Can You Clicker Train Your Cat?

Can You Clicker Train Your Cat?

Clicker training is a reinforcement or reward for a cat when training them. Clickers are use most often for support when training a cat for a reward. Cats associate the clicker with a good behavior they will use for a long time. Clicker training is associated with classical condition were they associate the sound with food. and operant conditioning (cat will do certain movement to receive food).

Why use a clicker and not tell a cat or make a sound to get your cat to do a trick? A clicker has a sound a cat can hear and associate good behavior. With words, our tones in our voice can change from time to time, which a cat can become confused with the training. With talking for the commands, a cat could mistake the commands. With using a clicker, it is more of a training tool to get the behavior started with the cat. Then you can put the clicker away for that behavior or trick once a cat has learned the behavior

When taking the cat out for a walk or on a trip, the clicker is a good item to carry along with you. Cats can get distracted with other people, or animals in the area. With using the clicker, it will reinforce the behavior that you have taught them. In addition, a clicker can help you with having your cat walk with you instead of wondering around.

With the clicker, a cat can be trained using three easy steps: Get a behavior, mark a behavior, and reinforce the behavior. Get a behavior is the first step. A good example would be for the cat to jump a hoop. The cat will have to know that when you click that they get a treat. Start with very small treats in your pocket. Clicks, Treat, Click Treat do this for a few times until you see the cat coming for the treat on the click.

Next marking the behavior: You will have to show the cat the hoop. Once the cat touches the hoop, click, treat. Then show the cat to go though the hoop once it does click, treat. Continue to do this until the cat goes though the hoop on its own or your command. Reinforce the behavior Remember to have snacks handy so when you do see your cat go though the hoop a snack is available.

Training a cat with a clicker can be fun for both you and the cat. Taking steps in training will be rewarding to you and the cat. Try not to rush a cat in training, as they can become confused especially if they did not get the step before down. The training will take time and steps to achieve this behavior. Patience, love, and rewards will be the key factor in training your cat.

The clicker is a good exercises tool for a cat. 10 to 15 minutes a day you should get your cat to exercises. For exercising, you can have the cat use a hoop, play with a toy, and climb on the scratching post or something that focus on the cat getting exercise. Exercises will help the cat to stay healthy and help to keep it out of mischief.

Clickers can come with books to help you train, treats, and a clicker. Clickers come in many different size shapes, and color. You will want to research the clickers out. Check out a pet store, Internet sites give lots of information on training and using a clicker. Check out companies that make the clicker by using Internet to see what kind they offer and any additional information that you might need to get the process of training done. Check out articles about the clicker. Talk to someone that has used one. Talk to your area veterinary about training with a Clicker

Once you have used a clicker, the cat will get good exercise and be a healthy cat. The cat will be happier and you will be happier with the new behaviors that you have taught your cat.

To sum up training your cat, important things to remember is have patience, love and the use of the clicker.

NOTE: This article is for information only. See your veterinarian for medical advice.

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I have recently adopted a new Kitten. Her name is "Snickers", because she looks like a Snickers candy bar with nice colors! This is when I started on your website to get ready to learn how to care for my little bitty fuzz face.

She is only 10 weeks old, and we fell in love with her on first sight; a good friend of mine gave her to me.

She is developing Nicely, she's my baby now ;) The "kitty" pic is my Favorite, she loves sleeping on my clothes, after which she loves flying through the house at light speed, off the bed into the living room...(pow!) I had no Idea having a Cat would be this much fun! Despite the many claw marks on my hands, playing with her! (ouchies!)

We now have a routine with her feeding, besides the big bowl of quality dry kitten food, she likes to get excited about the small portions of wet can food she gets, after I get off work in the afternoon.

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Colorpoint Shorthair is the name the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA), a United States breed association, uses to refer to pointed cats of Siamese ancestry and type in colors other than the four "traditional" Siamese colors (seal, chocolate, blue, and lilac point). This name is also given to cats of Siamese ancestry in the four recognized colors whose eight generation pedigree show ancestors with other colors. In registries of other countries, however, "Colorpoint (or "Colourpoint") is the name given to cats of Persian type and pointed coloring, as in Himalayans. [wikipedia]

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(Some Tips) Looking for a Dog?

