by Denise Flaim – Aug. 14, 2008 03:18 PM
Newsday

For millennia, cats have cultivated a reputation for self-absorption, superciliousness and outright disregard for anyone’s opinion other than their own.

But that doesn’t mean that cats are too independent to heed a human’s wishes, says Dee Mason of Garden City , N.Y.-based AristoCat Training (aristocattraining.com), whose company name obviously suggests that there is some bid-ability in that bewhiskered head, just waiting to be tapped.

1. COMMUNICATION IS KEY

Mason stresses the importance of simple, short sentences. Many cats, she adds, don’t know their names because their owners do not use them frequently enough.

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The cat’s skeletal structure and relatively loose-fitting skin seem designed for flexibility and fast getaways. In addition, cats have a built-in safety feature. The degree of elasticity in their bones is only a tenth less than that of rubber, which is why they’re less apt than other animals to break a bone in a fall.

To keep your cat’s bones in the best possible shape, be sure to feed your furry friend the very best food available, Life’s Abundance from Wholesome Pet Supply.