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That is definitely a good point. Any kind of noise or body language I use to tell Padfoot off would almost certainly scare Brook 10x more than it would bother him.
Brook does not like to be held, period. She's very affectionate and loving, but she feels very insecure and trapped when you hold her. If I held her and Padfoot was around, I would probably lose some skin.
And you're absolutely right that the training sessions couldn't happen right away. First they need to get really good at tareting, which is take time. Luckily they are both pretty food motivated, so that helps. Probably the first time, I will put a baby gate between them and do a short session that way. Eventually we might move up to them being in the same room. Perhaps starting with Brook on the cat tree and Padfoot on the ground, once she is comfortable with that.
Brook does not like to be held, period. She's very affectionate and loving, but she feels very insecure and trapped when you hold her. If I held her and Padfoot was around, I would probably lose some skin.
And you're absolutely right that the training sessions couldn't happen right away. First they need to get really good at tareting, which is take time. Luckily they are both pretty food motivated, so that helps. Probably the first time, I will put a baby gate between them and do a short session that way. Eventually we might move up to them being in the same room. Perhaps starting with Brook on the cat tree and Padfoot on the ground, once she is comfortable with that.