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i just got a new kitten and came to your channel to learn to train her to not jump on me with her razor sharp claws, just scratching me up for days. feels like i was in a battle with a tiny wolverine. I dont have a clicker but i have treats can i just snap my fingers as my clicker?
I have a lazy cat who will only communicate with me when he's hungry, and those are via angry meow, and nothing more. then will ask me to rub his belly is until he fell asleep.. Then repeat 😂 I think he's the one who trained me 😂
@@izzati4494 it's a tool which clicks and has a different clicking sound of each tool made. It helps the pets to understand the command... Like whenever it clicks they know its for them✌️
Update on Ace - I have gotten him involved in playing some of the games czcams.com/users/postUgkxECnmSvBSv_NGWx4_ChD73pF3NYZwI2F3 and I can see a difference in his confidence already! My other dog played along and he became intrigued - now its a daily part of our routine - about 3 times a day we do the shell game and the muffin tin game. I am so grateful for coming upon your training techniques!
Training my cat is becoming a full time hobby as well as catifying my hone for his pleasure. I notice the more I train him the more effort he puts in respecting my space (not tossing things on the ground) and cuddling with me.
I taught my cat to sit, stay lay down, come, hi five and jump all without using a clicker. He’s also toilet trained, no liter box. I am so proud of him and he turned 9 months old today.
@@LK-pn5rx you really shouldn't do that. This is an unphysiological position for the cat and can lead to many problems, especially in old age when the cat will slowly not be able to defecate and will fall inside. does not allow the cat to practice its normal toilet habits, which causes stress and behavioral problems. You don't have a very good way of controlling whether the droppings are healthy and free of parasites. And the most important thing is that you can get parasites from a cat and vice versa
@LK-pn5rx I also trained my two cats, 7 yo. & 7 month old to use toilet instead of litter box. I bought CityKitty cat toilet training kit on Amazon for $30. It comes with instructions. My 7 y.o. cat learned it in 1 week. But it took 5 weeks to train my 7-month-old kitty. He is just like a human baby who needs more patience 😂
You are excellent at showing the fails too! That helps make us all feel a bit more comfortable! Puko always struggles with stay. So we will keep on practicing! Thank you for all the help! 🐈👍
Thanks again for the kind words! When Mia doesn't want to train it's usually for 1 of these 3 reasons: 1) Too hungry to "play" to get a few treats - Solved by training 2/3 hours after they have their meal 2) Not hungry enough to do stuff for food - Solved with stopping free feeding 3) Too energetic - Solved with playtime first
@@alonbasoglu6116 that cat doesn’t respond well because all cats have different personalities. Cats are smarter then dogs. It’s scientifically proven 😏 and they aren’t as noisy and they don’t stink and they don’t need a lot of work like dogs. And there has NEVER been the report of a domesticated indoor cat killing someone.
Several weeks in and my cat is still getting to grips with sit 😅 but it’s made snack time much more interactive and fun and I’m sure she’ll get there one day.
My cat doesn't need to be told to sit when feeding her. When she sees me getting her bowl, cleaning it, and serving it, she will automatically wait in loaf position.
I would love mine to be like this. Right now she tries to jump and bite and my leg and she meows like she’s gonna die. I feed her 4x daily. She’s just a kitten (3 months) but she’s my first cat so I’m hoping this is just kitten behavior but when she’s older I hope she doesn’t continue to climb and bite me - it’s a bit scary for me just imaging a fully grown cat biting me. Did your cat naturally go into loaf position or did u train her with clicker? My kitten meows like she’s never had a meal every time I go near the countertop.
I moved into my first apt so I could keep my cat because my dad is allergic. Then covid hit so it was just me and him for a long time. I taught him so many tricks and he LOVED it. He knows sit, beg, high five, spin, speak, “find it” (I hide treats and let him go find it, but if I tried harder you could totally train a cat to find specific scents like dogs) His “recall” is “are you huuungrry?” He’s ridiculous, love him
Thank you Albert! Your videos were helpful in deciding whether we wanted Bengal cats. ( we had Siamese cats for over 30 years!) We decided to get a brother and sister a month ago. The active , vocal, playful, sweet tempered cats have added so much joy to our home! Thank you for the wonderful videos of Mia. She is a sweet darling! Blessings Albert!
super helpful! I rescued a Sokoke (his name is Haku) 2yrs ago. I never thought to train him until I got a dog, and through training my dog, Haku picked up on the commands ‘sit’ & ‘spin’. Obviously he’s much more intelligent than I’ve acknowledged, so I’m ready to make up for that now. I’m going to work on basic commands and then work my way into harness training- he LOVES the outdoors. your videos will be my go-to for training him- thank you! btw, your cat is fascinating, I love her.
