Teach Your Cat to Sit Up
You can teach your cat some amazing tricks.
I have a very mean cat that does not like to be touched or even played with, but she DOES like cat treats.
I decided one day that I would like to teach her a trick and after a little thought, I decided that sitting up would be a good trick with which to start.
Here is what I did with amazing success.
First I purchased some semi-moist cat treats, the kind you can shake and they will rattle in the can.
Every morning I made a point to be the first person up.
I would go into the kitchen and get the cat treats out of the cabinet and shake the can while calling the cat.
At first I had to go get the cat because she is stubborn, but after two days of getting treats, she got the idea and started responding to the shake.
After two or three days you should not even have to call the cat, just shake the can gently and your cat will come running for a treat.
It is very helpful to not have anyone else in the room when you do this.
Cats are easily distracted.
Once you get your cat to respond to the rattle, you are ready for the next step.
Give the cat only one piece of food, but instead of just giving it to the cat, hold it up about 4 inches above the cat's nose and make him reach up for it.
Most cats will reach up with their paw.
Not good.
When that happens, simply pull the food away and try again.
Repeat this 3 times each time using ONE treat.
Do this for several days.
The next step is to follow the same procedure but hold the food a little higher and a little further back so that the cat will sit down to reach it.
Keep trying until you get the cat to sit down every time you hold up the food.
This may take several days.
After your cat masters sitting down, you are ready for the tough part.
When the cat sits down, hold the food a little higher while telling him softly to sit up.
You could actually say anything, its all a bunch of blah blah to the cat.
Just say the same thing each time.
Don't yield the food until the cat sits up.
You might get a swipe of the paw, because most cats don't like to sit up.
If so, keep trying until the cat sits up with it paws neatly tucked and waits.
Then give him the food.
You may have to work through stages to get the perfect form that you want.
I allowed a little reaching with the paws at first but after several days demanded that the paws be tucked.
My cat hates doing this trick, but she loves the snacks so much that she will humble herself and do the trick at my command.
Since I have a VERY stubborn and independent cat it took about 3 months of daily training to get her to cooperate.
Most cats learn more quickly.
Its not that mine did not learn fast, she is just stubborn and rebellious and refused to cooperate.
Once your cat learns the trick well, you can use it to entertain your friends or whatever.
Its kind of fun.
I have a very mean cat that does not like to be touched or even played with, but she DOES like cat treats.
I decided one day that I would like to teach her a trick and after a little thought, I decided that sitting up would be a good trick with which to start.
Here is what I did with amazing success.
First I purchased some semi-moist cat treats, the kind you can shake and they will rattle in the can.
Every morning I made a point to be the first person up.
I would go into the kitchen and get the cat treats out of the cabinet and shake the can while calling the cat.
At first I had to go get the cat because she is stubborn, but after two days of getting treats, she got the idea and started responding to the shake.
After two or three days you should not even have to call the cat, just shake the can gently and your cat will come running for a treat.
It is very helpful to not have anyone else in the room when you do this.
Cats are easily distracted.
Once you get your cat to respond to the rattle, you are ready for the next step.
Give the cat only one piece of food, but instead of just giving it to the cat, hold it up about 4 inches above the cat's nose and make him reach up for it.
Most cats will reach up with their paw.
Not good.
When that happens, simply pull the food away and try again.
Repeat this 3 times each time using ONE treat.
Do this for several days.
The next step is to follow the same procedure but hold the food a little higher and a little further back so that the cat will sit down to reach it.
Keep trying until you get the cat to sit down every time you hold up the food.
This may take several days.
After your cat masters sitting down, you are ready for the tough part.
When the cat sits down, hold the food a little higher while telling him softly to sit up.
You could actually say anything, its all a bunch of blah blah to the cat.
Just say the same thing each time.
Don't yield the food until the cat sits up.
You might get a swipe of the paw, because most cats don't like to sit up.
If so, keep trying until the cat sits up with it paws neatly tucked and waits.
Then give him the food.
You may have to work through stages to get the perfect form that you want.
I allowed a little reaching with the paws at first but after several days demanded that the paws be tucked.
My cat hates doing this trick, but she loves the snacks so much that she will humble herself and do the trick at my command.
Since I have a VERY stubborn and independent cat it took about 3 months of daily training to get her to cooperate.
Most cats learn more quickly.
Its not that mine did not learn fast, she is just stubborn and rebellious and refused to cooperate.
Once your cat learns the trick well, you can use it to entertain your friends or whatever.
Its kind of fun.
