San Francisco's leading cat behavior consulting service!
I recently appeared on ABC’s evening game show, “To Tell the Truth”; a tv program that features interesting, every day people and their imposters. Only one person is sworn to tell the truth, while a celebrity panel decides who the real deal is. I got to imposter a “Bug Whisperer” and then reveal who I really am. ABC described my profession as a “Cat Psychologist”. Haha! More like a human psychologist, that solves cat problems. Anyway, check it out. I’m in the second segment.
Daniel “DQ” Quagliozzi of Go Cat Go Behavior Consulting in San Francisco, teaches his seminar / stand up comedy routine, “Live in the Meow”, a class tailored for understanding the body language and emotions of humans and cats, with a focus on shelter cats and stress. A great class for continuing shelter education and cat guardians that just want to understand their cats a little better.
If you know a shelter, cat cafe, or any venue that might want to sponsor a cat behavior class, please email DQ at gocatgosf@gmail.com
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle
It’s an overcast Tuesday morning and Daniel “DQ” Quagliozzi is listening to a voicemail left by one of his clients as he sips a hot cup of green tea. The woman speaks quickly, her short sentences punctuated by uneasy sighs.
“I just don’t know what to do. Things are totally out of control. I really hope you can help us,” she pleads.
“By the time they’re reaching out to me, this is usually the case. I’m their last hope,” DQ says as he reflects on the message and takes down notes.
DQ prepares to meet with this client by gathering together an assortment of “tools” necessary for the job: A long, retractable rod with a tuft of bird feathers at one end. Thick, padded gloves, which roll past the wrist to the elbow. A small flashlight, which shines an eerie purple hue when switched on. These are tools of the Cat Behavior Specialist, a unique job which DQ has been developing for the past four years. After leaving his 9-to-5 job at the San Francisco SPCA, DQ wanted to use his skills in decoding the mysterious and often frustrating conduct of cats.
Photo: Max Bouvatte, Special To The Chronicle
DQ’s approach to diagnose his clients’ cat problems is to thoughtfully observe the cat’s living space.
“I go in there with my cat eyes,” he says.
His tone is calm and curious as he speaks with a woman whose cats have begun to urinate everywhere but the litter box.
“I have sat with people for hours talking to them about what’s going on with their cat, only to later uncover that ‘Oh, by the way, I’m going through this horrible divorce, and everyday I come home and I’m crying. Now my cats are peeing and fighting.’ So, the way you handle a personal issue, a lot of times carries into how the cats are perceiving their environment.”Giving advice, particularly when it comes to your pets, isn’t about judgment, it’s just about making sure that we move forward with positive change,” says DQ, as his cat, Cubby, leans into his his leg purring gratefully.
Watch an accompanying video at www.sfchronicle.com/theregulars. The Regulars is a weekly photo and video column that offers a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in the Bay Area, caught in routine activities of modern urban life. If you know a regular, email kduncan@sfchronicle.com.
