First Learn Your Cat’s Likes And Dislikes

By Claude West

I always hear from members and friends about how when training their cat seemed like banging their head against a brick wall.  They say, “I do everything I am supposed to but it is not working and I feel like the cat is training me for what it wants”.   In some respect, they are right because in training there is always a bit of give and take going on.  Patience and perseverance is necessary when training cats because what you desire is the cat doing

Happy Cat

what you want and is a happy cat.

You should know what your cat likes and does not like.  It will not take much time to learn if your cat likes to be held, petted or picked up.  If they do not like those activities then you will not be able to make them like it right away.  Cats like humans change over time and as your cat ages it becomes more tolerant to handling.  In successful training, you must not try to force your cat to like or do something.  Small successful training steps will achieve the desired action such as first getting kitty to sit near you, and then let you pet it and finally be able to hold it.  Forcing activities on a cat will only give you a discontented cat.

Train your cat by first learning what it likes and does not like.  You will know what it enjoys and avoid doing activities that simply make your pet annoyed.  A happy cat is always going to be a lot more fun and open to doing what you want than one who feels forced to do that activity.   People think they can win over a cat through force of will and this just will not happen.

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