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Fact: Declawing is the number one cause of  litter box problems in cats.

Does your declawed cat pee and bite? 
Trouble with neighbors cats? 
Want your cat to listen to you? 

Cat Be Good 

Foreword by Dr. Nicholas H. Dodman
(head of animal behavioral department, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Boston MA)

 

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Hello! 

I'm Annie Bruce of Boulder, Colorado. Welcome to Good Cats Wear Black.

I am 54 years old and have owned cats all my life. My cat Mr. Lincoln and I take daily walks. We walk side by side.  He walks off leash and listens to my voice commands. 

It's very easy to get a cat to listen. Cats are very smart and easy to train.  Cats learn without squirt bottles, clickers, declawing or food treats. Just talk to them! 

I wrote Cat Be Good to show you that you don't need to spend a lot of time or money to have a healthy and fun loving cat. 

Blessings,
Annie Bruce

 

 

Annie Bruce's Prayer for Cats

Please God stop each and every cat from getting declawed. Please God, make declawing end for ALL animals including tigers, lions, cats, dogs, ferrets, rabbits and raccoons. 
(September 2006: the USDA determined that is a federal offense to declaw large cats and any wild animals including bears, ferrets and rabbits.)

Dear Lord, please help the millions of cats who are already declawed. I know they are in pain, getting abused, living in basements and dumped in alleys. Amen
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Cat Be Good is available in Polish, "Kot doskonaly", published by Galaktyka

 

 

2007 Halloween 
Mr. Lincoln, aka "Super Pimp" 

Mr. Lincoln and I go on daily outdoor supervised-only walks. Mr. L no longer needs a leash. He just listens to me. 


Mr. Abraham Lincoln shares lunch with 2 foster kitties

Annie left, Chris Moore right, choreographer &  instructor. Motion Underground, 2003 Cirque De Funk Show

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About "Cat Be Good" 

Learn how to 

  • Administer proper rewards and reprimands
  • Solve hairball and litter box problems
  • Teach cats to use the scratching post 
  • Train cats to come when called
  • Prevent cats from leaving the yard
  • Deal with shy or aggressive cats

Learn why                   

  • Using a squirt bottle doesn't stop bad behavior
  • Saying "no" in the same sentence as a cat's name is a "no-no"
  • Declawing a cat can end up costing more

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About Good Cats Wear Black

Good Cats Wear Black is a consulting firm to help people understand cat behavior. Our mission: To provide education about cats in hopes of decreasing their abuse and abandonment and increasing adoptions. Call or write:

Annie Bruce
Good Cats Wear Black
PO Box 11265
Boulder, CO 80301  USA
phone: 303.530.9000

I dance at Streetside Dance Studio.I dance because exercise helps my health and behavior but then again, I HAVE toes. Declawed cats don't. Declawed cats don't exercise like clawed cats and don't expect them to. Cats don't normally "run around" for exercise, they maintain temperature by laying low and strengthen muscles scratching a post. 

Above: Motion Underground Dance Company, "Vital Signs" troupe
June 14, 2003

Cat Be Clawed
by Annie Bruce

I feel so bad to be telling you this
Declawed cats bite, they growl and piss.   
Adopt clawed cats is what I say
Don’t mess with cats that aren’t God made.
Clawed cats are smart and easy to train
Compared to vets, cats got way more brain.  

Say “Hey there, cat doctor!” Annie Bruce said,
“Stop declawing! Or I’ll look elsewhere instead.”
A guy or gal who thinks more of cats.
They’ll
want first class homes. Not ‘last resort’ threats.
And please tell us why these cats get so moody?
Oh well, they’re “just cats.”
AVMA kiss my booty.

Cats are smart. Clawed cats are great!
Cats need their claws and they need OUR strength.
To end this abuse takes more than me
To end it now takes us all you see?
Last resorts aren’t the way to go
If you want it to end, we all must say “NO!”

So if you want a cat that’s gonna be good
And safe around your friends and ‘hood.
Black clawed males are the very best
How declaws act, is any fools guess.
Besides all that, if something happens to you,
Wouldn’t you want your cat to pull through?
Feed, exercise and just talk to him right.
Neuter ‘n spay.
He won’t pee. She won’t bite.  

Cats are smart. Cats are good
Cats kill mice in the neighborhood
Cats need claws to exercise
Cats needs vets humane and wise.

Dedicated to Moses and all declawed cats who have suffered. 
Someday declawing will end. Copyright 2005 Annie Bruce
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(AVMA is the American Veterinary Medical Association)

Someday declawing will end.
Hebrews 11:1 : Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen

To reach Annie Bruce call 
303-530-9000

or write: 

Annie Bruce
Good Cats Wear Black
PO Box 11265
Boulder, CO 80301 USA

This webpage was updated 06/08/09

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