Hello...I have a question about Discipline. How do you discipline a cat? How do they learn and get taught things? Right from wrong?
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Why on Earth would that generate hate mail? It is a very informative, helpful article.Originally Posted by hissy
Discipline and cats does not work- Positive reinforcement does. Redirection works as well. Using language cats understand- hissing, growling, even attempting to meow will startle them out of what you call undesirable behavior, but is really only their instinct. I wrote an article a bit ago about this. Oddly it generated more hate email than anything else i have written. It is on the site here
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Originally Posted by Rockcat
Why on Earth would that generate hate mail? It is a very informative, helpful article.
There is a terrific book called How to Think Like a Cat. get it.Originally Posted by Me & Tigger
Hello...I have a question about Discipline. How do you discipline a cat? How do they learn and get taught things? Right from wrong?
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I agree that redirection works the best. If I dont want Hobbs on the kitchen table, I take him off, tell him no, and put him gently down. If he does it again, Ill just distract him with something else, and this usually works. The only time I used water spray was with the Christmas tree, which worked, but I didnt like it because he became scared of me, so I stopped doing it. Now I put something with a citrus scent where I dont want him to be. If you try too hard to discilpline a cat, they will simply become frightened of you, and avoid you. They are simply not trainable as are dogs. People that demand compliance from their pet, should never get a cat; it is not a good match. The more patience you have with a cat, the better off you will be, because they are adorably wilful and curious.Originally Posted by hissy
Discipline and cats does not work- Positive reinforcement does. Redirection works as well. Using language cats understand- hissing, growling, even attempting to meow will startle them out of what you call undesirable behavior, but is really only their instinct. I wrote an article a bit ago about this. Oddly it generated more hate email than anything else i have written. It is on the site here
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