my kitten is 7 monthes i would like to know how to train him to sit and stay !
2006-12-08 22:30:29 · 16 answers · asked by PaIgE c 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
he is 7 monthes and i have read you can train them it is possible as i have seen it myself so can someone please help?
2006-12-08 22:34:47 · update #1
I work with food rewards and clicker train my cats. There are many good books and online sites about clicker training.
It's not much different that training a dog, only I've noticed that cats have very short training attention spans. Don't be frustrated if you can only get a 15 sec. session out of him the first many times. Some cats work better with affection or play rewards, you should use the reward that works best for your cat.
Best of luck with him.
2006-12-09 00:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by Voelven 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't train a cat! A cat is not a dog. You own a dog but you live with a cat. That is how this works.
Maybe one cat in a hundred can be trained like a dog - their minds are not designed to learn tricks!
Save time and effort and just enjoy playing with your wonderful kitten. The kitten may learn if you are very lucky, otherwise just have fun with him.
2006-12-09 06:46:02 · answer #2 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can't train a kitten - the kitten trains you!
Seriously, you can't train a kitten to sit & stay, but you can & should encourage 'good behaviour' by praise, treats & encouragement & you can discourage 'bad behaviour' (scratching furniture, etc.) by tapping on the nose or squirting with water. Enjoy your kitten's natural attributes & don't try to make him something he's not.
2006-12-09 15:42:02 · answer #3 · answered by Caro 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kittens can learn but they "obey" only if they want to. If you ever force a cat to obey, it will hate you forever and never trust you again. The best way to get a kitten to do what you would like it to do is to use LOTS of gentleness and kindness and enthusiasm and coax it. Kittens LOVE to come when they hear, "Here kitty kitty kitty kitty." That's about all a cat will ever do, though, unless it's the cat's idea first.
2006-12-09 06:47:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cats are actually really smart- so training your cat to know that command is not difficult. However, cats are also very independent (that's a nice way of saying they're obstinate! lol), so getting them to actually respond to your commands is the hard part. Why exactly do you want to train your cat to do that anyway?
2006-12-09 12:22:33 · answer #5 · answered by Katie M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What a fabulous answer by Katey!
I did train my cat to sit and stay: the greedy pig would systematically shove his head in his bowl everytime I poured the food in; something had to be done!
I'm definitely making a start on tooth-brushing training.
Kobie65 should be arrested on suspicion (r.e. recent UK court case), though...
2006-12-09 07:21:57 · answer #6 · answered by Nini 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once spent a year training a kitten to wash my motorbike. At the end of the year the bike was muddier than when we started. My conclusion is that it is not possible to train a kitten.
2006-12-09 06:40:00 · answer #7 · answered by bremner8 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you dont train a kitten to sit and stay. Cats are stupid - my cat doesnt even respond to her own name
2006-12-09 10:36:16 · answer #8 · answered by Rick G 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hunny thats not gonna happen ITs a CAT not a DOG although tou can train it to use the cat litter
2006-12-09 06:38:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can either watch carefully what the cat is doing and make sure you commands are consistant with its activities or.......exchange it for a dog. Cat's do what they think they will, not what you think they should.
2006-12-09 06:41:56 · answer #10 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