My cat won’t come downstairs because she’s so scared of the dog!

What do you do when when your resident animal is super stressed by their new housemate? Like so stressed that they don't feel safe enough to do the things they used enjoy? And what if the animals were initially "fine" together? In this Dog and Cat Chat, Alicia and I brainstormed about how she could help her cat Cleo feel confident enough to come downstairs when Maisy (the dog) is around. What you'll hear in this episode: why you need to give your pets safe spaces and teach them how to get there how to help a cat come down the stairs and up to their elevated safe spaces (without touching the floor) when you might want to keep an eye out for your new pet's behavior to potentially change towards their housemates and what does food motivation have to do with all of this? Want to dive a bit deeper? Find links to the resources I discussed in this episode and some bonus content in the full show notes: praiseworthypets.com/podcast-shownotes/61 Sign up for your own Dog and Cat Chat! Go to praiseworthypets.com/chat to book your own free mini-coaching session. And if you love the podcast and want to support me as I continue to create new episodes, join the other cat-and-dog people in the Podcast Supporters space inside the Cat and Dog Coexistence Club! Go to praiseworthypets.com/support-the-podcast to learn more ❤️ 😺❤️🐶 😺❤️🐶 😺❤️🐶 😺❤️🐶 If you enjoyed this episode, please help me spread the word to other cat-and-dog people! You can:

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My cat won’t come downstairs because she’s so scared of the dog! is an episode from It's Training Cats and Dogs! by Naomi Rotenberg, Praiseworthy Pets.

This episode is 36:01 long.

This episode was published on Jan 24, 2023.

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