! but nicely sit down.
In a weird cattish way he reminds me of our old Doberman, who was also high energy, insanely smart and fast learning. But Amani definitely shows to be smarter already!
I do notice that he likes to be naughty, or I wouldn't even know a better word for it. When he is not allowed to do something. Like jumping on my laptop keyboard while I'm writing (such as now) or play with my phone charger cord it suddenly becomes so much more interesting to do!
What I'm doing now is put him aside while saying no, and if he persists distract him with something else he is allowed to play with. I'm able to be very consistent with that as I'm always home, and have a good hope it will be paying off on the long run. And of course multiple playing moments on the day chasing toys and wrestling with toys and balls. He loves to hunt feathery and fluffy toys and drag them around.
If anyone has comments or tips when it comes to this approach, its welcome
Still didn't manage to make a non sleepy picture of him yet, he is so fast! All action pictures of him end up as some blur brown spot haha
We are trying to be as conscious as possible when it comes to playing and learning.
So far we are learning him simple things. Clothes, hands and feet are not toys per example and when he gets a chicken treat we don't jump and claw! but nicely sit down.
In a weird cattish way he reminds me of our old Doberman, who was also high energy, insanely smart and fast learning. But Amani definitely shows to be smarter already!
I do notice that he likes to be naughty, or I wouldn't even know a better word for it. When he is not allowed to do something. Like jumping on my laptop keyboard while I'm writing (such as now) or play with my phone charger cord it suddenly becomes so much more interesting to do!
What I'm doing now is put him aside while saying no, and if he persists distract him with something else he is allowed to play with. I'm able to be very consistent with that as I'm always home, and have a good hope it will be paying off on the long run. And of course multiple playing moments on the day chasing toys and wrestling with toys and balls. He loves to hunt feathery and fluffy toys and drag them around.
If anyone has comments or tips when it comes to this approach, its welcome
Still didn't manage to make a non sleepy picture of him yet, he is so fast! All action pictures of him end up as some blur brown spot haha
Yep, you are definitely learning about the naughty side of Savannahs - that stubborn, persistent streak that is so prominent in the breed, but it's also one of the personality quirks that draws us to them!
