Grasping the training opportunity, the best time to train cats is before feeding, because hungry cats are willing to get close to people and are obedient, food is attractive to cats, and training is easier.
Training a cat can neither be tough nor set it free. We should combine hardness with softness and temper leniency with severity. But when training an action, don't use too many ways to avoid the cat being at a loss.
Cats are stubborn and have strong self-esteem and don't want to be pushed around. Therefore, the owner should be kind, like teasing a cat. Even if you do something wrong, don't reprimand or punish too much, otherwise the cat will have an aversion to training and affect all training processes.
The basic way of training
1. induction
Inducing cat training with delicious food. For example, when you give the order to "come", take a piece of food it likes and shake it in front of it, but don't give it to the cat. When you step back, give the order "Come here". In this way, the cat will follow the temptation of food and soon form a conditioned reflex. The method of induction is most suitable for kittens.
encourage and reward
In order to strengthen the good habits that cats have developed, they can be rewarded. Rewards include food, caress and praise. Reward and coercion must be combined to be effective, and cats should be rewarded every time they do the right thing.
force
Force the cat to do the right behavior in a strict tone. For example, let the cat lie down, while giving the "lie down" password, while holding the cat down with your hand, forcing the cat to lie down. After repeating this several times, the cat will soon form a conditioned reflex to lie down. Reward the cat immediately after forcing it to do the right thing.
discipline
In order to stop the bad behavior of cats, owners should discipline them. When a cat is found to have bad behavior, it should be severely stopped, so that after repeated times, the cat will know what behavior is not allowed. Most cats know what humans want them to do and what they can and can't do. But their owners tend to keep silent about their actions, so they always succeed.