#cat training

[naomiknight-17]

I hate that I am sitting in the living room and the cats and Jon are all sleeping and my baby kitten is locked alone in the hallway

I was just out there playing with her til we were both worn out, and she tried to follow me back in here, but Tim and Leon are not quite ready for her to be integrated into the main living space yet

... but they're both napping...

Maybe if I'm very very sneaky I can bring her in without them noticing...

#they aren't aggressive towards her but they hiss when she gets close #we've been doing the thing where they're separated by a baby gate so they can see and sniff but not touch #and we've swapped them between the hall and main room back and forth so they can get used to each others' smells #but they're not quite ready to be all together with no barriers i don't think #but. i want the baby to be in here with us :( #responsible cat training is hard #mod post #cats #cat training #pet care

[followthebluebell]

How does nail trim training work?

At this stage, it's just getting the cat comfortable with having her paws handled. I generally start with the legs and just kinda work my way down as the cat gets more and more comfortable. With some cats, I use treats as a distraction (works especially well with a gooshy food that they can't just grab and run away with; churus, whipped cream for dairy tolerant cats, anchovy paste, etc) others are more easily distracted with pets and lots of attention. I try to keep training sessions under 15 minutes TOTAL per day, with individual sessions under five minutes. Cats are easily overwhelmed and not very good at focusing.

You also want to choose your timing carefully! It's no good to start a training session while the cat is still playful and geared up. That's an easy way to confuse a cat into thinking that you're trying to play. Instead, choose a moment while the cat is dozing or having a chill time.

The goal is to just get the cat to associate their paws being handled with Tasty or Fun Things.

Once I can comfortably hold the cat's paw without them wriggling around, I introduce them to the nail snips. I prefer using the scissor kind. I get the cat used to just hearing the sound first without actually clipping anything. Some cats find the sound REALLY frightening, so it can take some desensitization to get them used to it.

Once they're used to the sound AND their paws being handled, I touch their nails with the snippers. Again, some cats find this Too Weird and require further desensitization. Most cats are pretty chill at this point and let me snip a nail or two.

All in all, this usually takes one to two weeks. Some particularly hands-off cats take more time.

#cat training

[bigmeatpete69420]

Attention

Pros and cons of teaching your cat to use a toilet

Pros:

1. Look it's like people but lil

2. Makes accidentally walking in on them less awkward and more funny

3. Once again I reiterate, cat is like lil people

4. Excuse to leave the lid up

Cons:

1. I have to use the litter box now

#pros and cons #pros and cons list #teaching and old cat new tricks #cat training #kitty training

[thecatfoodinfo]

#funny #haha #humor #meme #memes #animal #animals #cat #cats #kitty #kittens #pet #pets #caturday #cats of tumblr #wholesome #love #cats fighting #cat fight #cat training

[heu-ris-tic]

I want to follow more animal enrichment/training type blogs!! Idk how active anyone is anymore but, like this post if you see it and I'll follow you :)?

#animal training #enrichment #animal enrichment #dog training #real dog training #bird training #cat training #idk what to tag AHHHHH

[theadventurek9]

One year ago this little lady was born! The past 8 months with her have been such a wonderful adventure she is really everything we had hoped for when getting a cat. Love her big personality so much! She has grown a lot in her time with us and I can't wait to see all the adventures we go on together.

#cat #adventure cat #kitten #hiking cat #cat training #trained cat #leashed cat

[whywishesarehorses]

Okay guys I'm home and sick and bored, what should I clicker train my cat to do? I've got sit, hind legs stand, put your feet on this, half of spin (luring) , come here

Get in crate is next. What else???

#clicker training #r+ #cat training

[straydog733]

Onion's clicker training continues apace! He has gotten very good at Sit and Spin, so-so at Touch the Target, and he is just starting to learn Lay Down. I am stupidly proud of our lad ^___^

#onion the cat #cat training #clicker training

[angsty-aliens]

Visited a friend today and she mentioned how cats are so independent and I’m looking at my little Velcro buddy thinking, “no.”

Also went to an open house at a Veterinarian and there were lots of dog training booths and folks acted like was crazy for asking about cats. I’m slowly realizing there is no cat trainer. I am the cat trainer.

My cat knows here, sit, spin, pretty feet, touch, and we’re working on a solid paw.

You can totally train cats! Even though I’m apparently the only one locally who does so.

#cats #kittens for morale #every day with Maximus is a gift #cat training #they were also shocked when I said I brushed his teeth daily #my buddy loved mirroring #so we’re taking advantage of that!

