Do you want your cat to understand some basic concepts of coexistence? That he comes to your call, that he relieves himself in the sand or that he does not scratch are some rules that you can instill in your feline with a little patience and some specific tricks. Although they are more complicated than dogs, cats can also learn concepts and associate some commands or calls with this One. HowTo article, we tell you how to train a cat so you know how to achieve it.
Steps to follow:
Before starting to indicate specific aspects in the training of a cat, we will indicate a series of general Cat Training Tips that you can apply in any teaching you want to give your pet.
Reward positively when your cat has performed an action well. In the first moments of training, it is important that you always reinforce him, but later, with more adult age, you can reward him in an interspersed way. Use her favorite food or cat treat to reward her. Help yourself with a specific sound, for example, a bell or a clicker is highly recommended since the animal will associate that sound with a reward and, therefore, will do what you have taught it.
Before any order, it is important that you say the name of your cat. For him to be clear about what it is, you should also pronounce it when you caress him, when you hug him or when you play with him; You must be clear that this is his name and when you pronounce it you are addressing him.
When you want to train your cat, eliminate any external distractions such as television, music, etc. Dedicate that time just for him and, thus, he will know that you are one hundred percent addressing him; Otherwise, he will not be able to associate that you are watching him all the time and the session will not have much effect.
Always use the same mode to train your pet: the same commands, rewards, and sounds. In this way, he will understand much better what you are transmitting to him and learning will be faster (for example, if you use the word “No” it should always be that, if you use a clicker then do not use a bell, etc.). You have to have the patience to be able to train a cat but not harass him either, the ideal is to dedicate 10 to 15 minutes daily to his teaching: don’t stay longer because the animal will get tired and end up leaving or getting angry.
Cats are animals that tend to hide in the most remote places of the house, that is why good teaching is that they learn to come when you call them. For that you will have to use his name and, to get him used to it, you will have to repeat it every time you have the opportunity: when you play with him, when you caress him, etc. As soon as it recognizes its name, when you call it, it will come to the call; if you see that you don’t get it you can make him come using the noise of his food package saying his name, as soon as he appears at the door give him a prize and remind him of his name.
Teaching a cat to use the litter to relieve itself is not as difficult as it seems. To get them used to it, you can accompany them to where the tray is a couple of times a day and, if they relieve themselves there, reward them. If you see that he does not finish getting used to it and that he always does his things in a specific place in the house, take the litter tray there so that he associates it with his hygiene.
If he has a habit of peeing in an area of the house where you don’t want to put his litter, for example in the middle of the dining room, you can scare him away by putting pieces of aluminum foil on the floor, cats don’t like this touch. Keep in mind that if you have put the food near the litter tray, it is likely that the cat does not want to use it because it is too close, try moving it away or changing rooms.
Teach him not to eat the plants. If you have a cat, surely some of the plants in your house appear with bites or scratches, this is because cats use them to purge themselves but you must be careful because some of these plants are toxic to cats. To train him, you will have to give him the “No” command very early; it has to be a concise and strong command so that the animal understands it; If it is not enough, you can spray it with a spray of water on the body so that it understands that it should not approach the plants.
Furniture is another of the manias of cats and people with these pets usually have scratched and marked furniture with their paws. But you can teach a cat not to scratch the furniture in the house by buying a scratching post; Keep in mind that the instincts of this animal lead it to scratch its nails with tree trunks, so buying a fixed scratcher whose touch resembles the bark of a tree is ideal for cats.
To ensure that he does not scratch the furniture, you should put the scratcher in a visible and accessible area for him; at first, you can attract the animal to this utensil with treats, toys, or caresses so that it associates it with a pleasant and pleasant place. You can also spray the space with a pheromone spray (you can get this at a vet store).
