Friday, September 10, 2010

How To Train Your Cats

Can't think of any other ways to train your precious feline friends? Cats can be trained even if so many people disagree.One proven fact is you can actually train your cats at the luxury of your own homes. You can set up gimmicks to teach them to tag along and to follow easy directions. For starters, have your cats checked by the veterinarian to ensure that they'll be a 100% fit for the training. Remember that starting cat training at a young age will be less stressful in addition to more tricks learned by your cats. Take note that younger cats are easier to train compared to older ones. Here are a few tips on how to train your cat.

Give one instruction at a time. Teaching a cat some tricks will require patience for them to adapt and actually learn the trick. If you teach cats more than one trick at a time you will end up confusing. Give a treat to your cat With every successful trick made. Positive reinforcement is the reason why cats remember the commands you teach them. You can reward them with cat food or a yummy new treat that they can only get by performing a command correctly. Make sure to address your cat with its given name with every command. This way, your cat will also remember its name. How you relay the commands to your cat will also affect the success and progress of the training. Have your cat ace the first command given before going to the next. In order for the treats to be appealing to your cats, start their training before meals since they would still be hungry. If you train your cats after meals there’s a bigger possibility to fail because the cats aren’t hungry and won’t be looking forward to the rewards. It's best to train your cat at a quiet place.Doing this will keep your cat focused and not distracted with other things. Keep the training short for better results since cats can easily get bored.

Remember these tips on how to train your cat and you’ll be able to make your cats follow your command in no time. Just keep your cats entertained, keep the rewards coming and keep repeating yourself until your cats get the hang of it.

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