[woodsfae]

My friend has a cat called Kiwi who loves the outdoors, but has no recall (hasn't been trained to come when called), so whenever she manages to bum-rush the door and get outside, she gets really hyped and runs around and it takes forever to catch her.

But, when I have been visiting my friend the last few weeks, I've been demonstrating very basic clicker training/positive reinforcement for training recall, for cooperative putting-a-harness-on, and general handler attention. I've only given this kitty about four, very short training sessions (less than 5 minutes...ideal length! But really, very beginning stages). Today when a maintenance person for the apartment came in carelessly, Kiwi got out. My friend had a hysterectomy 3 weeks ago tomorrow and isn't allowed to bend at the waist for weeks yet, so I went to catch the cat.

When I went outside with the clicker and some treats and called Kiwi, she came running! My heart was so warmed! Then, since she was overaroused, she bolted past me and went and crouched by the outside of her favorite window. I clicked the clicker, and she froze. The unconscious response and attention to the click, which always heralds a treat, worked a charm. I went over, picked her and up put her inside with a treat jackpot to reinforce all of those great behaviors she exhibited: handler attention, recall, and emotional self-regulation.

Any amount of positive reinfrocement training is SO helpful. It's enrichment and helps them be happier, more interested, and engaged kitties. It helps in emergencies. It let me catch her in two mintues instead of two hours. And when we went inside and I initiated some training games, she was so interested in them, and in interacting with me and cooperatively communicating about the training game.

My heart is overflowing with happiness today. It was lovely to be reminded so clearly that any amount of training is beneficial to the animal and their human friends. Kiwi's person was delighted to see how much our tiny bit of training helped the situation. More positive reinforcement at work!

#positive reinforcement #clicker training #force free #force free training #animal training #cat training #positive reinforcement training #woodsfae

[naomiknight-17]

Day One of Pekoe's exposure therapy

She hid under the bed in the guest room, so I chilled on the bed and talked to her gently. Figured it would be a few days before she was brave enough to come out

But after 30 minutes or so, she slunk out from under the bed and trotted over to the game room where Duck was chillin.

I sat up just now and she retreated to Duck's bedroom across the hall

See the lump?

That's Pekoe

#it's a start #i may walk into that room briefly before i leave but i won't try to touch her or anything yet. let her take her time #pekoe honey #pekoe the cat #mod post #cat training

[gaasubap]

Mask train your pets so they don't freak out when you have to protect them from smoke or smog

#don't let the muzzle stigma stop you #pets #pet training #disaster preparedness #dog training #cat training #fire #global warming #shtf #shoe train too #my posts

[void-of-unparalled-chaos]

So about 7 years ago I clicker trained my cat how to sit. I lost the clicker so we havent done it since then until a few days ago when I bought a new one. For the past two days Iv'e been redoing clicker association training, and she has picked up again FAST. So fast in fact that I clicked a pen and she came sprinting from the other room expecting a treat.

#I've never seen her mistake a pen for a clicker before #the void screams back #cats #cat training

[jexastoryteller]

Caving and mountaineering, I’m down with it. Spyder is food motivated which makes training him fun! Not at all like training my Poodle was, but a bit like the ShihTzu as far as attention span and distractedness!

#cats of tumblr #cat #cats #my writing #cat agility #cat training

[theadventurek9]

More Rebel love. This is the third time Rebel has met Shady, a 9 months old Dutch Shepherd. Shady's owner is working hard on neutrality, it's been a lot of fun being able to work with Rebel's confidence around other dogs.

I am confident in saying that Rebel is now getting overall confident with strange dogs. Depending on their energy when they first approach, she may poof up and want a high perch. Within two minutesnsje will want down from her high perch and then within 5 minutes she will be trying to approach them or just ignoring them to explore on the ground.

I wish there were other cats I could be working around with her, but it's not like a lot of people train their cats like I do. 😅

But she may have a lot of dog friends in her life time.

#cat training #cat socializing #cat #animal training #leashed cat #rebel #catblr

[raspberryusagi]

Calling all catblr folks who harness and walk their cats: any advice to smooth out the bumps of early training? I know patience and persistence are both key, along with positive reinforcement. And, in my case, keeping the dog upstairs where my in-laws live when training sessions take place.

For reference, Jiji is 3 1/2 and I don’t know much more about his history than the shelter I fostered and ultimately adopted him from does. He wore the harness for five minutes today, pausing from his escape struggles only long enough to eat his lunch, and then promptly got it off.

Photos for tax:

#cats #catblr #harness training #cat training #cat advice #jiji posting