Clicker training incorporates the use of a clicker
as a reward or encouragement when training a cat.

Cats are able to relate with the clicker,
displaying good actions and behavior.
Clicker training is often linked with
conventional condition, where cats associate sound with
food and operational condition and where
cats execute movements for food.

A clicker is found to be more effective than verbal
command because cats can hear clicker sounds more
clearly than a voice, as human voice
tones change while the clicker sound is
always steady or constant.

The click is brief and concise, whereas a voice,
phrase or a word, is fairly long in
cats' point of standing. To say
'good boy' will take time than a click.

With the use of a clicker, cats can be successfully
trained in three simple steps: obtaining the
cats behavior, marking its behavior,
and reinforcing its behavior.

Guidelines when training with a clicker:

1. To make a sound, push the clicker's spring
end and then release. Treat the cat.

2. When you notice a behavior that you want
your cat to continue on doing, click during
while the behavior is being performed,
never after it.

3. Click only once, to express enthusiasm towards
the act of your cat and add more treats.

4. Note that practice periods should be short.
More can be learned in three brief five minute
sessions per day than hours of boring
and stressful repetition.

5. Correct bad acts by ignoring and clicking when
good behavior is displayed. Click when your
kitten uses the litter box or when it plays
on the scratch post, not on the furniture.

6. Click for accidental and voluntary actions nearing
your objective. You should entice the cat
into a position, but never pull
or push it or hold it.

7. Never wait until your cat performs the perfect
act that you told it to do, instead click and
reward for little actions towards
the correct direction. When your cat is signaled to sit
and it crouches in its back, click.

8. Carry the clicker at all times when you are
with your cat, so you can catch good acts.

9. Make sure to put aside the clicker
when you are scolding your cat.

The non-confrontational character of a clicker
makes it an ideal tool for training your cat.
You too, can be happy with the results,
having achieved all positive behaviors that you worked
for with your cat. With lots of understanding,
love, and patience, cat clicker training will continue to give
you wonderful results that you and your cat
will benefit from for years to come.

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