Is your relationship with your cat suffering from a lack of good behavior on your cat’s part? Do you want a to fix your cat’s behavior problems? What people don’t know is that a cat needs behavior training just as much as dogs do. Cat’s are trainable contrary to popular belief.
Don’t be alarmed. This is not a complicated process. Cats are smart animals and learn quickly with the right training program. While cats are independent and stubborn at times this is true, however if you can learn to understand your cat and use their resistance to change to your advantage you can train your cat in no time. First thing to know about your cat is that they learn through experiences. Anything they enjoy and find pleasant is what they end up repeating and will avoid any negative unpleasant experience at all costs.
So why are so many cats untrained? Well, some people that own cats are making a giant mistake! They are rewarding their cat when their cat is behaving badly. Those cat owners are not doing it on purpose. If fact many of them don’t know they are doing this. A quick example would be if your cat is excessively meowing and you stop them by holding them or feeding them. Well, your cat just associated being loud and obnoxious with love and food so you can expect they are going to do this behavior more often to get want they want.
This is why some many cat owners end up confused, and irritated when they see their cat’s behavior getting worse and not better. Another mistake cat owners make is using punishment to train your cat like using a spray bottle to spray your cat when they are doing something wrong. Spraying your cat doesn’t make them associate the spraying with the negative behavior just to you. They’ll end up being afraid of you whenever you’re holding the bottle.
What is the right way to train your cat? One of the most common cat behavior problems to is their cat is not using the litter box. To fix this you needs to get rid of any unpleasantness that might be around the litter box. Since cats value their privacy the first thing to do is put their litter box in a quiet and private place. Also, to let them have their own litter box that no other cats or dogs use. Since cats are clean animals they also refuse to use a dirty litter box. Their litter box needs to be kept clean in order for them to use it.
What do you do if your cat is scratching up your home. You need to know that your cat scratches out of naturally instinct. This is not something that can or should be stopped. Your cat scratching to groom their nails, relieve stress, and mark their territory. The only ways to stop cat scratching is to buy a something that is OK for them to scratch on and praise them for using it. To encourage your cat to use the scratching post or whatever you decide to buy them rub a little catnip on it. They’ll get in the habit of using the post and leave your stuff alone.
After knowing this you and your cats relationship is easy to save. Remember to avoid punishing your poor cat. It doesn’t do you any good and only makes them afraid of you. Then remember that they love attention. There’s a rumor that cat’s don’t like attention. This is wrong! Cat’s are naturally independent but still have feeling and love to be loved. Your cat will do anything for you to give them a little love. Just don’t give it to them when they are doing something bad. *Important: Your cat may be misbehaving because they don’t feel well and this is the only way they know to get your attention. Take them to the vet to rule out any medical conditions before implementing any form of training.
Take a little time to understand your cat. It will strengthen your relationship with them and keep their behavior under control.
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