I think this belongs in this section, I never know where to put threads!
I've found lately that Libby has gotten under foot a lot. She's almost 4 months now so she's still kinda small and i'm as careful as I can be not to hurt her. If we're walking and she runs into us or our foot touches her as she goes past I don't worry about it too much.
However, lately she's been stealthier and stealthier moving around the house. She has a bell on her collar (which was put there so that we would know where she is and wouldn't trip on her), but sometimes she manages to move without making a sound.
The other night I was playing with her and she got startled, she ran straight into my hand (bashed her face pretty hard) and over my hand (nice deep scratches fo me!) and ran off. Then last night I was walking away from my computer chair and kicked her without even realising she was there and she ran again. She also has a habit of sneaking up on me when i'm washing up and that sometimes leads to me nudging her with my foot inadvertantly.
My point is, how do I make sure she knows it was just an accident? I don't want her to think i'm trying to hurt her. I've heard you should pick them up and make a fuss of them each time but she really doesn't like being picked up and petted much.
Will she realise that it's just an accident or is there some way I can make sure she knows that i'm not doing it on purpose?
I've found lately that Libby has gotten under foot a lot. She's almost 4 months now so she's still kinda small and i'm as careful as I can be not to hurt her. If we're walking and she runs into us or our foot touches her as she goes past I don't worry about it too much.
However, lately she's been stealthier and stealthier moving around the house. She has a bell on her collar (which was put there so that we would know where she is and wouldn't trip on her), but sometimes she manages to move without making a sound.
The other night I was playing with her and she got startled, she ran straight into my hand (bashed her face pretty hard) and over my hand (nice deep scratches fo me!) and ran off. Then last night I was walking away from my computer chair and kicked her without even realising she was there and she ran again. She also has a habit of sneaking up on me when i'm washing up and that sometimes leads to me nudging her with my foot inadvertantly.
My point is, how do I make sure she knows it was just an accident? I don't want her to think i'm trying to hurt her. I've heard you should pick them up and make a fuss of them each time but she really doesn't like being picked up and petted much.
Will she realise that it's just an accident or is there some way I can make sure she knows that i'm not doing it on purpose?