Trick Training for Cats: Smart Fun with the Clicker

If you have a curious (and/or obnoxiously overly involved) cat, this is a good way to burn off some of that excess Push Things Off The Counter To Watch Them Break energy. I picked up a clicker and a target wand, some of his favorite treats, and this book. Then I sat down with him in a quiet room where he wouldn't be distracted, and started teaching him to target. He picked it up quickly, and we've been slowly working on the tricks in the book ever since. Cats will be cats, so your mileage may vary based on your pet's personality and attention span, but I have been really tickled with watching Rhys learn and pick up new behaviors, and he's really into anything that means he gets treats, so I feel like he's enjoying the process too. It's a fun bonding opportunity.. it's worth giving it a try if you have a clever cat.

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.

This book helped me learn to communicate with my cats in a clear way that is fun for both them and me. My cats both learned the high five and the sit pretty as well as to come to the target when asked to. They both excel at different things and this book had good suggestions for things I could do with them that worked with their natural talents. It's well written by a person who has a good heart toward animals and I really appreciated this as a resource for understanding clicker training. Recommended.

Melody (my little Siberian) is learning very fast. She hasn't been able to sit pretty yet, but she is getting there. I do wish the book can explain a little more on different scenario when I am training a specific trick. I got love scratching a lot for different reason.

What a great book! I have numerous books and DVD's on clicker training but this book is amazing. The instructions are incredibly methodical. The pictures extremely helpful. I have always enjoyed Karen Pryor's material but this book is so much more advanced in its explanations and detailed instructions. It does such a fine job at explaining the material that you just can't miss becoming a clicker expert in no time at all :)If I could buy only one book on clicker training this would be it! Highly recommended!

I really liked this book. It helped me to understand the whole clicker process and it list all the steps very thoroughly. It gives a lot of different tricks to try with your cat and it also is great that you can make up and know how to teach other tricks that you think of.

Easy to follow instructions.

Works well with the cats when they want to be trained.

This book is packed with information, tricks and techniques. I can't wait to start trying this out once my clicker arrives. I'll update it again once I attempt some of the tricks with the cats

A great book to explain the positive reinforcement method of training - it really works! My only issue is that I would have loved to have seen a few more tricks and step by step methods. Otherwise, it's a great book!

Excellent product!