Question by Aly: Advice on clicker training a young adult cat?
I adopted a 3 year old cat named Penny about 3 months ago. My adoption agent had mentioned that clicker-training can be real rewarding for a cat. She doesn’t have any behavioral problems but thought it might be a fun bonding experience! I’ve been looking up books, starter kits, etc. Any advice or experiences you could share would be great.
Oh, please no comments on how cats are ‘independent’ and not trainable. She already comes when called by name and follows direction pretty easily.

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Answer by Little Foot’s Mommy
Most people assume cats can’t be trained just b/c it’s not easy like w/ goofy dogs LOL. Cat’s CAN be trained you just need a willing cat and patients. They also need some form of reward. You should also know what can and can’t be preformed per cat:)

I’m in the process now of clicker training my cat to stay off of objects and area I don’t want her in or on. I’m also teaching her to jump or come when called w/ the clicker. The key point I use is 1 click for up and 2 for off. I reward her w/ a treat each time she does as I want. I use a combo of soft voice commands, click, then reward if she does it right. My cat is just over a year old and seems like she’s picking it up. Everything I’ve read says in time I wont need the clicker daily but only to re-instill lost commands or refresh her:) I’m doing her teaching daily or as needed when she thinks she can get on the kitchen counter or claw my drapes. I’m also considering buying the book, “Clicker Training for Cats,” by Karen Pryor, this however might not be needed since my cat seems to catch on quick. Maybe I’ll just barrow it from the library.

Good luck and don’t believe the hype that cat’s can’t be trained.

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