Tricks to teach a cat

Cats just like dogs can learn tricks.The training process is similar , although we must bear in mind that the cat is a much more independent animal.Besides, it will not be as easy to train an adult and sedentary cat as a young one.

Give the paw, look for the ball, or spinning on the ground are some of the tricks that a cat can learn.If you have a good relationship with your cat, you can incorporate these little tricks to share more moments with your friend.You will see how rewarding it is to see cat bring his ball or give you the leg when you get home.

Everyone can, with patience, learn simple tricks .If you are interested in learning more about this topic, continue reading this Animals and Pets Online article, and you will discover some tricks to practice with your cat .

What can I teach him?

Like dogs, the tricks we can teach our cat are endless.It depends a lot on our imagination and how collaborative your cat is.The most common tricks are sitting down, giving the paw, turn on itself... However a cat can perform other tricks like going to the toilet alone or walking on our hands.

The limits are put by your cat and you, although reasonable and do not ask your cat to perform unnatural postures or actions that can not understand.It is a question between your cat and you.Depending on the trust between you can do more or less tricks.

Remember that The time to teach your cat should be a fun time .Never get angry with it, it is counterproductive and can easily get scared.You must be patient and always use positive reinforcement.Rewarding with reward the behaviors we want to preserve.

Give the leg

Teach your cat to paw step by step :

• With the prize hidden in your hand, stretch your arm in front of the cat Before you can teach him the food so he wants to eat it.
• Say " Say hello ", " Hello " or " Duck ", the command you choose.
• Wait until you try to touch your hand with your paw.If you try to take it with your mouth, move your hand away and say" No ".
• When he touches your hand with his paw, give him his reward.

After several sessions he will begin to do it without hesitation.Maybe at the beginning will cost him to relate the command but it is normal.You can eliminate the rewards over time.Although it is always convenient to repeat a session and prizes from time to time.

Once you have mastered the trick, you can bump your hand with yours in any time, even if you don't receive food every time, it's a simple and fast movement that you will learn right away.

Turn on itself

We can teach you to walk around before receiving an award or you can also lie on the floor and turn.

Simple turn:

The first one is relatively simple.The cat will turn on itself with all four legs in contact with the ground.For our cat to rotate, we just have to turn our hand over its head, letting it see the reward.We will draw in the air the movement of the turns.Your kitty will continue with the view and with the body the movement of your hand.Use the words " Turn ", " Turn " or whichever you prefer Repeat it several times in different sessions.

Turn on the floor:

This trick is a little more difficult than the previous one but with patience and effort everything can be achieved.We will use it technique that in the previous case.The only thing we need to teach our cat before is to lie on the floor.Once this is that position we will repeat the turn with our hand around deel.Your kitty will follow the movement with his eyes and eventually turn his whole body.

Always remember to reward your cat .Especially during training.

Search and bring toy

This trick is very fun and with your cat you will exercise indoors, perfect for overweight cats.The trick is to throw a toy that you like very much and get it back to us .It must be a mouse-type object of cloth, or soft ball.is that your cat can take it with his mouth easily and does not break easily.You can choose one that he already likes a lot or try to introduce a new object.

As you know, cats love to stalk and Like dogs, they like to chase objects.It would be easier to teach this trick to a young cat, since they are more active but anyone can learn.Steps to follow:

Show him the toy and move it in front of him.his pupils dilate and he already adopts the stalking posture.If not, you should give him the toy several times and reward it.Throw the toy.Try to make the path as long as possible.If your cat has no room to run, he probably won't go.for her and just watch as you throw her.Your cat will run away ap or the toy.At the beginning he will play alone with him.We must go for the toy and repeat the launch.Many cats will already bring the toy back themselves.The mere fact that you throw it again is enough incentive.If it is not So reward it every time you offer or bring the toy closer.

More than a trick is a game between the two of you.Your cat will love it and it is a good way to exercise inside the house.Outside it can also be done but Your cat may not feel safe at all running outside.Once he has understood the game he will bring the toy to the sofa or to the bed.

Clicker

The clicker is a training tool that is normally used with dogs but is equally weak with cats.Other animals such as dolphins are also trained conel.

It is a small device that emits a characteristic " Click " when pressed.It is used as a secondary conditioned booster .Noise is associated with behavior that we want.Normally our cat will associate it with food.If we use the clicker along with the rewards, our cat will associate that sound with that it is doing well.Although sometimes it receives no reward.

It is a useful tool.and easy to use.Use it only for training.Never in other situations or to attract the attention of your cat.You should only use it when your cat does the trick you want and deserves a reward.If not, you can confuse it and make it lose interesting.

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