I think what you are saying here is important. Cats are seen in a different way than dog's so we don't even think about training them. My mum had like 20 cats when I grew up. We didn't train any of them. As an adult I worked with dogs and horses and then training is the main part of the relationship. So when I got my cat, she was dumped in my apartment, I treated her very much like a dog in the beginning, because I didnt know how cats worked. I took her to the vet being worried about not having the proper papers from a breeder, what if they wouldn't do the health check, chipping and castrating if I couldn't prove I was the owner..? Turns out, that in my country you can pick up any cat without a chip and claim it as yours. That would be unthinkable with a dog or a horse. And many cats arent registraited on anyone. we have about 150 000 homeless cats, but we pretty much dont have any homeless dogs. I also walked her on a leash, I gave her food 3, 4 times a day, no free feeding, I trained her to sit before she ate and I thought her to stand still when I put on clothes and a leash, I said no go to bed, when she was naughty. 😂 Didnt work though. Now I have bought a proper cat tree, cat toys/wands, she walks outside on her own etc But I think It was good I didnt know how to treat her in the beginning, because I find we have a better relationship than most cats and cat owners. I can take her with me on trips, she comes running when I call her. Life gets easier when she isnt a scared cat hiding under the bed. I think we would raise cats value as pets if we saw them a little bit more like dogs. 🙂
I've never seen a cat on a boat but have thought about taking my little fellow. Seeing your cat gives me confidence that he would be just fine. He already rides in vehicles, even a convertible with top down.
I talk to of my cats who were scared of everything at first to sit stand up shake hands twirl in circles lay down and meow. Two weeks to teach them everything. You can train any domesticated animal. It’s just a matter of being consistent. I can’t believe in our time people still think the dogs are trainable and cats aren’t
I've got two furr babies. And for the first time someone else has said 'Cat dad' Instantly subscribed because this guy gets it! I will certainly be trying these out and will update:)
I never intended to train my cat but he knows how to wait for his food. It just started with me wanting him to stop running for the bowl while I was preparing his dinner. After a while of me blocking his way and saying "wait" he would give up and sit and wait on his own. Eventually he would automatically sit and wait every time I told him to at dinner time. What a clever boy
Wow this was awesome! You're an incredible cat trainer. I'm getting a kitten tomorrow and will be implementing these techniques and training tools asap. Thank you. This was so informative and broken down masterfully. Bravo! 🎉❤ I've worked with animals my whole life too, I started my own dog grooming business, and I always appreciate another animal enthusiast. ❤❤❤
My kitten, Juniper, recently turned 6 months. So far she has mastered sit, tall/pretty, is okayish with spin. I can have her sit for 20-ish seconds before she gives up now. We are working on lay down now. She has a short attention span right now but again, shes only 6 months old. Thanks for all the tips, its super cute to share a few tricks with friends.
Very helpful. We just started and followed the tips and tricks and after a week we have mastered 3 tricks. Never thought our cat could be trained like this!
Don’t play with them with your hands and play with a toy. Or if you notice they feel like biting, redirect them to a toy they can chew on. When kittens are teething and they’re losing baby teeth and getting new adult teeth they’ll be teething, and they’ll feel like biting or chewing on something to help that pain. If you wonder where the baby teeth, chances are your kitten is eating them and thats normal too. We were just lucky to find a little bit of her baby teeth to keep.
I’m so proud today that I’m able to teach my feisty cat to sit, hand and down with hand gesture, praises and clicker! ❤ Will continue to train my cats more to improve our bindings ❤thank you!
Thank you so much for this video, my cat already knows how to sit and give a paw, but I could never get her to lie down. I will start to try and train her :)
My cat is almost 3 months old and, thanks to your videos, I thought him to sit. My goal is to teach him self-control with food, we're far from it, but we'll get there I hope. He had a compulsive obsession for food, even after feeding him, he would jump on the table and start eating ANYTHING that was available in his reach. He would meow obsessively, and we had to close him in another room in order for him to not "suffer". He was found on the street, near a car, he probably went inside the engine because he was dirty with car oil. Since I tought him to sit, he's learned the word NO, and he's become a lot more patient. Also, after feeding him, he no longer jumps immediately, sometimes he just sits and doesn't bother at all, I'm so happy about the progress we've done in just 2 weeks. So THANK YOU 1 MLN TIMES! Ciao from Italy 🐈
I taught my cats to sit, sit pretty, high five, shake, head bunt, and fetch. The male (both are from the same litter) caught on a little faster. The girl loves playing fetch. Lately she has been bringing me random things in the morning and leaving them by my bedroom door.
After watching this video my cat mastered the sit command perfectly within two days… 😊😊 Learned spin within 4days… Didn’t know cats could be so smart and intelligent ☺️…
This video helped me a lot, thank you! My cat is slowly learning how to sit, down, and even sit pretty. Although we still need to practice spin. Me and my princesse are a great team!
My 20 weeks ragdoll learned his first trick, spin, in 1,5 weeks! We trained every second day on average I’d say and most of that was clicker charging. The actual spin took just 2 shorts sessions. I’m so proud of him and it is so much fun to see the progress! 😻 Thank you for this video!
So grateful to have found your awesome tutorials, thank you for teaching me how to make a huge dream come true. Our new fur child Cleese is picking it all up ridiculously fast and its all thanks to your awesome help. Thank you so much xox
I taught my cat “kisses” and she puts her head up to get a his on the head. I think she knew what it meant for weeks before she finally decided to do it. She doesn’t always do it right away it at all. Guess it depends on her mood.
