I've been teaching my kittent how to sit on command!

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I don't know if it's that impressive, but I didn't realize how some kitties are so obedient. I don't know what else I'm going to teach her, but I'm excited!
I have multiple clips, sorry for my horrid voice/volume - recorded on my phone!. :) 


 

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Congratulations! 

Cats are very reward driven. They easily form habits but things like tricks also have to be reinforced on a regular basis (at the very least weekly if you want it to stick). 

My cats all know their names and come when called. Considering they are indoor/outdoor and I usually have no clue where they are it is helpful. Typically, I can get all three in the house within 3 minutes of calling them. It does help that I call them in every night for dinner, let them out for a potty, then curfew time for the evening. So a routine supports the behavior (and food of course). Its to the point that they are usually waiting for me if I get home late and if I am not in bed on time I get lead to the bedroom and laid on top of. But I can call anytime of the day and still get responses from all of them. They do know their individual names as evident by me saying a specific name and only that cat paying any attention to me. 

I know others have taught them to walk on beams or stand on large balls. I don't think I would have the desire to maintain the constant training it would require though. 
 

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Please look into clicker training for cats. Cats are extremely intelligent. Generally speaking the more training you give a pet the more they can absorb.
 
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Kieka: That's adorable that they know all of their names! :)I think Dandy recognizes hers, she meows at me when I say it. Haha. 
She has the habit of stealing my husband's spot whenever he gets up to go to work, she also sits in his computer chair, when I'm on the PC.

I tell him she's trying to replace him because she's attached to my hip (as I am a stay at home wife, at the moment.) 
I don't think I'd have the patience to teach her to stand on beams, either. Maybe highfive and spin or something mediocre! :D Haha
 
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Kittens mom:

I was going to pick up a clicker this week, actually! I'll see how she does with it. :) 
 

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There's a dude who goes by the name CatManToo on Youtube...he's actually a professional dog trainer, but he adopted two cats from a shelter and made a Youtube channel documenting his efforts to train them. And he sure did train them -- one of them can ride a skateboard and do tricks like jumping over obstacles and landing back on the board...

Anyway, long story short, CatManToo has some videos for training cats, and I used his method to train my cat to sit on command, give me high fives/fist bumps, and to come when called. No clicker required, and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Just takes a bit of patience and consistency. I also used his method to train my cat to walk on a leash, although my cat seems to "lose" his training every winter and, when the weather is nice enough to go for walks outside again, he goes into sensory overload when we get outside and I have to train him all over again.

Here is a short GIF i made of Bud giving me a fist bump:

 
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