Simba Yim's Tricks 2.0 - Video

[aprilyim]

Ladies and Gentleman, I now give you the talented, smart, anddddd patient... *drum roll*

SIMBA YIM

High Ten for Natalie_ca

Hooray!

 

[calvin&i]

Unbelievable!!! And oh so cute

great job simba yim

how did you get simba to do that?
I am so impressed. I went and checked the other videos on youtube

 

[aprilyim]

Thanks for watching!

To answer your question, I must confess!

Most of these are behaviors he did on his own!

There is nothing that I can make him do, if he does not want to except for going to the vet. If he's not interested in training, I just stop the session and start again when he's interested. He is a cat and proud of it.

The hardest thing to teach him was "Sit" which was also the first trick I worked on shortly after adopting him. He didn't understand that I wanted him to do something, so that he could earn a treat. I used a clicker for that extensively. When he understood that we were playing a give-and-take game, he started learning much faster.

"Come here" came naturally because he followed me around anyway.

As for the other tricks, every time he did something cute, I would name the trick (repeat the name of the command), then reinforce it with a "command" clicker and praise/treat.

After about ten times of repetition, I tell my parents the command to make sure that he will do it for other people besides me. That way they can enjoy the cuteness as well as "help him study" for my next session with him.

When he's mastered the tricks, I don't need to tempt him with a treat or use the clicker to confirm that he's got it right.

Just like studying, repetition is key!

 

[calvin&i]

Thanks for sharing - a job well done

Of course, Simba Yim wanted to fully participate - that's the 1st thing I learnt about cats in my 8 months with them.

I've heard great things about clicker training and it seems to have done well for you. But tricks or no tricks, Simba Yim is just ADORABLE

 

[aprilyim]

Thank you darling!

He's my "Crookshanks" because we adopted him after he was already full grown.

 

[natalie_ca]

He's such a smart kitty!!!

That high ten is adorable!

I'm still loving those High 5's though. He puts such effort into his hand smack!

 

[my4llma]

Simba Yim is so cool

 

[aprilyim]

Thanks Natalie_ca, My4LLMA!

He really does put a lot of effort!

 

[ducman69]

Way to go!

BTW, so he understands Korean, or what language is that?

 

[fleshflowers]

That is absolutely adorable!!
Good job Simba Yim!!

Did you teach him as a kitten?
I would love to teach my kitten some tricks!

 

[captiva]

Go Simba!

 

[aprilyim]

Ducman69, Thanks! He understands words in English and Korean (because that's how my household works.

People get so confused when they hear me speaking in Konglish {fusion} with my family.)

FleshFlowers, no I adopted him when he was 18 months old and started training him so he could get used to my voice and presence. He was abandoned in a box and was scared of people in general but warmed up to us immensely at first sight. It was meant to be. If you want to train your kittens, I highly recommend it. But just don't get frustrated or impatient. Good luck!

captiva,

 

[mystik spiral]

Yay Simba! What a smart kitty!!

 

[aprilyim]

Originally Posted by Mystik Spiral

Yay Simba! What a smart kitty!!

Thanks for watching!

 

[captiva]

I was going to tell you I love your signature

 

[aprilyim]

Originally Posted by captiva

I was going to tell you I love your signature

Ahaha I can make you one if you'd like. Send me a PM