I'm glad to have found you and this channel, Mia is such a smart kitty! I've just gotten my British Shorthair Kitten about 3 weeks ago. After trying to train him to recognize his name, he now responds to his name 60% of the time by only turning his head to look at me T_T I am trying to teach him to 'sit' too, but it's been pretty difficult to do so as he will just climb on me to get the treat lol!
I have started clicker training my cat so when I was watching this video and you were clicking, he came right up to my phone and licked his lips... Hehe
I wonder at what age will they start being receptive to these kind of commands? Getting a Bengal kitten in 3 weeks! =D I really want to train her well to be relaxed and happy with traveling in the car and out and about + good manners indoors ^^
You can start training your kitty basic little tricks like sit and come or litter training as young as when they start to eat and drink normally. I started to teach my cat how to sit and how to come (and I taught him his name) when he was about 4-5 months old! Now he comes when I call him and when it’s treat time he’ll sit as soon as I hold a treat out fit him. Now I am teaching him how to shake.😊
I really value your perspective and it has helped me and my cat’s relationship tremendously. I look forward to your next video. Btw my kitty’s name is Shinobu but I also call her Punkinhead or Punkinbutt. Have a great day !
My cat she was very smart and easy to train. She would sit, lay down, stay, come, roll over all on hand commands. She did all of these tricks without treats or rewards other than me saying what a good girl she is. She would also fetch. When I was paralyzed from a car accident my cat if she heard a noise would run to the door and growl and guard my home. She would go for car rides in my car. I could take her on public transit with her harness and leash and she loved it. She would go for walks. Greet people at our door. The bond I had with my cat was simply amazing. I miss her dearly. ❤
An encouraging video for us cat owners. I'm happy that my Siamese and Norwegian Forest cat scratch on the posts, and semi-listen to me. We can all improve, however, including the owner.
Hi Albert, I absolutely love your videos. Thanks so much for making them. We have a 6 month old male bangle named Miko. With your training techniques he now responds when called and follows to where we want him to go. Now working on sit command, he is definitely coming along and starts getting the point but keeps trying to grab it with paws. Any suggestions how to get him to stop swinging his paws?
Thanks for this video:). I’m so excited to train my cat too🤗.I have 2, 6 y/o and 3 months old , for now my 2 and 6 y/o they know how to open the window (our window has a screen and glass that can be swipe) and we use to close the window just the screen every daytime. My mom doesn’t know about this , then one day when one of my cat open the window and she thought someone break into our house when she hear the window opening, and when she turn around my cat was looking -meowing at her asking for food😂😂😂😂
Really useful content! We're getting our Bengal a week from now and are super excited! Can't wait to try some of these tricks. Thanks for sharing! I've come over from your TikTok and Instagram. You deserve more CZcams subscribers!
Great suggestion! A quick answer, because I guess you need some help now and not in a few weeks... 1) Try having more than one litter box. 2) Keep them always clean (at least 1ce a day) 3) Make sure your cat knows where it is. 4) Make it accessible Once all of the above has been crossed off the list: - Whenever your cat uses it or stays on it, say "good boy/gir" or click. Then reward - If you see your cat doing their things elsewhere, pick them up and place them on the litter box. Click, then reward. - If there's some carpet or soft surface where they usually do it, take it and palce it where the litter box is. I hope this helps!
Thee MOST IMPORTANT TRICK I needed for my 3 kittens is how I need them to trust me of holding them from a spot or place they find themselves stuck on stupid. The first encounter my kittens were high on the attic level of garage. They first freaked out when I got hold of them to put down so I made sure I did it slowly and even backing up a step for them to figure it out. So the very next time around they knew exactly why they calling for me for now, they stay still without the claws fringing and hairs standing up. Its so important to teach them this over the ones that make you smile for its more for overall safety between your cat and their IQ.
Absolutely! There's a trick you can use in those cases. Should Training! I have a video in the channel talking about that trick! You can find it here: czcams.com/video/W5GSrT-bEGk/video.html
Just found this channel, your videos are really helpful! Im looking into getting a bengal cat very soon and am very excited to train it up. One question is, do they have to be of a certain age to be clicker trained this way or can it be done as kittens when first brought home?
I'm so glad! Kittens under 12weeks of age can get confused with clicker training if you go too fast too soon. I try to recommend "Come When Calles" and "Finger Targeting" as the 2 first tricks. For 2 reasons: 1) They are easy tricks that won't compete agains each other (your cat won't get confused) 2) They are going to create strong fundamentals to build the rest of the training upon. From 14/16 weeks you can start teaching the rest of the tricks, one at a time :) Best of luck!
Check Jackson Galaxy videos, there's one about it. As far as I understand is better if you don't let your cat play with your hands (but rather toys) and trim nails regularly. Maybe use the clicker to reinforce when you do what usually make the cat bite/scratch you and cat stays quiet instead(you teach a different reaction). Unless is things like touching their belly, then just don't do that haha. I hope it helps ^^
One night I was sad, so I decided I would teach my cat to sit. I did no research on the subject and improvised. My cat got the hang of it in 5 minutes! She'll only sit when there is no distraction and only if I'm the one asking her to😆 I was shooked by her intelligence tbh!
