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Our Proven Socialization Program

10/10/2015

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Our Proven Socialization Program starts with how we raise our Breeding Bengals. Our Bengals live with us as full members of our family. We don't own any cages and they're not separated from us. They sleep with us, eat with us, and cuddle with us on a daily basis. There are as many Cat trees, toys, and even a running cat wheel as there are kid toys! Simply put, they are as spoiled as they can get.

We here at Lap Leopard Bengals have 2 full time people working with our Bengals, myself and my partner. In addition, I also raise 3 energetic beautiful kids ages. We have a large 4,000 sq ft house that we use to raise our family and Bengals. When our pregnant queen is about 2 weeks from her due date, she is moved to the Birthing Suite, an area dedicated to quite and peace. As social as Bengals are, when they go into labor they want a labor partner and that is where we fit in! When they start contractions they seek us out and we put on the soothing music while we help assist. Whether on our laps or in their specially made Birthing Box, we help them proudly welcome their litter into the world. It is quite a beautiful experience!

We use bedding in their Birthing Boxes that we have slept in so that the Bengal mothers and kittens can be surrounded by our human comforting smell. From the first day the kittens are born and every day thereafter the kittens are held, cuddled, and loved by both Bengal mother and my family. We love to keep tabs on their developing personality, whom is the first out of the box, whom is the first to try solid food, whom is the brazen one, the loud one, the curious one, or the reserved one. This way we can help match the right kitten to our buyers by giving feedback.. If litters are born in close proximity, they are raised collectively together by all the Bengal mothers. Bengal mothers are social enough to not care whom kitten belongs to whom and will take care of any kitten. It is for this reason that we can match kittens together from different litters.

When the kittens turn 4 weeks old they start to get supervised visits onto the first floor where they can interact with the rest of the family and kids in a positive manner. After visiting for short periods of time they eventually go back to the third floor with Kathy. Over time their visitation becomes extended until they reach 6 weeks old when they are permanently left on the first floor. This gives our kittens 2 weeks to get use to the hustle and bustle, TV, vacuuming, a wider family space, and all of the sights and sounds of a family. This helps the kittens to adapt quicker to their new home whether they have kids or not. We have received overwhelming feedback from our buyers that this Socialization Program works wonders! Our kittens are curious, affectionate, trusting, and quickly acclimates to their new home environment. Just look at the testimonials!!

When you spend your hard-earned money on a Bengal, part of what you are investing in is the award-winning social personality. This is best achieved when Bengal kittens are socialized Intensely, Consistently, and most importantly, Early. You are NOT buying a kitten from a shelter, although there are many kittens in need of love from there. You are buying a Pedigreed Bengal from a Breeder and some of that compensation should be going towards the time it takes for the Breeder to properly socialize your Bengal or you're paying too much! How a Breeder socializes their Breeding Bengals and her kittens, which will ultimately become YOUR kitten, should be of utmost importance for you to know!
3 Comments
Tiffany Spencer link
4/12/2021 04:30:08 pm

Thankss great blog

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Melissa Corbin
8/10/2022 09:29:20 pm

Hello Monique,

What are the signs buyer's should look for in a socialized kitten as opposed to a non-social kitten?

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Eileen Cagle
11/21/2023 07:03:19 am

I am 60 years old and I am at home a lot . I love cats and I love bengals I WANT ONE so bad and I don’t have A lot if extra xash at my disposal but I would be able to afford the monthly Diet they require and I have A very good friend who’s an excelkent veterinarian I wanted to ask something that could be a win win situation which was given to me by a breeder when I was a little girl because I think she just knew The cat would be loved and cared for .I don’t have to have a kitten in fact that’s part of the problem because I want to see an interact with the cat which evidently no one does anymore I think it’s only fair to the cat and to me And ai have a soft spot for older cats that are no longer being Bree and THEY DESERVE TO BE WANTED JUST AS MUCH AS A KITTEN. AND THATS A CAT I COUKD COME SEE AND I would know It was meant to be my cat .AND usually an owner will give it to a good home or sell it for a discounted price ..AND ITS NOT SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE want .. SO most owners love knowing that someone has met the cat and is gonna give it a loving home .AND I DONT HAVE TO STRESS ABOUT because I don’t just want a cat , if I say I want the cat It’s because I want the cat I came to see . ..SO PLEASE see if you might be able to arrange for me to come meet a cat AND THE OWNERS CAN MEET ME .,I really want a bengal and I don’t just want any begal . YOU know when a cat is supposed to be your cat. When you meet it . THSNK YOU. I know soneine has a cat that has my name on it ❤️Eileen 404 673 4469 .t CANT hurt to at least see if it’s a possiblity

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    Monique Dillon is the owner of Lap Leopard Bengals and is a fellow Bengal enthusiast that loves to share her passion for the Bengal breed! Prior to breeding she was a Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biologist and likes to bring her knowledge into Breeding.


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