Sarah Whitehead

Cats. Duplicitous, aloof and hard to read? Or an amazing combination of domestic, loving kitty and independent wild thing that just wants to be understood!

Whether you already love cats and just want to understand more about their behaviour, or are new to the feline world, my new, comprehensive online course will help you understand this remarkable species – and how you can be your cat's perfect human! 

I’m Sarah Whitehead – and this is me with Oakley – my adored, and much missed,  Maine Coon.

I’m a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors, and a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist.

I guess that most people know me through the dog behaviour and training world, but for most of my career, I have also had a complete fascination with feline behaviour too – and have seen cat behaviour cases on referral from veterinary surgeons as part of my behaviour practice work for the past 25 years.

To make a very obvious statement – cats are not just small dogs! They are a unique and intriguing species and have very specific needs and wants in terms of being our pets and companions – and yet the vast majority of people live with cats without really knowing how they ‘operate’ on an internal level – or have any understanding that their behaviour is a reflection of their emotional and physical states – and that it can be modified too. 

In fact, the most common response I get when I tell people that I do cat behaviour work is “Really? Can cat behaviour really be changed?”

The answer, of course, is…  learn to change your own behaviour, and then the cat will too!

I’ve put this brand new Programme together for three main reasons.

1. The first is that cats often suffer from unrecognised stress - and this can lead to all kinds of physical and behavioural issues which can affect our quality of life as pet parents, just as much as theirs. If you've ever had a cat that pees in the house or scratches the furniture then you'll know this all too well. 
2. The second is that understanding feline body language really is a subtle art! It's a rare human that can truly 'read' cats and respond to them accordingly - and this is one of the reasons why people think that cats are unpredictable or changeable - soft and purring one moment and trying to scratch or bite the next.  
3. And thirdly, I’ve created this course because I have had such lovely and positive feedback from my clients, peers and colleagues about my work in this area – and how genuinely helpful they have found it in building really strong relationships with the cats in their lives, and what a huge difference it's made to everyone's happiness and contentment. 

So, my aim for “Learn to Talk Cat” is that it is a fast, fun and enlightening online education Programme designed to help you learn the subtle language of cats so that you can communicate and connect with them on a much deeper level.