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Cat Forum / General Topics / April 2004My Daydream: Kitty Obedience School
I sure wish there was a Kitty Obedience School. I could take Isis to it and after she passed I could say: sit! jump! lap! dinner time! don't go in the room and scratch the couch! sleep now! come here! Wouldn't it be great? Mike in Illinois > I sure wish there was a Kitty Obedience School. I could take Isis to it and > after she passed I could say: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Mike in Illinois When you find one let me know. I have two id' like to send. Tina >I sure wish there was a Kitty Obedience School. I could take Isis to it and >after she passed I could say: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Wouldn't it be great? *grin* Well, there's no Kitty Obedience School, but most cats enjoy clicker training. My boys have ~20 behaviours -- basic obedience (sit, down, come, stay, etc), stupid tricks (speak, wave, high-five, etc), and agility-related behaviours (jump over, jump through, tunnel, etc). And they love it! The clicker game is their favorite game of all time. Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid No kidding? That sounds interesting! How does it work and HOW did you manage to train them?? Thanks! Mike in Illinois > *grin* Well, there's no Kitty Obedience School, but most cats > enjoy clicker training. My boys have ~20 behaviours -- basic [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage > Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid >No kidding? That sounds interesting! How does it work and HOW did you manage >to train them?? Clicker training uses classical operant conditioning, with the clicker acting as the bridge between desired behaviour and reward. In other words, you teach the cat that the click equals a treat (by clicking and treating 5 times or so) and then you use the click to capture behaviours. The cat learns that s/he can elict the click by performing behaviours. Once a cat is consistently throwing the behaviour at you to get the click, you can add in the voice and/or hand command, and then you have a behaviour on cue. There is a very good site on clicker training for cats at http://clickertraining.com/training/cats/index.htm?loaditem=cats&salesitem=cats_s As for how to manage to train them, they love it. Training is great mental stimulation and there are yummy treats involved -- what could be more fun? Just remember to keep it fun for all parties involved. Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid Thanks for the info and the great link. I'm thinking this could be fun! Mike in Illinois > >No kidding? That sounds interesting! How does it work and HOW did you manage > >to train them?? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > hand command, and then you have a behaviour on cue. > There is a very good site on clicker training for cats at http://clickertraining.com/training/cats/index.htm?loaditem=cats&salesitem=cats_s > As for how to manage to train them, they love it. Training is > great mental stimulation and there are yummy treats involved -- what [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage > Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid P.S. Please tell me which end of the jacket your cat climbs out of once he gets in?? I mean, he doesn't back all the way out of the arm, does he?? > >I sure wish there was a Kitty Obedience School. I could take Isis to it and > >after she passed I could say: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage > Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid >P.S. Please tell me which end of the jacket your cat climbs out of once he >gets in?? I mean, he doesn't back all the way out of the arm, does he?? *grin* Actually, yes he does. He's very smart. Too smart, usually. :) But he is a Bengal, so it's to be expected. Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid
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