Buy a dog or and adding it to your family is a difficult task to handle and you have to handle this event with carefully. You should have to spot out the right dog for your family, I mean to say the dog that suits your family the best. If you need an advice, you can easily take it from your friends or relatives who has already adopt a pet into their house.

Choosing the right Breed: Actually its depends on the various thing including on personal choice. The the points comes to temperament breed size and obviously to your family also. Lets discuss the all issues:

Personal Choice: Today people are preferring the particular dog breed before they are looking to buy a dog. For a example, when you were a child, you might have wanted a Husky. I don't say that this is the ideal breed but you can start the journey from here.

For Family: If you are planning for a family in near future or you already have a child, then you should have to be a choosy for buy a dog. You have to consider some facts. Some dogs are fitted well for the family, like Golden Retrievers, Cocker Spaniels ans Labs. Some like German Sheperd and Huskies are well for single adult owner.

Your House Size: When you planning to buy a dog for your family, then you should have to consider the size of your house. If you people are living in a small house and have a big sized dog, then your pet dog feels uncomfortable in your house, as it needs more space inside the house for run around. If you have small children in your home, then it is not an ideal one to buy a large dog as it would be a tough one to handle the dog. And one thing that I must include that puppy's grow faster than a children, so please keep this in your mind before going to buy a dog.

And you have to decide that what you want from a dog? You are looking for a companion, or a playmate for your child? or a running partner for your wife? So decide it first.

There are certain health issue that are happening with the dogs. As a dog owner you should have to aware of that what type of health issue are common health problem for which kind of dogs?

All the above details and proper answer should have with you when you art looking for a dog - the newest member into your family.

Older Female Cat Comes With Benefits

D'Ni had just given birth when first discovered, and was pregnant three months later when finally trapped. Older female cats often make loving companions for homes without small children. They are ideal for retired couples or singles. The bonus is that most of them are already trained to a litter box, have been spayed, and have had all their shots.

Cons: If you have small children or kittens in the house, a senior cat might not be your best choice.

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Cats expreesion image really have interesting ways of expressing themselves. Some are cute, and some, well, can hurt. Most cat owners know about love chomps, those playful nips cats give at times. They are different than true, defensive bites, which draw blood and really hurt. Love chomps are given out of affection, and sometimes can hurt a little, depending upon kitty's mood.

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One of the reasons I alway encourage the adoption of older cats is that they are so grateful. Shelley MacAulay, who fostered NoName, said if she were to give him a name, it would be Grateful; "grateful to be inside, warm and well fed." Although it might sound facetious, older cats really are grateful to find a new home, especially after spending many months or longer, caged in a shelter.

to Many Older Cats in Shelters, Kitten Season Means Death

During kitten season, the ongoing cat overpopulation problems become increasingly severe. Hundreds of thousands of kittens end up in shelters, which are already overcrowded. Many of the kittens find homes, at the expense of older cats who have been waiting in vain, but in "kill shelters," more of these kittens are either euthanized, or older cats are sacrificed to make room for the "more adoptable" kittens. Read these reasons why to consider adopting an older cat in this illustrated article, and why you should spay and neuter your cats. Please keep in mind while reading these pages that although the pictured cats have all been rescued from the streets and have found happy forever homes, that there are still hundreds and thousands of their counterparts languishing in shelters.

