If you have a pet cat, then you probably know how difficult it is to train it.
Cats resemble a very self-confident person who thinks that he is right in everything. You may tell your cat not to behave in a particular way a hundred times, but he won’t obey you until he himself decides to change his behavior.
My cat isn’t an exception. Until recently, he used to jump on the table, walk on it, dropping the dishes and food. It was a lot of fun for him. But his fun resulted in a great shock for me. So, I realized one thing–it’s high time that I study cat psychology to know how to “educate” my cat.
The basic rule for training a cat is not to shout at him. Cat pets do not tolerate when someone reprimands or shouts at them. If you shout at your cat, he is more likely not to pay attention to you, than to change his behavior. Besides, cats remember everything and they are revengeful.
So, you should be careful if you really want to find a way to change your cat’s behavior.
For instance, be patient if your cat scratches the floor (which is a natural behavior for cats). Take your cat to some other place where it can scratch. Praise your cat and encourage him when he does something good. Cats will undoubtedly change their behavior if they get something alluring or desirable, for example, a piece of fish.
Cats learn by experiencing something. If the experience is good, they will certainly do it again. Otherwise, they’ll never repeat it. So, if you want your cat to stop his naughty behavior, just do something that will cause an unpleasant association.
For example, I solved my problem in the following way: I knew that my cat hated and avoided water, so I simply placed a bowl of water on the table. He jumped into it and… so far I have not seen him jumping on the table.
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