Cat Training And Learned Behavior

Switched on, intelligent cats will soon learn to manipulate doting owners. They can also be trained to produce predictable repeatable behavior. The degree of training depends very much on the amount of time the owner has to spend with the cat.

A kitten’s play is, in fact, its instinctive means of acquiring hunting and survival skills. Although many hunting actions are instinctive, they are also learned from other cats.

Solitary, hand reared kittens do not to hunt. Each kitten is an individual with a unique temperament and balance of skills. In encouraging and extending a kitten’s play, you can observe the strengths and weakness in its temperament and skills repertoire.

Observing and enhancing natural traits is the secret behind the methods of successful animal trainers.

All cats show skill at balancing and special awareness, but some are much netter than others. A kitten may pick up a piece of crumbled paper and bring it to its owner to be thrown again.

You can encourage repetition of this trick with a tasty tidbit and pretty soon you will be boasting about your retriever cat.  You can train your cat to conform to certain household standards, using spoken commands which the cat is well able to understand and respond to.

Establishing communication – The first step in training is to establish communication between cat and human, and a kitten should be given a name as soon as possible.

If an adult cat joins the household, it is advisable to retain its existing name even if you dislike it. If you use the cat’s name repeatedly when you are attracting its attention, it will soon learn to respond.

From there it is easy for the cat to learn certain command words. Repetition of the verbal message, spoken firmly in a low voice, and never shouted, is the key.

Avoid shouting, for this can traumatize a cat and lead to behavioral problems. Each kitten is an individual with its own strengths, weakness and special skills. This kitten’s specialty seem to be acrobatics.