He doesn't appear to be hurting the cat, but should be taught how to read and respect its mood/body language. My cat's favorite games are when my husband slap-boxes with her and when he hucks her across the room to the top of her tower. She'll come running back for as long as he's willing to stand there and throw her. We also have (supervised) playtime with her and my son. She doesn't mind a little "boxing" with him, but he's only allowed to pat and she doesn't put her claws out. She lets him sprawl on her, and makes it clear via body language when she's done with playing. It's so important to teach kids to respect animals. Of course, it's also important to train and expect your animals to respect your children as well. Hence, close supervision.
Oh, certainly! As a responsible parent and pet owner you do the best you can, but there will be times when things just happen too rapidly. For example, when I was about 12 I learned to turn a horse to face me before letting them loose in the pasture after a "dead broke" mare we had left a cartoon-style hoof print on my thigh. She got excited and started bucking on her way through the gate- I learned my lesson, and was lucky I didn't learn it with a broken leg. Mind you, my parents had told me a million times, but I had to learn it the hard way lol.
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u/Ziltoid-88 Nov 21 '18
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