Trained cats?

[Flatcoatluver]

My cats are sort of trained. They know how to sit, come when called, and stand.

[KitCat]

Cocoa Kitty is a very good boy! He sits, stands, turns in a circle on command, stays, comes when I call him (most of the time)and walks on a leash. I think he enjoys the challenge, extra attention, and occasional treats. I would teach him even more things if I could think of them!

[kittycats_delight]

Vixen comes when called, speaks when spoken to, walks on a leash, and stays (usually).

But the list of things she has me trained to do is much much larger.

[KittyGurl]

My cats are trained!
Angel can open a door and stand on two feet!
Snow can sit, stay, come when called and open a door!
Mickey can give high fives, sit and come when called!

[Taz_Zoee]

Wow!! This is soo cool to see so many trained cats. However, no one shared how they got their cats to do these things. I would assume you would do it along the same lines as a dog. But could someone share with us, in case anyone else would like to try with their kitty??

[Boone37]

But could someone share with us, in case anyone else would like to try with their kitty??

All of my four cats are trained to a certain extent. I've had more luck with the boys (ages 10 and 4) than the girls (ages 12 and 15). I'm not sure if that is an sex thing or not.

Foppa showed up partly trained. He isn't very food motivated but does really want to please me and that helped a lot. Lots of positive reinforcement for him and I ignore him when he's done something I don't want him to. He lives for praise. He knows the most - sit, down, up, off, come, go, go to crate, out, stay and his name.

Twain is my newest boy, I've only had him six months. Once he catches on to what I want he's brillant, getting there can be a challenge though. He's highly food motivated though and this helps a LOT! lol He knows his name, come, sit, go and we are working on stay. Stay is going very s-l-o-w-l-y. Quite honestly though, he has been easier to train that my dog in some ways. I taught him everything he knows using the same postive techniques I used for my dog, mainly using lures.

The girls (Essence and Abby Noel) know their names, come, go, up, out and sit. They aren't interested in learning much more.

[wolflady]

My newest kitty Phinehas has the potential to be trained I think, but I have no idea how to start or even attempt such a thing. He is very observant and really watches what I do. By doing so, he learned how to open a completely closed door by turning the handle. This was a first for me. He has learned his name fairly quickly, and *usually* comes when I call his name.

I would really love to train him to do some other things, but have no idea where/how to start. Suggestions would be great!

**hugs**