Finally deciding that you will train your cat is not the only thing you need to get the training started. You will have to arm yourself with the right attitude, materials, and proper place. If you have a family, you will also have to let them know about the training. Let us start!
The Right Attitude
I can never stress this enough, you will need lots of patience. If you are used to training a dog then you definitely have to condition yourself that training a kitten or an older cat as a slightly different story.
Your patience will be tested due to the cat’s independence, just like a child who keeps on testing your patience because he is trying to do things on his own. Considering your cat as another child can help. If you treat your cat as …show more content…
The list, as the training goes on, will also help you arrange the training objectives by importance.
After your loving feline completes the whole list, you can give him or her a graduation treat for a big job well done.
Informing Your Family
Training a cat is like dieting. It won’t be as effective and there is a huge chance of it backfiring if you are trying to have a balanced diet and everyone else on your family table is eating without care.
Cats can forget what you have taught them if you do not repeat the training regularly and if a family member accidentally juggles everything that you have installed into your cat’s memory. It will cause confusion to the poor cat, you will end up mad, and both you and the cat will not achieve anything. Sad but true.
If you do not want this to happen, as soon as you have made up your mind about training your feline and have created a little list of what you are going to teach it, let your whole family know. This way, they will not accidentally mix up and mess what you have taught your cat. Letting them know about the training can also encourage them to join in and make the task
The Right Attitude
I can never stress this enough, you will need lots of patience. If you are used to training a dog then you definitely have to condition yourself that training a kitten or an older cat as a slightly different story.
Your patience will be tested due to the cat’s independence, just like a child who keeps on testing your patience because he is trying to do things on his own. Considering your cat as another child can help. If you treat your cat as …show more content…
The list, as the training goes on, will also help you arrange the training objectives by importance.
After your loving feline completes the whole list, you can give him or her a graduation treat for a big job well done.
Informing Your Family
Training a cat is like dieting. It won’t be as effective and there is a huge chance of it backfiring if you are trying to have a balanced diet and everyone else on your family table is eating without care.
Cats can forget what you have taught them if you do not repeat the training regularly and if a family member accidentally juggles everything that you have installed into your cat’s memory. It will cause confusion to the poor cat, you will end up mad, and both you and the cat will not achieve anything. Sad but true.
If you do not want this to happen, as soon as you have made up your mind about training your feline and have created a little list of what you are going to teach it, let your whole family know. This way, they will not accidentally mix up and mess what you have taught your cat. Letting them know about the training can also encourage them to join in and make the task