What affects us affects cats
Cruelty to animals is a serious crime. Whether it’s a cat, dog, horse, pig or any living creature treating them inhumanely is an atrocity. It is up to us to protect all animals and to help prevent them from suffering. But what makes my blood boil is hearing about people who work with animals …
Do you believe that it is okay to train a domestic cat? Do you think the cat benefits from the experience? And what about the trainer too? This little white, female cat, whose name is Marie, was trained, we are told, in one day to do three tricks and she purrs while doing them. …
Monkey the cat hunts for his food. But the food is not exactly food. He hunts for a plastic, backyard, toy golf ball which he has to find. When he finds it he has to activate a cat feeder with it. And then he gets his food. It is a very cool way of …
This tabby-and-white family cat wanted to use the family toilet and he did so without any training or encouragement. This is the first case of self-taught human toilet use by a cat that I have heard about. In fact the owner was unsure why the ‘person’ using the toilet was not flushing afterwards! So …
This is a classic case of a cat being trained like a dog, doing dog-like tricks, which goes to prove, if proof is needed, that cats can be trained. Note though that this Maine Coon appears to have consumed a considerable quantity of “food rewards” during his training to the point where he has …
People would like to know how cats open doors fitted with the lever-type handle. They search for an answer using Google. This page attempts to provide an answer. Cats learn to open doors with a lever handle under the process called “operant conditioning”. What is operant conditioning? Operant conditioning is also called “instrumental learning”. …
No need to add any words except to say cats can be trained 😉 .
My cat has learnt when it is unacceptable to extend his claws in play with me. He consciously keeps them in when he is playing with me. Even when he is very excited because we have been playing for a while with a cat tease or a pointer, he’ll tap me or smack me …
