Hi, I'm new here! My husband and I adopted a 4 month old maine coon mix from a shelter 3 weeks ago.
We've had to have a lot of patience with her and have been training her to not bite and claw us when we pet her. She's very skittish, but she's really come a long way with her training. She still throws her paw up at us when she gets irritated, but it's much better than claws or teeth.
My problem is that she's warming up to me much more quickly than my husband--and whenever my husband has a day off, she doesn't really want to hang around me either (she hides under the futon and gets grumpy). I'm at home almost all the time, while my husband works 40-50 hours a week (depending). While my husband goes to work she often loves and rubs up on me, purring and sitting or sleeping quietly beside me. Whenever he gets home, she will rarely even let ME pet her. Does anyone have any ideas on how we get her to trust him and be comfortable with both of us at home?
We've had to have a lot of patience with her and have been training her to not bite and claw us when we pet her. She's very skittish, but she's really come a long way with her training. She still throws her paw up at us when she gets irritated, but it's much better than claws or teeth.
My problem is that she's warming up to me much more quickly than my husband--and whenever my husband has a day off, she doesn't really want to hang around me either (she hides under the futon and gets grumpy). I'm at home almost all the time, while my husband works 40-50 hours a week (depending). While my husband goes to work she often loves and rubs up on me, purring and sitting or sleeping quietly beside me. Whenever he gets home, she will rarely even let ME pet her. Does anyone have any ideas on how we get her to trust him and be comfortable with both of us at home?