| Cat behavior training can be a lot of a fun | | | | neighborhood. |
| You really just need to educate yourself a bit so | | | | Even though they knew it was wrong for them |
| you can effectively communicate to your cat the | | | | to hide when they heard me yelling their name |
| behavior pattern you're looking for. The most | | | | for an hour, they still decided to be brats. The |
| basic element of cat behavior training is similar to | | | | way I handled it was, when the brat finally came |
| all training - reward or punishment, good or bad. | | | | back, I took him straight to a dark room and |
| When you think about it all we want to do is | | | | pretty much gave him a time out after a little |
| somehow communicate to our cat what is OK | | | | pep talk. Even with this kind of treatment, it took |
| with us and what is not OK behavior. Molding your | | | | about a half-dozen times of persistent 15 minute |
| cats behavior requires you to be persistent. You | | | | dark room time outs for him to understand that if |
| can't give your cat mixed messages. In other | | | | he doesn't come home after hearing his name |
| words, if there is something you never want your | | | | being yelled, he's going to be in the dark. This |
| cat to do, NEVER let it be OK to do it. | | | | might seem cruel to some people, but we all |
| Sometimes just hissing at your cat is enough to | | | | know on our own flesh that to be brought up |
| get her off that counter, but if you let her roam | | | | right, you need to be served some discipline for |
| the counter even once in a while, it will become | | | | your own safety. |
| harder and harder for her to understand what NO | | | | So.. to put this in a memorable list: |
| means. | | | | - Persistence plays a major role in all cat behavior |
| If your cat is acting up, your main goal needs to | | | | training. |
| be - NO ATTENTION, good or bad. Primarily if it's | | | | - Many unwanted cat behavior problems and cat |
| play aggression you are dealing with... Just walk | | | | aggression are due to: |
| away until your cat calms down. For behavior | | | | - Boredom. |
| patterns you really want to sink in, and cat | | | | - Not enough attention. |
| behavior problems that are repeating themselves | | | | - Not enough exercise or activity. |
| you need a more consistent approach. For | | | | If you don't have time to play with your cat, |
| example, when I let my cats outside, they know | | | | leave her/him plenty of toys and things to do |
| to come back when I call their names. At first, | | | | while you're gone. |
| when they only got to know the backyard, it was | | | | When your cat vends aggression during playtime, |
| OK, but after they built some confidence they | | | | leave him/her alone until they calm down. |
| started leaving the yard and wandering the | | | | I really hoped this helped a little bit. |