Somali cats

The Somali is a long-haired Abyssinian cat. The breed appeared spontaneously in the 1950s from Abyssinian breeding programs when a number of Abyssinian kittens were born with bottle-brush tails and long fluffy coats. Abyssinians and Somalis share the same personality (active, intelligent, playful, curious) and appearance. [wikipedia]

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The Nebelung is a characteristic and elegant cat breed which is just beginning to be recognized by breeders. Nebelungs typically have long bodies, wide-set green eyes, long and dense fur, and mild dispositions.[wikipedia]

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Ragamuffin cat wallpapers

The Ragamuffin is a breed of domestic cat which first made its appearance in 1994. They are adoptable as early as four months of age, but do not reach full maturity until around four years of age. They have fur like rabbits, personalities usually associated with dogs and bodies which are larger than typical domestic cats. The Ragamuffin is an expensive breed and costs can range from $900 - $1200 USD per kitten. Some colors patterns are rarer than others, such as pure white, which are generally in greater demand. [wikipedia]

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The Brazilian Shorthair is a medium sized cat of great agility. The can be distinguished from the American Shorthair by their sleek and elegant appearance. [wikipedia]

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The Savannah Cat

The Savannah Cat

April 7th, 1986 was an auspicious day for Judee Frank. A Bengal breeder, Frank had stepped away from her main breed of cat, crossbreeding an African wild cat, the Serval, with a domestic. April 7th brought her plans to fruition with the birth of Savannah, the first of a new hybrid breed.

Beautiful Savannah caught the eye of Patrick Kelly, a long-time enthusiast of exotic-looking domestic cats, who then purchased a second-generation hybrid - one of Savannah's kittens - in 1989. His enthusiasm for this new domestic breed was boundless. Kelly dug into research to find what was needed for Savannah and her children to be recognized by an official feline registry.

Kelly met with several Serval breeders, attempting to develop interest in creating more of this exotic breed. Although none were interested initially, he continued. He went to cat shows; he made phone calls. Finally, he managed to convince one breeder, Joyce Sroufe, in founding the breed now known as Savannah.

Together, Patrick Kelly and Joyce Sroufe laid out the original Savannah breed standard. In 1996, they brought it to the TICA (The International Cat Association) board. Unfortunately, TICA had put a freeze on new breeds early that year. It took four more years before Savannah would be recognized.

In 2000, after the standard had been rewritten with input from other breeders, TICA accepted the Savannah breed in a tight 7-to-6 vote. SIMBA (the Savannah International Member and Breeder Association), was formed as soon as the votes were cast. At it's first count, SIMBA boasted a little over 100 registered Savannahs. Within a year, the number of Savannahs had more than doubled.

Although the breed is still somewhat in its infancy, the number of people wanting to own a Savannah cat is large. Already, dozens of breeders have turned to breeding Savannahs. There are over 60 breeders worldwide, in North America as well as Europe.

Tall and long, Savannah's have been described as dogs in cat skins. They're sociable, graceful and love to play in water; some would rather swim in a bathtub than play other games. Owners have said that the Savannah's will follow them through the house like a dog, and they are easily trained to leashes.

Through careful breeding, Savannahs have been improved to be more acceptable as a domestic cat, crossing them with spotted domestic shorthairs. Although F1 (first generation) Savannahs can weight as much or more than 20 pounds, F4s and later are smaller - though still a bit bigger than regular domestics. Large and loveable, Savannahs have been bred to keep both traits, while getting rid of some of the less desirable traits found in their wild Sevral ancestors.

One of the traits that have made the breed so popular for many cat lovers - its size - has also brought it plenty of controversy. In New York, the breed is considered a wild, exotic animal, which is prohibited by state law. The breed is also considered illegal in Alaska, because it can survive in the wild and might be "a threat to natural Alaskan wildlife".

The Australian government banned the import of the breed, concerned that its wild ancestry might be passed on to feral domestic cats. Should the breed get loose and reproduce, many fear the possibility of creating "supercats" - big, smart and wild. It has only been since 2006 that Australia finally lifted the ban on Savannah import and allowed the breed into the country.

Cats Facts

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The Ragdoll is an American cat breed with a medium-length, silky, rabbit-like coat. It is best known for its docile and placid temperament and affectionate nature. Ragdolls have a sturdy body with a large frame, proportionate legs, and a soft coat with Siamese-style points. Adult cats can be 15-20 lbs without being considered obese, and a fatty pad under the abdomen is typical. [wikipedia]

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