So my cat catches all manners of things but mostly between lizards, rats, and birds. Each and every time she catches one of those I release them and give them a head start. However during that time I'm giving my cat freeze dried chicken treats because for one I'm not going to punish her for doing instinctive things and two I don't want her to feel like I just took away her catch and she was left with nothing.
With the second point though, is there anything I should be concerned about? The way I figure it is with or without rewards, she'll continue to follow her instincts anyways so I didn't want to leave her empty handed after the tough catch.
With the second point though, is there anything I should be concerned about? The way I figure it is with or without rewards, she'll continue to follow her instincts anyways so I didn't want to leave her empty handed after the tough catch.