Trick Training for Cats

A book for anybody who wants to nurture their cat's talents and relieve their tame tiger's boredom



The trick with the click!



Cats are clever animals and are often hopelessly under-stimulated in the daily grind of indoor life. This book shows cat owners how to nurture their cat both in body and mind and how to teach them a variety of different tricks and exercises using clicker training in a cat-friendly way. Great fun for owner and cat!



Christine Hauschild is an animal psychologist and lives in Hamburg with her two cats. With her "Mobile Cat School, Happy Feline", she helps cat owners solve questions regarding cat-friendly environments and entertainment, as well as problematic behaviour. In addition to clicker training for novices and advanced trainers she offers a number of seminars regarding everything about cats.



- Planning and preparation

- The way to the finished trick: shaping, enticement, capturing

- The first tricks: touching the target stick with the nose, finger target, go to blanket

- Easy to learn: sit pretty, jumping over an obstacle, rolling, grooming

- Ideas for tricks: nose kissing, High Five, pet carrier, weaving in and out of your legs, jumping through a hoop, (furniture) obstacle course and much more

- Possible difficulties and solutions

- Trick training with several cats



I have a smart kitty who thrives on physical activity and likes praise. This book was really helpful for starting to train her. I had a set of clickers, but one of the first things this book teaches is that you don't need them. Clucking your tongue means that you can "click and reward" anywhere, and hands free. I don't know if our success is because of my bright kitten or the book, but she will already jump through a hoop. If I could figure out a set up for her to jump over, she'd probably be able to do that too. She's still too small to jump over my leg like they show in the book. The book has tons of helpful pictures. I would recommend it to folks who like following recipes when they cook, for this is also like a recipe book for cat training. It has lots of ideas and specific instructions.