Thread: Training?

Happened to me yesterday with the 2yr old babies.Hubby left back gate ajar,only for a couple of seconds he assures me but he was nowhere to be seen when I realised.
I have always kept a favourite noisey toy & a glitter "tickling stick",with its end cut off,painful,close to hand but where the cats can't see them normally. Occasionly I get them out indoors & just rattle the toy,rustle the tickling stick & walk away from them calling " come on ,clever puss's" when they follow we have a play. Luckily the brighter of the two who can not resist tickling sticks came straight away but it was a little while before his brother decided playing would be more fun than escaping,the old heart was getting close to panic mode I can tell you but it did work. My older boy who has got out in the past just yowled to be rescued anyway,think that is more likely as they get older because they seem to like the safety of their own territory.
I know it is instinctive to chase but I assume cats would react in the same way as dogs,chasing is fun,turn & run away calling makes the animal look & see you moving away from it so hopefully comes after you instead.
Makes you feel pig sick though doesn't it,after I got babes back in it was a strong shakey cup of coffee to try & calm the nerves but will now be doing extra tickling stick training just in case,don't think hubby will do that in a hurry again though,leave it to everyones imagination as to what was said.....Think moderator would ban me from the list if printed !