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Training with Treats
I'm trying to train my new cat (5yo) not to jump onto the neighbour's
fence. She gets down when I call 'No', which is remarkable in itself and I guess shows she has history with a previous owner, and I then reward her with a treat (she luuurves ham-off-the-bone). Am I rewarding her for obeying me, or am I rewarding her for jumping up on the fence? I don't want to reward her if it's going to cause the behaviour to repeat! Thank you. |
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I think you may be making the problem worse! One of my cats will give me a
paw rather like a dog to get a treat; and if he really wants a treat when it hasn't even occurred to me, he will lift a paw and look at me.. -- Sandra |
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On 2005-03-13, Jack penned:
I'm trying to train my new cat (5yo) not to jump onto the neighbour's fence. She gets down when I call 'No', which is remarkable in itself and I guess shows she has history with a previous owner, and I then reward her with a treat (she luuurves ham-off-the-bone). Am I rewarding her for obeying me, or am I rewarding her for jumping up on the fence? I don't want to reward her if it's going to cause the behaviour to repeat! I'm worried it might be the latter. I had a similar problem with Oscar. She would wake me up by rustling whatever she could find in the bedroom. I'd say, "Oscar, no!" in a firm voice. She'd jump up on the bed and purr, and I'd pet her for being a "good girl" and stopping the racket. Fast forward a bit, and I eventually (it's hard to think clearly when you're half asleep) realized that she had me trained -- she'd make some noise, wait for me to wake up, then run up to get her skritches. *sigh* Now I'm trying to retrain her by moving her to the basement the first time she's noisy, and most certainly not petting her for making noise! -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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The cat brain is so mysterious! Shortly after I rescued my very first
cat, Pepper, 15 years ago, I picked up and read a book that insisted that cats could be "trained". Well, Pep seemed quite clever, so I followed the instructions for a couple of days, and he actually leaped up onto a chair whenever I said "Up!" Naturally, I gave him a treat as a reward. You know what's coming .... an hour or so later I was working in the kitchen when I heard loud and insistent mieows. I turned around to see Pep on his training chair, demanding his reward! So who had trained whom? Marion |
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