General public Chatvoir conferences

Everything you need to know for a problem-free cat

Covid-19 – as an exceptional measure, all our conferences this spring are presented in web conference on computer, tablet or cell phone – see details on this solution here

From 7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.

(See below for the next conference dates)

Conference contents:

• Solutions to behaviour problems from the public;
• Solutions to furniture destruction and nibbling; 
• House-soiling;
• Good and bad cat trees; 
• Good and bad toys; 
• The proper play technique;
• Why interactive feeding stations are essential;
• Efficient feline education; 
• Why reprimand doesn’t work; 
• Cats, without hierarchy or dominance.

The content of this conference is derived from our former Chatcadémie 1; approximately 35% of the material has changed. Also, the material is presented in a new format, with different examples. If you’ve attended our Chatcadémie 1 more than two years ago, we recommend updating your knowledge.

Cat intelligence, perceptions and emotions

Covid-19 – as an exceptional measure, all our conferences this spring are presented in web conference on computer, tablet or cell phone – see details on this solution here

From 7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.

(See below for the next conference dates)

Conference contents:

• How to teach your cat to ‘high 5’ or ‘sit’; 
• How to ‘speak cat’;
• Training your cat for manipulations such as:
  • Trimming its claws;
  • Administering medication;
  • Brushing its hair;
  • Brushing its teeth;
  • Cleaning its ears;
  • Cat senses;
• Cat perception;
• The cat’s notion of time;
• Can cats …
• • be jealous?
  • be envious?
  • seek revenge?
  • love and form friendships?
  • feel guilt?
  • sacrifice themselves?
  • experience grief?
• Is my cat smarter than I think?
• How to assess intelligence; 
• Classical and operant conditioning.

This conference takes from concepts taught in our former Chatcadémie 2 and 3, but between 70% or 80% of the material is either new or has been corrected or modified to include new advances in feline behaviour, and to reflect the knowledge of the Cat Educator team. Also, the material is presented in a new format, with new examples. If you attended our Chatcadémie conferences more than two years ago, we recommend updating your knowledge.

Communication, aggression and myths

Covid-19 – as an exceptional measure, all our conferences this spring are presented in web conference on computer, tablet or cell phone – see details on this solution here

From 7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.

(See below for the next conference dates)

In addition to addressing new topics, we deepen some basic concepts taught in the previous conferences. This conference gives insight into how cats think and act and teaches some tips and tricks to modify some behaviour.

Conference contents:

• Cat body language from A to Z;
• Human aggressions; 
• Cat on cat aggression;
• Meowing at night;
• Resolving aggression problems from the public;
• Misunderstood pheromones;
• What do cats do in their domain?
• Seeing the world from a cat’s point of view with cameras and a GPS – by Cat Educator;
• Misinterpreted YouTube videos; 
• Are there behaviour differences according to: 
  • Breed?
  • Colour?
  • Sex?
• Is it really a myth? Asphyxiating babies, preferring women, left-handed cats, etc.;
• The origins of the most common myths about cats; 
• The fascinating history of black cats – why are they still overlooked in shelters?

This conference takes from concepts taught in our former Chatcadémie 2 and 3, but between 70% or 80% of the material is either new or has been corrected or modified to include new advances in feline behaviour, and to reflect the knowledge of the Cat Educator team. Also, the material is presented in a new format, with new examples. If you attended our Chatcadémie conferences more than two years ago, we recommend updating your knowledge.