Teach Your Cat to Ring a Bell
As many cats live their entire lives indoors, clicker training can provide valuable mental and physical stimulation. But where to…
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Successful Cat Introductions
Bringing a new cat into a home with other cats? Let’s face it: cats are territorial, so you will want…
Station Training with Cats
Does your cat beg or swat at you while you are fixing his/her food? Station training, teaching your cat to…
Reinforcement Delivery for Cats
Despite popular belief, cats can be trained. Training any animal, the key is finding the right reinforcement and reinforcement delivery!…
Teach Your Cat to Follow a Target
Imagine if you could teach your cat to go into or out of a carrier effortlessly, without physical manipulation. How…
Yes, You Can Train Kittens!
Kittens are highly intelligent animals that, just like their canine counterparts, are capable of learning a variety of behaviors. Beginning…
Cooperative Care for Cats
Do you struggle with giving your cat medication? You aren’t alone. Getting cats to take medication can be a challenge,…
Happy Cat Day: Fun with Shaping
How do you celebrate National Cat Day? At Karen Pryor Academy (KPA), we celebrate by teaching our cats new behaviors,…
Teach Your Cat to Sit
One of the most useful (and easy) behaviors that you can teach your cat is to sit on cue. Not…
Teach Your Cat to Wave
Although it is National Train Your Dog Month, dogs shouldn’t have all the fun! Try training your cat to provide…
Puppy Socialization: Check It Out!
Socializing is more than introducing your puppy to lots of people and animals—it’s also about exposing your puppy to everyday…
How to Teach Cooperative Nail Trims: Kitten Edition!
Many cats are just as frightened of nail trims as their humans are of giving them. However, by taking a…