Thanks a lot for the insightful content! My cat already automatically sits down every time she sees me with cat food, I am not really sure how to teach her to sit in that case. I tried going straight to the lying down trick, but she does not seem to get my point. She thinks she has to tap my hand to get the treat. Thats probably because giving a fist bump was the first trick I taught her. She also knows finger pointing and sitting pretty. Any ideas on what to try?
For the down command, moving your fingers further will make your cat either walk towards you or lay lower. That might make it. Another trick you might want to try (in this video) is stay. Trying to get further and further from them, even out of reach. It's cool to see how much you can challenge them. :) I have a tutorial to get them jump on your shoulder if you are interested, it's very cool (my favorite trick so far)
My cat immediately goes into a sit position when I have treats so (before watching many videos) I taught her “Gimme paw” “Hop up” and “High five” hop up means to stand on back paws. How I started was with Gimme Paw I’d grab her paw and reward her, and I’d do that a few times not releasing her paw until she finished the treat. Then I’d raise the bar she would have to put her paw in my hand, at first I would meet her halfway and reward her but soon I wouldn’t reward her unless she put her paw fully in my hand. The other two were a similar story. I’m working on her mastery of these before teaching her others.
That is so cool. I have been working on my cats. So far sitting is automatic for two of them the third is progressing well. They no longer fly at me or the food bowl when it feeding time which is a plus. I have tried to get the other two to high five or fist bump using the cup method, but they lose interest very quickly I will definitely have to try your method. Is there any other tips or tricks you could provide?
Also I have trouble with one of the kittens paws. I often have to clip her nails while she is dozing off. I try and pet her paws while she is eating and it seems to help a little but she is still cautious of me holding her paws.
I love this guy. He smiles all the way from the start until the end of the video, plus he’s HANDSOME😍😍😍 Training a cat is SO MUCH harder than training a dog so I respect this guy for training his cat so well!!!!! Cats usually ignore humans unless they have food in their hands😅Wouldn’t even bother to get close to you if you have nothing🤷🏻♀️which is why I don’t like them and will forever prefer dogs❤❤❤Oh and btw, can your cat do “sit pretty” now? Since I didn’t see it do the full motion in the video…
Je suis française et j'ai lu un article sur vous et Mia dans un magazine intitulé "le nouveau détective". A la lecture de votre histoire, j'ai été fascinée. L'article du magazine mentionnait que vous avez créé votre propre chaîne sur CZcams "Albert et Mia", je me suis donc précipitée pour découvrir vos chapitres d'histoires vécues avec Mia, très belle. royale qui vous rend si heureux. Moi-même, j'ai recueilli un superbe chat tigré dont la maîtresse était décédée. Voilà maintenant 6 ans qu'il partage ma vie. Il m'apporte tant de choses. Ces félins sont très intelligents et permettent de nous canaliser. Bravo à vous et félicitations à princesse Mia.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have used klicker on both my dogs and my cat. And I must say that they get better at understanding me and cooperate in general, they don't just learn the tricks I showed them.
My bengal Koda is 14 weeks and I am excited to go on adventures with her. I taught her how to sit and stay in about 1 hour and I’m busy training her to sit on my shoulders I love ur channel
Took less than ten minutes for her to pick up the cue on sitting, even tried it without giving her a treat and she did as i ask! Thank you for making these videos theyre very nice. Im just lucky my kittys perceptive lol
I love your relationship with beautiful Mia. Cats have a reputation that they don't listen ,not so. They need to be taught what you want from them. They will come when called, sit ,stay etc.
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My cat is also same😅
i just got a new kitten and came to your channel to learn to train her to not jump on me with her razor sharp claws, just scratching me up for days. feels like i was in a battle with a tiny wolverine. I dont have a clicker but i have treats can i just snap my fingers as my clicker?
Omg i jast found out my cat is pregnat 😍😍😍im gone be a 11 year old grand ma
Funny. Unless send to cat trainer he is unlikely to change 😂
Can you put the subtittle a other language, for example spanish
I have a lazy cat who will only communicate with me when he's hungry, and those are via angry meow, and nothing more. then will ask me to rub his belly is until he fell asleep.. Then repeat 😂 I think he's the one who trained me 😂
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My cat also doing this with me but now he left me 🥺
@@tashuali3159 oh no.. Sorry about this.. 💔
@@anamiguel2603 😂😂 why uhh saying sorry
@@tashuali3159 because he left you? No?🤣
I taught my cat to sit super fast ! I’m so proud of our team effort 🥰
BOOOM! Congrats, Grace!
@@OutdoorBengal btw what's a clicker?
@@izzati4494 it's a tool which clicks and has a different clicking sound of each tool made. It helps the pets to understand the command... Like whenever it clicks they know its for them✌️
@@vanisharma1839 ohh ok ty
@@vanisharma1839 do we need one
Update on Ace - I have gotten him involved in playing some of the games czcams.com/users/postUgkxECnmSvBSv_NGWx4_ChD73pF3NYZwI2F3 and I can see a difference in his confidence already! My other dog played along and he became intrigued - now its a daily part of our routine - about 3 times a day we do the shell game and the muffin tin game. I am so grateful for coming upon your training techniques!
