Thread: Training?

Its great if you have a cat that will respond to food,two of mine would not be interested,one is the older one who got out & Shimba the babe that took a little while to make up his mind to come back yesterday.With Shimba you have to persuade him eating is a good idea & only on the very rare occasion will he have a treat.Makes worming with those two straight down the hatch not disguised in food dish...!

I'd thought I'd let you all know how I went...

I picked up some treats the other day (the cats love them ... they're fish) and put them in a jar.
The first 2 times I gave Gryfn and Charlie any I rattled the jar and the lid of the jar.
The third time they were out in the cat run and I wanted them to come inside as it was getting dark so I got the jar and rattled in and Gryfn came running straight away.
so now as soon as I rattle the jar, Gryfn comes running so I think it's been a good idea.

Charlie is still learning but... show's the intelligence of the maine coon...

shhh.... don't tell dh....

We are using the treat jar rattle with Hector and Roxy just in the house at the moment, It's the best way to get them out of that fun place known as under mum and dad's bed! So we hope that we can roll it out when they start to go into the garden with us.

My boyfriend has had great success in getting Chester to come when called. Chester learnt this in 2 days. There are so many great strategies to train your cat for many things (coming when called, waiting on a seat to be fed, even walking on a leash). Here is a link to the training book

Getting Started<br>Clicker Training for Cats

Thanks for that... I will ahve to look into it.

Simba is great coming to his name. If he is out in the garden somewhere and I can't see him, usually hiding behind a bush, I call his name and he always comes out and trots towards me. Doesn't always come right up to me but as long as I can see him I'm fine. In the house too, we have three floors here and he is often on the top one in my son's bedroom. When I call he comes pounding down the stairs like a herd of elephants. I used to when he was young always give him a treat for coming but now he just gets a cuddle. I will try and take a video later of him coming to his name - it's very sweet. Never known a cat like him - I'm sure he is part dog

I do this as a regular fun game. I hide somewhere in the house and then shout for the cats (rattle tin if thats what you usually do). They then have to find me. When they do, they get treats.
Funny as heck to hide behind a door and watch them both go whizzing past at breakneck speed trying to find me

That's so funny. Just imagine them skidding to a halt when they realised they got it wrong. Simba loves you hiding behind something and peeping out and he is so funny cos he copies you and hides too.