Clicker Training Fun for Boy and His Cat

I recently heard about a young boy who clicker trained his cat to sit for treats. Chessie was just a kitten, and the boy thought it would be fun teach his cat a trick. He got some of her favorite treat, liver, and cut it into bite-sized morsels.

When the kitten was begging for food, the boy told the kitten to sit. Chessie wasn’t sure what the boy wanted, so she tried lots of movements. After the boy repeated “Sit” several times, Chessie finally sat with her bottom on the floor and her front paws up. Perfect. The boy clicked the clicker and gave Chessie a yummy morsel of liver.

Chessie wanted more! The boy commanded “Sit” again, and as Chessie sat up, he clicked the clicker and gave her another treat. The boy continued the clicker training, and as soon as Chessie heard “Sit,” she knew exactly what to do: she sat up and got a treat. The clicker training worked.

Over the next few years, Chessie remembered the clicker training. Sometimes she sat up in the middle of the living room in front of the boy, waiting to get her treat. No clicker needed. The boy knew exactly what she wanted and told her to wait a minute. He went to the cupboard and got her a treat. Chessie never forgot the clicker training she received as a kitten.

Want to learn how to clicker train your cat? Watch the following video of a veterinarian explaining “Clicker Training Your Cat.” She reminds that cats have a short attention span, so it’s best to end the clicker training session while it’s still fun.