can you train a house cat?

Question

ive tot min to ggo into her house wen i tap it

Answer 1

Hi there...absolutely. Cats can be trained to do so many things that is within their natural abilities.

As a professional animal trainer for over 20 years I specialize in training both domestic and exotic cats. Both my housecats not only understand obedience commands (come, sit, down, etc) but are also toilet trained, can flush the toilet, go to wherever I point, follow a target anywhere, jump through hoops, roll over, fetch, take apart a 3-D layered puzzle, wave, give a high-five, raise a paw to ask a question, fetch, do agility (like dog agility), walk on a leash in public and so much more. They understand both visual and verbal cues/signals as well and learn most new behaviours quite quickly within a matter of days and for the more complex behaviours such as balancing and walking on a basketball in a month. Here's a video of someone who has taught her house cat a couple handful of tricks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pcoYqlAjRk

Training is conducted using operant conditioning through positive reinforcement just as with canines. We never coerce/mold an animal to learn rather reward desired behaviour with food, praise (most cats only work for food) or toys and always ignore undesired behaviour so that extinguishes itself over time. This is the key technique to train any animal including goldifsh. Yes! You read that correctly... even small fish can be trained to learn new behaviours! Here's some videos of goldfish playing football, soccer and going through a hoop:
http://www.fish-school.com/gallery.htm

Answer 2

Yes but a lot depends on the temperment of the cat. Cats who aren't focused very much on you (human) won't be very trainable. But a cat who does seem to listen to you, respond to you a lot, can be trained as long as you are totally consistent and firm (but not mean). I taught my first cat to sit, lie down, shake a paw and give me kisses (presented his face to be kissed). He was really bonded to me, very interactive (a lot of dog traits) and he was getting into a lot of trouble out of boredom. You'll need some reward (I used fish flakes from the oriental market--cheap and lasted forever but he LOVED fish). And you'll have to pick simple single words ("sit" not "sit down"). And you'll have to repeat the training many time over and over and over so the cat figures out exactly what it is that he does when he gets the reward (it will take time). And you'll have to reinforce the training regularly. Yes, many pet house cats can be trained.

Answer 3

yeah I think so.
when I tap my lap and my kitties nearby she'll come runnin to jump up and let me pet her
If I tap her 'house' she'll go in but she won't stay for long.
Remember cats are a very independent species.
And BTW my cat plays fetch!

Answer 4

Can you train a human to write a proper sentence?

Answer 5

Yes you can! All animals can be trained!

Answer 6

Train it to do what? I don't know what you mean? You mean like to fetch?

Answer 7

Ya, sure!! just like a dog

Answer 8

No.