*4:59** Albert - "Sit......down"*
*5:03** Cat - "Yall don't pay me enough for this"*
HAHAHAHAHA this made my day!
😂😂😂literally what I watched first
Plot Twist: Albert got "replaced" by another cat.
😁😁😁
Training my cat is becoming a full time hobby as well as catifying my hone for his pleasure. I notice the more I train him the more effort he puts in respecting my space (not tossing things on the ground) and cuddling with me.
Yes there are a lot of benefits with training them that you didn't even expect.
once you start training your cat,DON'T STOP because if you do it everyday your cat will learn the tricks and NEVER forget them
Taught my 3 cats to sit in just 3 days of being consistent and having goodies for them as rewards! Thanks for the help!
Nice work! cat training is so much fun!
Wow! my cats never obey me they'd ask me to do that
I also have 3 cats
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@@queenofchoice9658omg sorry! My kitten sat on my phone
I taught my cat to sit, stay lay down, come, hi five and jump all without using a clicker. He’s also toilet trained, no liter box. I am so proud of him and he turned 9 months old today.
My cat is also nine months
How did you teach your cat to use the toilet bowl? What are the steps? Was it hard?
@@LK-pn5rx you really shouldn't do that. This is an unphysiological position for the cat and can lead to many problems, especially in old age when the cat will slowly not be able to defecate and will fall inside. does not allow the cat to practice its normal toilet habits, which causes stress and behavioral problems. You don't have a very good way of controlling whether the droppings are healthy and free of parasites. And the most important thing is that you can get parasites from a cat and vice versa
Wow
@LK-pn5rx I also trained my two cats, 7 yo. & 7 month old to use toilet instead of litter box. I bought CityKitty cat toilet training kit on Amazon for $30. It comes with instructions. My 7 y.o. cat learned it in 1 week. But it took 5 weeks to train my 7-month-old kitty. He is just like a human baby who needs more patience 😂
You are excellent at showing the fails too! That helps make us all feel a bit more comfortable! Puko always struggles with stay. So we will keep on practicing! Thank you for all the help! 🐈👍
Thanks again for the kind words! When Mia doesn't want to train it's usually for 1 of these 3 reasons:
1) Too hungry to "play" to get a few treats - Solved by training 2/3 hours after they have their meal
2) Not hungry enough to do stuff for food - Solved with stopping free feeding
3) Too energetic - Solved with playtime first
Your cat doesn’t respond well because it’s a cat and not a dog. Buy a dog if you want to learn them dog tricks
@@alonbasoglu6116 that cat doesn’t respond well because all cats have different personalities. Cats are smarter then dogs. It’s scientifically proven 😏 and they aren’t as noisy and they don’t stink and they don’t need a lot of work like dogs. And there has NEVER been the report of a domesticated indoor cat killing someone.
@@Holly-ws8qj LMAO TRUE
My cats name is Puka. Puko is such a cute nameeee
Now my cat cant stop spinning
Actually same😂 she will sit then instantly spin.
Now I’m working on her sitting and waiting.
My clicker trained cat got very confused in the beginning and started spinning in circles. I think we broke him!
lmaoooo nooo
LMFAOOO R THEY OK💀
#passerfaire super videos
What's a clicker
@@izzati4494 a device that makes a click noise
Several weeks in and my cat is still getting to grips with sit 😅 but it’s made snack time much more interactive and fun and I’m sure she’ll get there one day.
What I recommend is rewarding for getting close. And once she gets the gist make her do it fully before rewarding her.
oh i hope one day my 2 kitten like this.
Or the cat acts like it's not learning anything to keep getting treats.
I've taught my 10 week old kitten finger targetting and to sit so far! Love it thank you so much for the helpful videos
Thanks, Buddy! I have 5 cats but never trained them. After watching this video, I'm motivated to do so.
My cat doesn't need to be told to sit when feeding her. When she sees me getting her bowl, cleaning it, and serving it, she will automatically wait in loaf position.
Same 😂
That's a college graduate kitty right there 🎓🐱
“Loaf position”🤣👍
I would love mine to be like this. Right now she tries to jump and bite and my leg and she meows like she’s gonna die. I feed her 4x daily. She’s just a kitten (3 months) but she’s my first cat so I’m hoping this is just kitten behavior but when she’s older I hope she doesn’t continue to climb and bite me - it’s a bit scary for me just imaging a fully grown cat biting me.
Did your cat naturally go into loaf position or did u train her with clicker?
My kitten meows like she’s never had a meal every time I go near the countertop.
I moved into my first apt so I could keep my cat because my dad is allergic. Then covid hit so it was just me and him for a long time. I taught him so many tricks and he LOVED it. He knows sit, beg, high five, spin, speak, “find it” (I hide treats and let him go find it, but if I tried harder you could totally train a cat to find specific scents like dogs)
His “recall” is “are you huuungrry?”
He’s ridiculous, love him
Thank you Albert! Your videos were helpful in deciding whether we wanted Bengal cats.
