We've had Austin for a little over two months. Cricket has been with us for 4+ years. Cricket likes to sit in the top of the cat tree, she's been doing that forever. Austin took it over, batted her, chased her out of it.
So, I went out and bought a second tree. Austin took that one over too, and won't let her be in it.
Just now, he was in the one tree and she got in the other one. He jumped down immediately and tried to go get her out of that one. I ran interception. He was clearly not happy she was up there, and not happy with me for stopping him. I finally got him on the couch and he's taking a bath.
What I want to do is get him over the possessiveness with these trees. There's plenty of levels they could both share one! And Cricket is willing to do that, let him have the top and be on a lower one, but he won't even let her be up there.
Am I doing the right thing stopping him when I see him doing that? Is there something else I can do? I also praise the heck out of him and pet him and love on him when he does what I want him to do.
He is otherwise a very good boy.
So, I went out and bought a second tree. Austin took that one over too, and won't let her be in it.
Just now, he was in the one tree and she got in the other one. He jumped down immediately and tried to go get her out of that one. I ran interception. He was clearly not happy she was up there, and not happy with me for stopping him. I finally got him on the couch and he's taking a bath.
What I want to do is get him over the possessiveness with these trees. There's plenty of levels they could both share one! And Cricket is willing to do that, let him have the top and be on a lower one, but he won't even let her be up there.
Am I doing the right thing stopping him when I see him doing that? Is there something else I can do? I also praise the heck out of him and pet him and love on him when he does what I want him to do.
He is otherwise a very good boy.