1. gmckerlie - 7:17AM on 04/23/08

I have run by Havana in the Icat and she did petty good up to jumping over the bar.

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2. T - 7:21AM on 04/23/08

Clicker training really works, especially if you have a food motivated cat. I taught my cat, Fluffy, to do many tricks using a clicker. She was even on TV! You can see for yourself. Her old web page is still active: fluffythecat.tripod.com (no www.) or her Catster page: http://www.catster.com/cats/651670 Sadly Fluffy is no longer with us. She was the best and I miss her so much.

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3. GL B - 9:16AM on 04/23/08

my cats have ME clicker trained I'm afraid.

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4. KayKay - 4:37AM on 04/24/08

my cats are almost 6 and 7 years old. i have not clicker trained the cats but would love to try. are they too old. they do come to me when i call them no matter where i am unless of course they are sleeping. what does everyone think about trying to clicker training the cats even though they are a little older.

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5. T - 5:46AM on 04/24/08

They should do fine, KayKay. Start with "beg". That is the easiest trick to teach and it will help your cats get used to the idea that when you click the clicker, good things happen. Take a piece of tuna or cat treat, hold it above their heads and say "beg". They will naturally sit up on there haunches to sniff the treat. Click the clicker and give them a treat right after the click. They will catch on fast. Good luck!!

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6. sarah r - 8:05AM on 04/24/08

i didnt need a thing to train starr to play fetch.she also plays tag...she says momma and talks back to me when i talk to her.i can only say it must be one thing LOVE.

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7. Anne E - 9:10AM on 04/24/08

Cats ARE smarter than most people believe! China Baby made the "kill" call and brought me a play mouse. I enthused over it and gave her a treat. Now, when she wants a treat without working for it, I say "where's the mouse and look all around my feet. Off she goes hunting until she finds a toy to "give" me.

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8. Dano - 2:07PM on 04/25/08

My O'Toole (3 years old) is a big baby when it comes to huggs and pets. If he could not get enough attention at bed time he would roll on his back and squirm. I saw that if I waited then said " Squirmer-belly Rub" he would repeat it, so I trained him (or he trained me) to do it and he gets his rub and more pets. I also had Jr. who would roll over at diner time, so I promoted this with cat treats. His dad (always hunger) saw that his son got treats doing this so he started doing it also. I learned that with repeated saying "roll over then roll back" I had 2 cats (big & small) doing roll overs at the same time. Of course no video of it to sell to TV. They are both gone now and no more Roll-Overs at this house. I found that if a certain cat has a funny habit you can promote it with repeated action/reward training.

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9. DM - 3:35PM on 05/05/08

I've had the same result with praise as Anne E did. My two cats respond very well to effusive praise, though instinct can override my commands (like if they see a bird or hear a loud noise), so maybe I'll try adding the clicker. When I praise my cats, one usually gets excited and rolls around on the ground and claws at me playfully; her sister is more reserved and just looks me in the eyes and makes little "rrr-ow" noises after everything I say.

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