( we had Siamese cats for over 30 years!) We decided to get a brother and sister a month ago.
The active , vocal, playful, sweet tempered cats have added so much joy to our home! Thank you
for the wonderful videos of Mia. She is a sweet darling! Blessings Albert!
Yay I love this! Cats can be taught tricks and trained, not many people know this! Thanks for this vid, it's pawesome!
Omg hii me and my cat loveee ur vids
Same
super helpful! I rescued a Sokoke (his name is Haku) 2yrs ago. I never thought to train him until I got a dog, and through training my dog, Haku picked up on the commands ‘sit’ & ‘spin’. Obviously he’s much more intelligent than I’ve acknowledged, so I’m ready to make up for that now. I’m going to work on basic commands and then work my way into harness training- he LOVES the outdoors. your videos will be my go-to for training him- thank you!
btw, your cat is fascinating, I love her.
THANK YOU so much for the love! All the luck with Haku! :)
I think what you are saying here is important. Cats are seen in a different way than dog's so we don't even think about training them. My mum had like 20 cats when I grew up. We didn't train any of them. As an adult I worked with dogs and horses and then training is the main part of the relationship. So when I got my cat, she was dumped in my apartment, I treated her very much like a dog in the beginning, because I didnt know how cats worked. I took her to the vet being worried about not having the proper papers from a breeder, what if they wouldn't do the health check, chipping and castrating if I couldn't prove I was the owner..? Turns out, that in my country you can pick up any cat without a chip and claim it as yours. That would be unthinkable with a dog or a horse. And many cats arent registraited on anyone. we have about 150 000 homeless cats, but we pretty much dont have any homeless dogs.
I also walked her on a leash, I gave her food 3, 4 times a day, no free feeding, I trained her to sit before she ate and I thought her to stand still when I put on clothes and a leash, I said no go to bed, when she was naughty. 😂 Didnt work though. Now I have bought a proper cat tree, cat toys/wands, she walks outside on her own etc But I think It was good I didnt know how to treat her in the beginning, because I find we have a better relationship than most cats and cat owners. I can take her with me on trips, she comes running when I call her. Life gets easier when she isnt a scared cat hiding under the bed. I think we would raise cats value as pets if we saw them a little bit more like dogs. 🙂
I don't have a cat, but still learning.
Of course we have to be prepared in advance... By the way, me too😂
I will give one
@@manobatool4832 😂
Who are you gonna teach, ypur children lol
Then get a wife 😂
Taught my kitten around 5 months to sit, she’s so smart!❤ I’ll be teaching her more things now that she’s almost a year 😅 thank you so much ❤❤
I've never seen a cat on a boat but have thought about taking my little fellow. Seeing your cat gives me confidence that he would be just fine. He already rides in vehicles, even a convertible with top down.
I talk to of my cats who were scared of everything at first to sit stand up shake hands twirl in circles lay down and meow. Two weeks to teach them everything. You can train any domesticated animal. It’s just a matter of being consistent. I can’t believe in our time people still think the dogs are trainable and cats aren’t
You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear this! :) hurray for you!
I've got two furr babies. And for the first time someone else has said 'Cat dad'
Instantly subscribed because this guy gets it!
I will certainly be trying these out and will update:)
I never intended to train my cat but he knows how to wait for his food. It just started with me wanting him to stop running for the bowl while I was preparing his dinner. After a while of me blocking his way and saying "wait" he would give up and sit and wait on his own. Eventually he would automatically sit and wait every time I told him to at dinner time. What a clever boy
Wow this was awesome! You're an incredible cat trainer. I'm getting a kitten tomorrow and will be implementing these techniques and training tools asap. Thank you. This was so informative and broken down masterfully. Bravo! 🎉❤ I've worked with animals my whole life too, I started my own dog grooming business, and I always appreciate another animal enthusiast. ❤❤❤
Wassup with your cat mate
My kitten, Juniper, recently turned 6 months. So far she has mastered sit, tall/pretty, is okayish with spin. I can have her sit for 20-ish seconds before she gives up now. We are working on lay down now.
She has a short attention span right now but again, shes only 6 months old. Thanks for all the tips, its super cute to share a few tricks with friends.
Very helpful. We just started and followed the tips and tricks and after a week we have mastered 3 tricks. Never thought our cat could be trained like this!
How old is your cat?
@@arasali5706 3 years old. The clicker really works. I never thought our cat would be trained like that
Thank you Albert!! Thank you Mia! My cat understand to sit in my order now~ Happy chinese new year!~
Happy new year!! Thank you so much for sharing your progress! Can't wait to see how far you two get!
I would love a video on how to discourage a kitten from unwanted behavior - biting etc. Thank you!
Don’t play with them with your hands and play with a toy. Or if you notice they feel like biting, redirect them to a toy they can chew on. When kittens are teething and they’re losing baby teeth and getting new adult teeth they’ll be teething, and they’ll feel like biting or chewing on something to help that pain. If you wonder where the baby teeth, chances are your kitten is eating them and thats normal too. We were just lucky to find a little bit of her baby teeth to keep.
