How To Train Your Cat To Behave

  • February 3, 2009
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Here’s the thing—dogs will do things just to please you. But cats want to know what’s in it for them.

You Will Need

  • The patience of Job
  • Consistency
  • Food treats
  • Spray bottle of water
  • A scratching post
  • Bubble wrap, sticky paper, or aluminum foil (optional)
How To Train Your Cat To Behave: Stock up on treats

Step 1: Stock up on treats

Stock up on treats: The first rule of cat training is that Kitty isn’t going to do a darn thing you say unless you reward her with something tasty.

How To Train Your Cat To Behave: Be consistent

Step 2: Be consistent

Be consistent. If you don’t want your cat sleeping with you, then you’re going to have to put up with several sleepless nights listening to her pathetic mewling until she learns that you are immune to her ploys for pity.

How To Train Your Cat To Behave: Get a water bottle

Step 3: Get a water bottle

Fill a spray bottle with water and give her a little squirt when she’s misbehaving. The key is to spray her only when you catch her in the act. Otherwise, she’ll just think you’re sadistic.

How To Train Your Cat To Behave: Redirect her

Step 4: Redirect her

Redirect your cat when she’s tearing up your furniture by picking her up and placing her paws on a scratching post. Give her a treat if she starts pawing it.

Train a cat to stay off your furniture by placing bubble wrap on it; the loud noise will frighten her off. In the unlikely event she enjoys the popping noises her claws make, try sticky paper or aluminum foil.

How To Train Your Cat To Behave: Give Kitty quality time

Step 5: Give Kitty quality time

Give your cat quality time each and every day. Cats mostly get into mischief when they’re bored and/or angry with you for ignoring them. Give them plenty of attention, and they won’t try to get it by chewing up your favorite slingbacks.

Inappropriate elimination (that is, not using the litter box) is the most frequent complaint of cat owners.

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Comments (3)

HeatherM

Very pretty kitty!

over 3 years ago by HeatherM

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Puggiepug

How mean! I will always let my sweet little kitty sleep with me!

over 2 years ago by Puggiepug

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rhft5

dose cats need to go out side to wee or poo

over 3 years ago by rhft5

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rhft5

hay do you have a peet

over 3 years ago by rhft5

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Concardne

I lol at the reference to job. So so true but maybe not as epic.

over 2 years ago by Concardne

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