GETTING CLICKY WITH IT
QI’d like to start doing some clicker training with my cat Freddie. He’s just turned one year old and is a rescue moggy, and as he’s very happy and friendly, I think he’d enjoy it. However, I have no idea where to start.Where can we begin?
Jane Halstead
CELIA SAYS:
AThe book that taught me most about training my cats was ‘Clicker Training for Cats’ by Karen Pryor.Almost all cats enjoy clicker training. From their point of view, it is a way of persuading human beings to give them treats! It is particularly valuable for indoor-only cats as a way of making their life more interesting, and it has been used in rescue shelters to increase cat welfare. It will also make your non-animal friends think you are absolutely brilliant, as there is a myth that cats cannot be trained! If books are not your thing, then you could ask a local dog clicker trainer to let you sit in on beginner classes!