Just stop playing with it in that way and be consistent. If you can find some thing that motivates them like a toy string or food that’s the 🔑
I have a Bengal too. I spend a lot of time searching for this type lesson. Glad I find you channel.
Super helpful. I watched this video and it took about 1 hour to teach my cat sit. Absolutely amazing.
Taught both of my 3 month old ocicats how to Sit so far, moving on to Down now :) awesome video!👏🏼👏🏼
I’m so proud today that I’m able to teach my feisty cat to sit, hand and down with hand gesture, praises and clicker! ❤ Will continue to train my cats more to improve our bindings ❤thank you!
Thank you so much for this video, my cat already knows how to sit and give a paw, but I could never get her to lie down. I will start to try and train her :)
My cat is almost 3 months old and, thanks to your videos, I thought him to sit. My goal is to teach him self-control with food, we're far from it, but we'll get there I hope. He had a compulsive obsession for food, even after feeding him, he would jump on the table and start eating ANYTHING that was available in his reach. He would meow obsessively, and we had to close him in another room in order for him to not "suffer". He was found on the street, near a car, he probably went inside the engine because he was dirty with car oil. Since I tought him to sit, he's learned the word NO, and he's become a lot more patient. Also, after feeding him, he no longer jumps immediately, sometimes he just sits and doesn't bother at all, I'm so happy about the progress we've done in just 2 weeks. So THANK YOU 1 MLN TIMES! Ciao from Italy 🐈
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It was an excellent tip! it totally worked on my cat as well. It took me only an hour teaching my cat 3 tricks only without clicker.
I don't have a clicker and I want to teach my cat, so could you explain how you did it without a clicker?
@@StarIsGone424 this is late but just use a pen instead
I taught my cats to sit, sit pretty, high five, shake, head bunt, and fetch. The male (both are from the same litter) caught on a little faster. The girl loves playing fetch. Lately she has been bringing me random things in the morning and leaving them by my bedroom door.
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Lol
My cat does this too lol
My cat was a very quick learner I'm so proud
They are so smart!
After watching this video my cat mastered the sit command perfectly within two days… 😊😊
Learned spin within 4days… Didn’t know cats could be so smart and intelligent ☺️…
This video helped me a lot, thank you! My cat is slowly learning how to sit, down, and even sit pretty. Although we still need to practice spin. Me and my princesse are a great team!
My 20 weeks ragdoll learned his first trick, spin, in 1,5 weeks! We trained every second day on average I’d say and most of that was clicker charging. The actual spin took just 2 shorts sessions.
I’m so proud of him and it is so much fun to see the progress! 😻
Thank you for this video!
So grateful to have found your awesome tutorials, thank you for teaching me how to make a huge dream come true. Our new fur child Cleese is picking it all up ridiculously fast and its all thanks to your awesome help. Thank you so much xox
Loki struggles alot with learning but after watching this and trying a few times he learned!!!
FYI:your cat makes my heart melt
I taught my cat “kisses” and she puts her head up to get a his on the head. I think she knew what it meant for weeks before she finally decided to do it. She doesn’t always do it right away it at all. Guess it depends on her mood.
Last year I adopted a cat and watched this video. She can now do all these tricks and even more. It was super helpful
I'm glad to have found you and this channel, Mia is such a smart kitty! I've just gotten my British Shorthair Kitten about 3 weeks ago. After trying to train him to recognize his name, he now responds to his name 60% of the time by only turning his head to look at me T_T I am trying to teach him to 'sit' too, but it's been pretty difficult to do so as he will just climb on me to get the treat lol!
I have started clicker training my cat so when I was watching this video and you were clicking, he came right up to my phone and licked his lips... Hehe
He likes me already? :)
I wonder at what age will they start being receptive to these kind of commands? Getting a Bengal kitten in 3 weeks! =D
I really want to train her well to be relaxed and happy with traveling in the car and out and about + good manners indoors ^^
You can start training your kitty basic little tricks like sit and come or litter training as young as when they start to eat and drink normally. I started to teach my cat how to sit and how to come (and I taught him his name) when he was about 4-5 months old! Now he comes when I call him and when it’s treat time he’ll sit as soon as I hold a treat out fit him. Now I am teaching him how to shake.😊
@@sunsetawesomness1745 Nice!
I'll start carrying treats on me now then as she does mostly come when I call her, time to one up her skills hehe
@@SparkyBites did you get your cat? How much for bengal cat?
@@prajwalbharambe343 Yep! She was $1800 NZD
@@SparkyBites adopt
Your a life saver my cat lisens to me now thanks
I really value your perspective and it has helped me and my cat’s relationship tremendously. I look forward to your next video. Btw my kitty’s name is Shinobu but I also call her Punkinhead or Punkinbutt. Have a great day !
Thank you for taking a moment to share some love! :) Will see you next week 😝
My cat she was very smart and easy to train. She would sit, lay down, stay, come, roll over all on hand commands. She did all of these tricks without treats or rewards other than me saying what a good girl she is. She would also fetch. When I was paralyzed from a car accident my cat if she heard a noise would run to the door and growl and guard my home. She would go for car rides in my car. I could take her on public transit with her harness and leash and she loved it. She would go for walks. Greet people at our door. The bond I had with my cat was simply amazing. I miss her dearly. ❤
Absolutely worth watching! Thank you:)
Best video to ever exist...!
