If you read some cat books you will come across a chapter headed something like “How to train your cat”. I can only suggest that this is written by someone who has never had a cat because quite simply you cannot train a cat. It is however, possible to “teach” a cat certain things but unlike a dog who can be trained to perform tricks and obedience a cat will only actually do what it wants to do. The best you can hope for from a cat is to work together so that you can both live in harmony with each other. You can teach a cat where its litter tray is it will get the idea what it is for. Providing that you then ensure that there is always clean litter in the tray when the cat needs to go it will agree to use it for the purpose intended. Most teaching ideally should be done when the cat is a kitten. One important lesson a kitten or cat needs to learn is to know and respond to its own name. A simple way to teach it this is to gently call out the name and when the cat comes towards you reward it with a treat. If you gently call out anything to a cat it will probably come towards you if only out of idle curiosity. Being rewarded with the treat gets it to associate its name with a good result. You really also need to have a specific tone of voice that the cat will learn means no or stop what you are doing. The words NO or STOP said in a sharp tone can be effective. Cats like to sharpen their claws and it is not unusual for them to want to do this on either our furniture or drapes. You will have to not only teach your cat that this is not acceptable behaviour but offer an alternative. This can either be a scratching post or a tree in your garden. For the first few times you will need to take your pet to the post or tree and gently taking their front paws and do an up and down motion. You cat will normally get the idea fairly quickly. There is very little else that you need to teach your cat although if you intend to take your cat on your travels with you it can be an idea to let it spend a little time in its cat carrier to get used to it before the event. You could also take it, again in its carrier, for a short drive in your car to get used to that experience. Some cats seem to like travelling in vehicles while others find it stressful. Providing you take the time to teach your cat “the rules of the house” I am sure you will both live in harmony with each other.
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If you read some cat books you will come across a chapter headed something like “How to train your cat”. I can only suggest that this is written by someone who has never had a cat because quite simply you cannot train a cat. It is however, possible to “teach” a cat certain things but unlike a dog who can be trained to perform tricks and obedience a cat will only actually do what it wants to do.
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