Are cats really difficult to train? Cat training methods! In the eyes of many people, cats are very difficult animals to train. They are independent, self-centered and uninhibited, and it seems that no one can restrain them. In addition, people have the impression that cats can hold grudges, and they will remember them for a lifetime after being beaten, so many owners would rather swallow their anger than punish their cats. In fact, this is not beneficial to both the cat and the owner. First of all, as companion pets, cats are not only independent individuals, they are also part of the family. In addition to bringing changes to the family, their behavior may also affect the lives of neighbors. If you blindly allow your cat to behave incorrectly, it may eventually interfere with the normal life of yourself and others. Secondly, pampered cats usually have bad tempers, and long-term pampering and maintenance will make them more and more difficult to maintain, making training naturally not easy.

In fact, training any kind of cat will not be easy, because training them cannot be completed overnight, not to mention that animals also have their own ideas. When they are tired, they need to rest and express their emotions. They want to be comforted when they are bad, so owners must be mentally prepared before raising a cat, otherwise it is easy to give the cat to others or even abandon it directly.

1. Choose a cat that suits you

Figure 1 Some stray cats are used to living unrestrained lives, but are actually not suitable for adoption

Figure 2 The personalities of different purebred cats are also very different. It is best to choose a cat that is compatible with you.

Different cats also have very different personalities. It is best to choose a cat that suits you. It can maximize the quality of the cat’s life and also elevate his or her own living standard to a higher level. For example, Siamese cats are outgoing and lively, while Persian cats like to be quiet and rarely move, often watching their owners do things silently. Therefore, if you like to live quietly, then don’t choose a cat like a Siamese cat. If you want a small thing at home that can adjust the dull atmosphere, then Persian cats must not be your first choice. Even stray cats have different personalities. Before adopting, you can get in touch with the cats and understand their temperaments and personalities before deciding whether to adopt.

2. Some habits are cultivated since childhood

There is a kind of cat called other people’s cats. They will do the right thing at the right time. In retrospect, My own cat does nothing but cause havoc all day long. Why can’t the good habits of other people’s cats be transferred to my own cat? In fact, many good habits of cats can be cultivated when they are young.

Take cat bathing as an example. Many owners get headaches when they think of bathing their cats. Every time they take a bath, it’s like a war. If they clean their bodies with good intentions, they will end up having their arms scratched. Case. I want my cat to learnTo enjoy bathing, owners must bathe them regularly from an early age. When you bathe a cat for the first time, you can put less water in the basin, as long as the water can cover their feet, so that the cat will not run away immediately because it cannot adapt to it for a while. When the cat gets used to being cleaned by its owner in the water, you can gradually add water. However, the water must not cover the cat's body, otherwise the cat will feel oppressed and choose to escape. The most important thing when training a cat to bathe is not to make the cat afraid of bathing. The first few baths should be quick and relaxing. If the cat runs back to the nest wet, the owner should not reprimand them severely, otherwise the cat will There will be resistance to taking a bath, and then it will become more and more difficult to take a bath afterwards. In addition, in order to prevent cats from becoming averse to bathing, owners should try not to let cats choke on water or get shower gel into their eyes when bathing cats. However, if your cat enters the home after becoming an adult, it may be more difficult to get them to accept bathing. For cats that really cannot accept bathing, owners can purchase pet-specific dry cleaning powder to help them clean their bodies.

3. Let the cat receive the education it deserves

If the cat grows up with its mother cat and siblings since childhood, then in the process of socialization , they will learn how to get along with their own kind, how to get along with humans, and so on. However, in some cases, the kittens may have been separated from their mothers and siblings before they have had time to learn these skills. At this time, the new owners can only help them learn. For example, when cats are playing with you, they may bite you. When cats are young, their bites will not cause you much trouble. Some owners even think that this is the cat acting coquettishly, but once the cat grows up, it will not cause you much trouble. Their teeth have become sharp, and they may bite you directly if they bite you again. Then it will not be easy to stop such behavior. To prevent this kind of thing from happening, the owner needs to strictly stop the cat when it first starts biting you. After several times of stopping, most cats will stop doing this kind of behavior.

4. You must have skills in training cats

First of all, you must be patient when training cats. This is a long process of fighting wits and courage. If you Losing patience during training is tantamount to directly announcing that you are completely defeated in this "battle". Secondly, you have to use your wisdom. The easiest time for cats to be trained is when they are hungry, so you can use the period before meals to carry out skill training on cats, but the training time needs to be grasped, because cats will not Be patient and accept the training for a long time. If the cat is angry, they will directly protest. Finally, no matter how the cat makes mistakes or is unwilling to be trained, the owner should not punish the cat severely, otherwise the cat will only have a rebellious mood, and the training will become more difficult from now on, even if the cat is willing to listen to you and can barely do the instructions you give. , that’s just because they don’t dare to make mistakes under your “power”.And when you are not around, they will show their true colors, with an attitude of "the whole world is mine". If things go on like this, such cats will become more irritable and aggressive, eventually falling into a vicious cycle of "bad temper - difficult to train - punishment - worse temper".

5. Domestication of cats that enter the family after adulthood

Many cats do not enter human families when they are young. Some of them are abandoned by their owners. They were later adopted by kind-hearted people, and some have been homeless since birth. For these cats, training may take a lot of time and energy from their owners, and in the end some cats will not even accept your teachings. For cats like this, owners do not have to force them to fully accept your instructions, as long as they can adapt Just have a good family life and master basic family survival skills.