Cat Pawsitive national High-Five Day contest
These days, there seems to be a designated day for just about everything. Did you understand that April 19 is national High-Five Day? The Jackson Galaxy Project, a signature Program of GreaterGood.org, has discovered a method to turn this rather silly “holiday” into something that is going to assist cats with its feline Pawsitive Initiative. GreaterGood.org, is partnering with the Petco Foundation, as well as Halo® pet food, to introduce the very first annual feline Pawsitive national High-Five Day shelter Contest.
Cat Pawsitive focuses on improving the lives of shelter cats by introducing positive-reinforcement training to shelters. The program aims to enhance adoptability by minimizing anxiety for cats in shelters and enriching their day to day lives, building social skills, as well as promoting the human-cat bond.
From April 2 up until national High-five Day on April 19, animal shelter personnel as well as volunteers, together with the public, will be invited to share their a lot of innovative feline high-five pictures as well as videos on Facebook or Instagram utilizing the hashtag #CatPawsitive, tagging @TheJacksonGalaxyProject as well as @HaloPets.
Why high-five?
Cats who are subjected to reward-based training techniques get confidence, experience minimized anxiety level as well as develop connections with staff, volunteers as well as prospective adopters. The program can assist a timid feline discover to feel comfortable coming as much as the front of her cage to satisfy an adopter. A feisty feline can discover to play nice, as well as especially outgoing cats can discover to provide an endearing “high five” to his visitors to seal an adoption deal.
Do you want to train your own feline to high-five?
Download step-by-step directions to show the “feline high-five.”
After the end of the contest, applications will open for shelters to apply for the broadened 2018 feline Pawsitive program. chosen groups will be taught training methods for cats in their shelters to enhance engagement, awareness, as well as adoptability.
For a lot more information, see FelineHighFive.com.
Ingrid King
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4 comments on feline Pawsitive national High-Five Day Contest
Sue Christianson says:
April 10, 2019 at 12:10 pm
This is awesome! I like the imagination as well as the interest it will give cats! lots of people don’t believe they can’t discover tricks, however they can
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Jeannine says:
April 10, 2018 at 5:14 pm
That top picture is of a feline named Flicker from PAWS. I’m relatively sure I took it as well as that’s my co-worker’s hand. ?
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Janine says:
April 10, 2018 at 8:04 am
I have never tried a high five with my cats. I may have to try it today.
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Summer says:
April 10, 2018 at 2:17 am
I like this initiative, as well as the contest is remarkable too!
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