Have you ever stared into cat’s eyes and wondered what’s going on in that head of theirs? I sure have! I’ve wondered things like “What are you so smug about?” “Why do you keep judging me?” and “Why am I putting all of my emotional baggage on this animal?”. Has all of that wondering still not stopped your cat from being a furry psychopath? Well today’s guest is here to help! Daniel "DQ" Quagliozzi is a cat behavior consultant. Seriously. And he’s here to tell us what’s wrong with our cats, what’s wrong with us, and if it’s really possible for us to coexist.
Contents
What is a cat behavior consultant? - 2:15
Do people only contact you if they have a terrible cat? – 2:40
If a cat is being an asshole, how do you know why it’s being that way? – 3:55
Do people mistakenly think of themselves as cat people? – 9:05
Are you a big animal person overall? – 10:55
Did you have cats as a kid? – 11:35
How DQ got started – 13:13
How DQ realized he could do this for a living – 18:23
How DQ started getting clients – 23:30
What a typical day looks like – 26:05
What type of person do you think would do well at this? – 29:49
First step to making this a job - 31:47
How do you feel that you’ve changed as a person from having gone down this path - 32:42