5 Tricks You Can Teach Your Cat | Cat Training Tips

Everyone knows you can teach dogs tricks, but did you realize how good cats were at learning new things too? Cats love to work for food, so teaching them tricks for treats is the perfect way to have some fun for both of you. All you need is a hungry kitty, their favorite treats and a clicker. If you don’t know what to teach, check out this list below!

#1 Shake

When your cat is sitting still, gently lift one of their paws while saying “shake,” and mark and reward. Continue these repetitions until you can start fading out your physical cue (lifting of the paw) and your cat meets you there. It’s easiest if you lift the same paw each time to make the exercise more consistent for your cat and therefore easier to learn.

#2 Come When Call

Teaching your cat to come should be simple if your cat knows and responds to their name. Make sure you use a command that you’ll be consistent with and that you’ll be able to reward each time your cat comes to you until your training is relatively finished. Simply call your cats name and say your command and mark and reward when they get to you. You might have to lure your cat over the first few times.

#3 Jump

Teaching your cat to jump will depend on their natural tendencies. If you have a cat that really likes to jump, teaching them to jump through a hoop might be easy for you. First you’ll lure your cat through the hoop while it’s on the ground and click and treat for your cat walking through the hoop. Then you’ll raise it higher and higher until your cat jumps right through!

#4 Sit Pretty

Sit Pretty is one of the more difficult tricks because it’s not a natural position for your cat. That said, it’s easy to teach once your cat has a basic understanding of how training works. With your cat in a sitting position, simply lure their head straight up so they life their front feet off the ground, click and treat!

#5 Wave

To teach a wave, simply hold a treat in front of your cat and move it around a little bit in front of their nose, saying “wave.” or “say hi.” When your cat lifts their foot to grab the treat, mark and reward.

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