How do you train a cat to come to you by calling its name?

Question

I've named mycat now. How do I make it come to me by calling it. Basically how do you train a cat to come by calling out it's name?

Answer 1

The first thing u name the cat CHECK
Next u find out what the cat likes "example whistling, snapping fingers, music
Then watch him/her and start calling him/her if it works give em
a treat like milk or kitty nibbles u can pick em up at Walgreen's or
any pet store.

Answer 2

When we visited Hollywood, CA the animal trainer at Universal Studios used a clicker to help summons the cat. When the cat came over to the trainer the cat was then rewarded with treat. This was repeated numerous times until the cat would just come over without a treat. Then no clicker, just the name.

Here "Princess"...Clicker....wait for cat to run to you, give treat.

The trainer said you get could train cats to do quite a lot of things. Just with patience and lots of repetition.

Good Luck!!

Answer 3

I suggest buying a small container of cat treats. Shake the botlle and call the cat's name at the same time. When the cat hears the treat bottle, it'll come running. Eventually, it'll learn it's name this way.

Answer 4

Yes, you can. If you use the same name and the same tone everytime you call the cat , then the cat will respond. To start the training, give a reward (such as a treat) to the cat when they come in the beginning

Answer 5

Simple. Use Pavlov's theory..... condition the cat to associate coming to you when called by name with rewards. Give the cat a treat from your hand when you call it by name. Do this enough with treats and eventually the cat will start to come to you without the use of treats and rewards.

Answer 6

by using its name every time you want the cat for anything and if its a kitten then reward it when it comes with cat treat or something it likes cats are hard to train and food assosiation works best but take care not to overfeeed

Answer 7

Well start with something simple get treats for the cat then when you take the treats out the cat will want the treat so call it's name when you take out the treat. It works with my cat.

Answer 8

i have 3 dogs n 2 cats n they all come 2 their name(even though i get confused n a cat comes when i wanted a dog n visa versa)basically all i did with my cats was call their name at dinner time (shake the box/bang the tin)n slowly they cottoned on.also when stroking them i'd say their name ,things like that.it does work either that or i'm just lucky..

Answer 9

You can't, the cat will come if it wants to, or otherwise look bemused at you. What you can do is always make a fuss of it when you do call it, so you have a greater chance of it wanting to come to you, but ultimately it wont always.

Answer 10

depends. How old is your kitten/cat ? My cat started to respond his name calling about a year old. I have another theory, maybe your cat knows but ignoring you.

Have the treats ready if he comes to you by calling his name give him treat so he might will figure it out himself/herself.