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Old 05-30-2008, 11:00 AM
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Default Cat Behavior And Cat Training Tips

A lot of people think that training a cat is really difficult. Cats can be really stubborn animals and can seem not to listen to anybody, however, they really are not that hard to train if you use the right cat training tips and techniques.

Many cat owners simply give up after feeling that the task of training their cat is too hard. Especially of the cat owner has a dog. Dogs are so excited to do anything for treats and such and cats are not the same.

You can still teach your cat tricks and train it to obey you simply by following tips. People teach cats how to do crazy stuff such as use human toilets and even act like dogs. The key to training is to use positive reinforcement.

The basis of this reinforcement is to simply reward your cat when it does something you like and not do a thing when it doesn't. For example, if your cat does a back flip you give it a treat. If it doesn't do a back flip you just ignore it and do nothing.

You cannot do this all at once. You need to train your cat in small steps. Very slowly you should train your cat. For example, when training your animal to use the litter box start slowly moving it closer and closer to the bathroom. Before you know it your cat will be using the toilet!

When you combine these two tactics you should have no problem training your cat to do what you want.

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