The Trainable Cat
John Bradshaw & Sarah Ellis
ISBN: 9780465050901
Specific directions on using rewards-based training to accustom cats to household life requirements.
Very readable, with clear step-by-step instructions. The authors are based in England, which colors their attitudes towards cat ownership in small ways, but the advice is absolutely universal, and would be beneficial to every owned cat, as well as to their owners. The only difficulty is the time and patience required for the training to actually occur, to keep up with the training, and have it be effective.
Covers everything from tricks: "playing fetch" and "coming when called" to life skills like tolerating nail clippers and companion animals (info for cats, dogs, and smaller animals), to really crucial things like tolerating cat carriers and not freaking out during vet visits.
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