How To Train Your Cat

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Aggressive cat behavior can develop in an animal that has an underlying medical problem or is under emotional distress, and the behavior can include excess nipping, clawing and biting. Take note of aggressive behavior withadvice from a cat behavioral therapist in this free video on pet care. Expert: Carole Wilbourn Contact: www.thecattherapist.com Bio: Carole Wilbourn’s work and advice on cat behavioral therapy is covered regularly in countless magazines and newspapers. Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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When a cat is a kitten, it needs a shot for distemper and rabies. Give shots to a cat with tips from a cat behaviorist in this free video on cat care. Expert: Diana Korten Contact: www.thecatbehaviorist.com/ Bio: Diana Korten is certified in Pet First Aid by the American Red Cross, and is a member of The National Association of Pet Sitting Professionals and The Cat Writer’s Association. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

www.GoodFitGuide.com Is your cat: • Ignoring the litter box and instead peeing and pooping on the floor, your bed, your bathtub, or anywhere else they shouldn’t be • Biting you, your children or your guests unexpectedly • Scratching your couch, bed, and other furniture? • Digging in houseplants • Fighting with other cats in your household • Keeping you awake at night • Just plain misbehaving? Why Cats Misbehave ? Do you want to know the reasons ? How can you finally end this frustrating behavior ? First, you should know that Cats and dogs do not think alike!, and trying to use the same training methods on a cat that you would use on a dog will only backfire and cause more behavior problems. And that’s why most cat training advice doesn’t work. In order to effectively train your cat, you must understand the way cats think — and what drives their actions. Cats have completely different instincts and react differently to situations than dogs do. Yelling or physically punishing a cat will only make them fear you, rather than solve behavior problems. Cats learn that certain activies result in positive rewards, so they continue to do them over and over again. Other actions cause negative outcomes, so they avoid them. If you yell at your cat when they do something wrong, it won’t make them associate the behavior with a negative outcome but they will associate the negative consequence with you!. They will fear you and only misbehaving when you are not around ! So, how to teach …

Redirected aggression is a cat behavior that can ruin the relationship between feline and owner. Reduce redirected aggression with tips from an animal rescue volunteer in this free video on cat behavior. Expert: Tracy Carreiro Bio: Tracy Carreiro is member of The Faxon Animal Rescue League. The League was founded in 1913 to help overworked and abused draft horses. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

www.JoshGuide.com How to Train a Cat Tricks Yes, even cats can be taught tricks. Some cats are easier than others. Here are some techniques that will help you train yours. Step 1 First you need to know what your cat absolutely loves. Step 2 Clicker training works very well on cats. The concept is to get one of these little plastic clickers, click it and treat the cat simultaneously until the cat associates the click with the treat. It is a lot faster to click the clicker than to feed the cat so when the cat actually does the behavior, you can ‘mark’ it and the cat knows the treat is coming. If you just use treats, by the time you give the cat a treat, he or she may be doing a totally different behavior and you are essentially rewarding the new behavior, not the one he/she was doing a second ago. Step 3 Get the cat’s attention. The sound of the freezer door where shrimp is kept usually is enough for my shrimp-lover. Do what works for yours. I always call mine. They so look forward to training (and rewarding) sessions that they always come when called. This means if ever I NEED to call them, they will also come. Step 4 Once you have the cat’s attention, wait (and this may take awesome patience) until he/she makes at least the beginning of the move you want. For example, to make my cat, Nori, “spin” I would move my hand around his head while he is sitting. When he gets up and starts to turn I click and treat. Before long he starts to get up and move around automatically …

When toilet training cats, herbal additives can be added to a litter box to make it more attractive. Toilet train a cat with tips from a cat behaviorist in this free video on cat care. Expert: Diana Korten Contact: www.thecatbehaviorist.com/ Bio: Diana Korten is certified in Pet First Aid by the American Red Cross, and is a member of The National Association of Pet Sitting Professionals and The Cat Writer’s Association. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Sphinx cats are famous for being hairless cats that clearly won’t shed. Learn about cats that don’t shed with tips from a cat behaviorist in this free video on pets and cat care. Expert: Diana Korten Contact: www.thecatbehaviorist.com/ Bio: Diana Korten is certified in Pet First Aid by the American Red Cross, and is a member of The National Association of Pet Sitting Professionals and The Cat Writer’s Association. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Litter boxes work well in bathrooms because they are small spaces that the cat can get familiar with. House train a cat with tips from a cat behaviorist in this free video on pets and cat care. Expert: Diana Korten Contact: www.thecatbehaviorist.com/ Bio: Diana Korten is certified in Pet First Aid by the American Red Cross, and is a member of The National Association of Pet Sitting Professionals and The Cat Writer’s Association. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Some common cat illnesses are urinary tract infections, which include symptoms like loss of appetite and hiding. Find out about cat illnesses with tips from a cat behaviorist in this free video on cat care. Expert: Diana Korten Contact: www.thecatbehaviorist.com/ Bio: Diana Korten is certified in Pet First Aid by the American Red Cross, and is a member of The National Association of Pet Sitting Professionals and The Cat Writer’s Association. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge