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Cat Training Tip… or Human Life Hack… or Both?

July 12, 2022 By: Summer Samba10 Comments

Summer shares a cat training tip she and her human use... which could also be a life hack tip for humans!

My training doesn’t always go smoothly! Especially since I don’t practice every single day. And sometimes a few weeks will go by between practice for certain tricks, like hoop jumping. Plus, I confess sometimes I get lazy and don’t perfectly perform tricks I already know well, like waving bye-bye or turning around.

There are a bunch of reasons why I may not be performing a trick well, even if I already learned it. And when that happens, my human and I have to modify our approach to my training.

Somali cat with paw on bell

The first thing we do is take two steps back. A lot of my more sophisticated tricks, like touching things or my double paw high five required a series of steps to learn. So we take two steps back. Like for touching things, if I won’t do it, she’ll bring out my bell and have me ring it. Or with the double high five, she’ll have me do my sitting up trick. Then after some practice, we’ll work back up to the trick I wasn’t performing well. Usually this gets me back on track pretty quickly.

Somali cat with paw on cat toy marinter

The other thing we do is make sure we are having fun. Because my training is supposed to be a fun game for both of us to enjoy. I love spending time practicing tricks and getting treats and praise. I mean, who wouldn’t? And in the long run, that’s way more important than doing the trick perfectly.

And you know what? Taking a couple of steps back to reassess the situation, and making sure you are having fun are also two really important life hacks for humans! Who knew cat training could also apply to human training? We kitties sure are smart, aren’t we?

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Comments

  1. Catherine A Lingg says

    July 14, 2022 at 8:14 am

    Kitties are smarter than humans. Some cats lend themselves to training better than others. Each kitty has their own personality just like humans. Clearly you are extremely intelligent Summer.

    Reply
  2. meowmeowmans says

    July 13, 2022 at 8:11 pm

    You’re very clever, Summer!

    Reply
  3. Brian Frum says

    July 13, 2022 at 4:44 pm

    Of course us kitties are smart and you are the wisest one we know!

    Reply
  4. Ellen Pilch says

    July 13, 2022 at 4:13 pm

    You are very wise. We all need to take a step back some time. XO

    Reply
  5. Melissa & Mudpie says

    July 13, 2022 at 3:26 pm

    Yes you are! That’s brilliant thinking, Summer.

    Reply
  6. Memories of Eric and Flynn says

    July 13, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    Things have to be fun to want to do them.

    Reply
  7. Meezer'sMews&TerrieristicalWoofs says

    July 13, 2022 at 12:04 pm

    Yes, sometimes backtracking gets one back to the *right* track…or in this case: Trick!

    Reply
  8. Eastside Cats Blog says

    July 13, 2022 at 11:37 am

    Kitties are much, MUCH smarter than humans, Summer!

    Reply
  9. Mickeys Musings says

    July 13, 2022 at 4:57 am

    Great tips Summer!
    I agree that if you are not having fun, it’s not worth doing.
    Rewards are also important 😉
    Purrs, Julie

    Reply
  10. Pat K says

    July 12, 2022 at 11:15 pm

    Good tips. It’s right that you ALWAYS get lots of treats.
    Such a hard working kitty certainly deserves them. Besides
    working, you are so pleasant natured.

    Reply

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