Claire Stares is a feline behaviourist with a PG Diploma in Clinical Animal Behaviour from the University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. She’s dedicated to helping guardians and their cats overcome behavioural problems and thrive so that they can enjoy life together. A cat lady since babyhood (her first word was cat!), she has over 20 years of experience living and working with cats in homes, rescue environments and veterinary practices. A passionate advocate for training cats for enrichment and cooperative care, she practices what she preaches with her five cats: three rescued Domestic Shorthairs, Bimble, Bertie and Katie, a Siamese called Daisy Mae, and a Maine Coon named Horatio. When there isn’t a feline companion asleep on her laptop, she writes books and articles for various publications.