Litterbox Training – 6 Key Cat Training Tips
6 Key Cat Training Tips
Cats are extremely sociable animals even though cats tend to give an image of solidarity and aloofness. Cats that are well trained can form successful relationships with you and your family including other family pets. A well trained cat also caused fewer social problems and minimized nuisances and embarrassments for you down the road.
While instilling discipline into your cat is important, tough punishment must be avoided. Instead use positive actions and avoid negative ones when training your cat. Negative actions such as hitting or yelling are not generally acknowledged by them. Cats are known to associate these adverse actions with you rather than with their bad behavior. And as a result, the relationship between you and your cat will be strained.
To maintain and forge a loving and warm relationship with your wonderful cat, you can use the following tips to help you solve your cat’s behavior problems.
Train them young
When your cat is still young, he is more open and responsive to training. Bad behaviors have not yet been formed and not given a chance to develop. The older he gets, the harder it will be to train your cat.
Give them regular love and attention
Do not use harsh or bitter tones to reprimand your cat; instead a gentle hug, caress, or a whisper has a longer lasting effect. Your relationship with your cat should be fun, rewarding, playful and interesting. Sometimes this change alone will solve your cat behavior problem. Cats when they are bored are known to become overly active and destructive. By playing with your cat daily and giving him regular relaxing massages can help to calm your kitty down. Cats normally stop using their litterbox when they feel neglected. With regular sessions of attention and play time, even litterbox problems can vanish almost overnight.
Reward them for good behavior
Cats are creatures that love rewards and fear punishment. Cats will only do things that they find pleasurable and rewarding to do. Reward your cat for good behavior. Give rewards such as treats, sweet talking or gently stroking the cat to let him know that you approve of the way he is acting.
Let them know what is acceptable and what is not
Educate your cat on what is correct and acceptable behavior and what is not. Reward him for good behavior. Cats have
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very short attention span and they tend to forget what they did a minute ago, much less hours ago. In order for you to discipline and make your cat learn, you must catch your cat in the act. As cats hate water, one effective way of making your cat learn is through the use of a spray bottle or squirt gun to startle your cat when you catch him misbehaving. Another method is the use of a whistle to create a loud noise to startle your cat as cats loathe loud noises.
Make your training sessions short but frequent
Training sessions should be brief but frequent. Cats are known to have short attention and interest spans; so it is important to make your sessions brief to be more effective.
Systematic training will do the trick
Owners must design their training programs. The program depends on their cats’ attitude. Things to be included in the program are the specific tasks that the owners want their cats to do and the corresponding rewards. This method will deliver the results that you want only if you stick to the program that you did. Consistency is a key factor at this stage.
By: Albert Tang
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Born in China, the Shar Pei is a dog easily remembered for his deep wrinkles and dark-colored tongue. The meaning of the breed’s name is “sand skin,” which refers to the dog’s short, almost-abrasive coat. A newly born shar pei dog is covered by wrinkles that start to tighten and nearly disappear as the dog matures and “grows” into his skin. This unique-looking dog even was even declared before as one of the rarest dogs in the world.
This breed also happens to be one of the oldest in the world. Back then, the dog was leaner and muscular with longer legs, and wore a more defiant-looking, fighting dog look compared to now. The Chinese also knew the fine distinctions between the two popular types of shar pei; thus, the traditional shar pei is called “meat mouth,” while the older line is called “bone mouth.”
The shar pei dog is currently well-known for his loyalty, but nothing less can be expected of the dog breed that used to guard the Chinese royal palaces! The dog’s structure was really meant to defend and fight. The breed had deep set eyes and small ears, and if they were held by an attacker by the skin, the skin was loose enough to allow the dog to turn around and bite back.
The colors of shar pei dogs cover a wide range, from red to cream, black and even blue. There is also a way of classifying the shar pei according to their wrinkles. Those known as western shar pei have large folds, and the other called “the original” has tighter skin all over, with the wrinkles confined to the head and withers.
Among the top health concerns of shar pei dogs are the eye disease known as entropion, plus some skin infections. Another issue is the Shar Pei Fever. These concerns emphasize the idea that those looking for a shar pei pet need to get in touch with a responsible breeder that can present health certificates, and can vouch through documentation for the puppy or dog being sold. Buying from a puppy mill will simply get any buyer into trouble with temperament issues and vet bills suddenly cropping up. Indeed, a shar pei of honest to goodness quality may cost more, but it’s worth it!
Those looking for an independent and protective breed will find that a shar pei dog matches their expectations (a first-time dog owner will find them too much, however!). But everybody also needs to know that this is a dog that can be obstinate and way too independent, without the early socialization and obedience classes that all dogs have a right to.
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