can you teach a cat to fetch ?

Answer 1

Yes you can...cats can be trained just like a dog with treats and alot of patience.
Teaching tricks to your cat and depending on the trick, the task can be easy one. Jumping in a hoop, or over a stick, sitting, or meowing, are all good tricks to teach them. With the different tricks, this will help show behaviors that you approve of. Also, could help keep the cat from climbing on furniture, drapes, and counter.
When training a cat a new trick, you will want to reward the cat with something that the cat can identify with, for the behavior. A good healthy treat is a good reward sources, small liver biscuits or a simple massage is another good way for your cat to know that this is a good behavior. You will want to keep the snack simple and small and some times, they may earn more than one treat. By touching your cat, petting, massage, or just holding your cat, this is a way that both of you and your cat can show each other's affection. Once the cat learns a new trick or behavior, then you will be able to reduce the snack. In addition, in time you will not have to reward your cat for tricks or behaviors that you had taught them.
Let us look at a new trick getting your cat to jump over a stick. Each time the cat jumps over the stick you will want to reward them. Another good reason you want to teach your cat to jump over the stick, and hopefully this will help if your cat is not jumping off the counter top or table.
First, get your cat near the stick and let them explore the stick. Next, you will want to coax your cat to step over the stick A good way to do this is put a piece of pop corn on the opposite side of the stick , from where the cat is. Each time your cat takes a step over the stick, you can reward them with a treat. Continue in steps to play with the cat and the stick. Continue to raise the stick so that the cat can eventually jump over the stick in order to get the piece of pop corn. If the cat does not jump over then no treat is given. Remember to reward your cat when they do the step to a new trick Finally they will be able to do the full trick with knowing that there will be a treat on the other side.

Another trick that is simple to train your cat is to get the cat's favorite small toy, put a piece of yarn around it, and drag the toy on the floor. You cat should be following the toys and should be jumping at it as if it was hunting. Cats love to play hunt with things that move. They will pounce, jump, and run after it.

Teaching your cat to sit at right times is another trick to teach them. There are different ways that this can be done. Teach your cat its proper name first then use the sit teaching this will be much easier. Training a cat to sit can be done the same way as training other pet animals to sit. You may have to take the cat and get it to sit first by positioning it in the sitting position, and give treat for the good work.

Teaching cats new tricks can be fun. Remember to be patience and kind to your cat and your cat will be your friend for ever...

Answer 2

My cat loves to play fetch! She will only play fetch with certain toys though. It's a great way for her to burn off energy from sleeping all day. I've had other friends tell me they know of other cats that fetch as well. I'm not sure if you can train ALL cats to do this. Some are hopeless. But some dogs don't fetch either and they're known to play more so than cats. My cat usually plays fetch with those glittery pom-pom balls you get from the pet store. We started by tossing them a short distance, then calling her to us (I guess if your cat won't come when called, this might be a problem). She would bring her toy because she wanted to play some more. Now she'll zoom half way across the house to retrieve a ball. Try different toys to see if your cat is interested in any of them!

Answer 3

Of course you can teach a cat to fetch. It is learned behavior. Like anything, it requires repetitive measures.

It is a two fold issue with felines though. One part of the feline pathology is "I am above such nonsense and easily bored with it"....the other is their zest for being playful.

Use a toy they particularly like and also a reward system. Oh and a whole LOT of praise.

If you work at it daily, your cat will learn to fetch in short order. Don't be dismayed if it takes a couple of weeks or your cat seems disinterested. Try a new toy, a new treat and keep on throwing. It will come around....if for no other reason than to show you it CAN do it.

Happy tossing....:)

Answer 4

I know for a fact that yes you can train cats to fetch. Either that or my partners sister has 2 exceptional cats. They play fetch with pipe cleaners. I thought it was a fluke the 1st time it happened but when it continued I realised they were 2 special cats.

Answer 5

I have been invovled with big cats as well as your domestic cats and have never heard of teaching a cat to actually fetch saying that they will chase a ball....however big cats will retrive a ball etc for you then get bored after a while as felines are totally different to canines on that score.
Saying that any animal will only do what it wants but you could try the age old reward meathod seee how you go!

Answer 6

some cats fetch and a few do no longer. I certainly have had cats who have been fetching fools. Get a small colored ball like the a million" puffs you need to purchase at a craft keep. Tie somewhat thread to it. Toss it some ft from the cat. whilst he pounces, gently pull it lower back to you and toss it lower back. Repeat till the cat figures it out or looses interest. Repeat lower back in an afternoon or 2. (do no longer enable him play with or consume the thread) I certainly have taught various cats to fetch that way. be careful what you like for. I had one cat who purely would not end. He might are available in and gently press the ball into my hand once I had long gone to sleep.

Answer 7

I'm pretty sure you can teach cats how to fetch. Cats are smarter than some think, they just aren't suckers to follow every one of our commands :) I have a ragdoll and he plays fetch. No joke! I heard this is pretty common for the breed though.

Answer 8

IYes you can the cat should show signs of liking things in its mouth you will see signs of it carring its toy when you do praise the kitten then work up to throwing the ball (a small catnip filled ball or crinkle ball works best) a then follow with the command you choose (fetchor get the ball) reward with alot of praise and then throw the ball again cats will learn better with the repition than a treat .some breeds are more porn to learn to fetch than others such as the siamese the bangleand many others. the most important part to remember is they have to like things in thier mouths.I have a bangle and he has fetched his crinkle ball since he was four mo. old he loves to fetch i think it makes him feel important

Answer 9

I'm a former long time breeder of Manx cats and they have no problems with the concept of chase and fetch. One of mine would actually leap 5 ft into the air to take down a ball bounced off the floor into a wall and would return it all day long if I did not get tired. Cats instinctively want to chase things.

Answer 10

Definitely, our cat fetches and loves it but I think it depends on the cat. Cats will generally do as they please, so unless they are playful and want to learn, they'll probably just look at you like you're crazy when you through something. In our house it's the opposite, the cat fetches and the dog won't! haha Good luck!