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Hi there
I saved a kitten (now lovingly named Cookie) at 12 days old whose mother had sadly been killed by dogs.
She has been bottle fed and now (6 weeks old) fully weaned and using her litter box.
She is extremely playful however she bites (Hard!) on my hands and neck. I have been trying to re-direct her bite to a toy instead of my hands however she still bites extremely hard when given the chance. I know that she would usually learn this from her mother and littermates but of course there is only me to train her.
Should I continue with toys to redirect the biting behaviour? Can anyone give me any tips? I know that the time is now to train her as when older this can become a behaviour problem.
Please note I am not interested in any negative reinforcement only positive reinforcement training techniques as I want to build a bond with my kitten and clicker train her.
I have attached a picture of her when she was about 4 weeks old with my border collie mothering her
I saved a kitten (now lovingly named Cookie) at 12 days old whose mother had sadly been killed by dogs.
She has been bottle fed and now (6 weeks old) fully weaned and using her litter box.
She is extremely playful however she bites (Hard!) on my hands and neck. I have been trying to re-direct her bite to a toy instead of my hands however she still bites extremely hard when given the chance. I know that she would usually learn this from her mother and littermates but of course there is only me to train her.
Should I continue with toys to redirect the biting behaviour? Can anyone give me any tips? I know that the time is now to train her as when older this can become a behaviour problem.
Please note I am not interested in any negative reinforcement only positive reinforcement training techniques as I want to build a bond with my kitten and clicker train her.
I have attached a picture of her when she was about 4 weeks old with my border collie mothering her
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