I just started training my cat after watching this video and it is still sitting expecting me to give more treats 🤣
that's a good sign I guess! haha
An encouraging video for us cat owners. I'm happy that my Siamese and Norwegian Forest cat scratch on the posts, and semi-listen to me. We can all improve, however, including the owner.
Thank you so much for this video! I've been trying to teach my cat tricks and you have made it so easy for me!
I love the look kitty gives the camera - no treat, no trick...show me the treat LOL
What an adorable Darling Mia 💖🥰
Perfect for teaching my cat to hide! I have a secret cat in an apartment that doesn't allow pets and I've taught him to hide behind a shelf!
That is awesome!
Hi Albert, I absolutely love your videos. Thanks so much for making them. We have a 6 month old male bangle named Miko. With your training techniques he now responds when called and follows to where we want him to go. Now working on sit command, he is definitely coming along and starts getting the point but keeps trying to grab it with paws. Any suggestions how to get him to stop swinging his paws?
Thanks for this video:). I’m so excited to train my cat too🤗.I have 2, 6 y/o and 3 months old , for now my 2 and 6 y/o they know how to open the window (our window has a screen and glass that can be swipe) and we use to close the window just the screen every daytime. My mom doesn’t know about this , then one day when one of my cat open the window and she thought someone break into our house when she hear the window opening, and when she turn around my cat was looking -meowing at her asking for food😂😂😂😂
Really useful content! We're getting our Bengal a week from now and are super excited! Can't wait to try some of these tricks. Thanks for sharing! I've come over from your TikTok and Instagram. You deserve more CZcams subscribers!
Thank you so so much! CZcams takes time. I just try to offer the best value I can and hopefully followers will come! Thank you for the love!
Your channel is a goldmine for new cat owners like me! I hope you make a video soon about training a cat to use the litterbox using clicker training.
Great suggestion! A quick answer, because I guess you need some help now and not in a few weeks...
1) Try having more than one litter box.
2) Keep them always clean (at least 1ce a day)
3) Make sure your cat knows where it is.
4) Make it accessible
Once all of the above has been crossed off the list:
- Whenever your cat uses it or stays on it, say "good boy/gir" or click. Then reward
- If you see your cat doing their things elsewhere, pick them up and place them on the litter box. Click, then reward.
- If there's some carpet or soft surface where they usually do it, take it and palce it where the litter box is.
I hope this helps!
I just discovered you! Each of your videos is a little treasure that you help me discover.
Yours truly,
Liz
When you want to train your cat but he hates treats: what now 👁👄👁
Thee MOST IMPORTANT TRICK I needed for my 3 kittens is how I need them to trust me of holding them from a spot or place they find themselves stuck on stupid. The first encounter my kittens were high on the attic level of garage. They first freaked out when I got hold of them to put down so I made sure I did it slowly and even backing up a step for them to figure it out. So the very next time around they knew exactly why they calling for me for now, they stay still without the claws fringing and hairs standing up. Its so important to teach them this over the ones that make you smile for its more for overall safety between your cat and their IQ.
Absolutely! There's a trick you can use in those cases. Should Training! I have a video in the channel talking about that trick!
You can find it here: czcams.com/video/W5GSrT-bEGk/video.html
Just found this channel, your videos are really helpful! Im looking into getting a bengal cat very soon and am very excited to train it up.
One question is, do they have to be of a certain age to be clicker trained this way or can it be done as kittens when first brought home?
I'm so glad! Kittens under 12weeks of age can get confused with clicker training if you go too fast too soon.
I try to recommend "Come When Calles" and "Finger Targeting" as the 2 first tricks. For 2 reasons:
1) They are easy tricks that won't compete agains each other (your cat won't get confused)
2) They are going to create strong fundamentals to build the rest of the training upon.
From 14/16 weeks you can start teaching the rest of the tricks, one at a time :)
Best of luck!
My husband & I have a cat, Ollie, that fetches small items, ie. Candy with crinkly wrapper, wine bottle cork, etc. She's so adorable!!!
That’s awesome
So I’m having an awesome time clicker training my cat, but any suggestions for scratches and bites? My hands are not happy 😆
Check Jackson Galaxy videos, there's one about it. As far as I understand is better if you don't let your cat play with your hands (but rather toys) and trim nails regularly. Maybe use the clicker to reinforce when you do what usually make the cat bite/scratch you and cat stays quiet instead(you teach a different reaction). Unless is things like touching their belly, then just don't do that haha. I hope it helps ^^
Literally just taught my kitten how to sit within minutes, hes such a good boy, picked it up immediately
Had my bengal for about a month now
She did learn sit in like 5 minutes
5 minutes it’s not that bad!!!
One night I was sad, so I decided I would teach my cat to sit. I did no research on the subject and improvised. My cat got the hang of it in 5 minutes! She'll only sit when there is no distraction and only if I'm the one asking her to😆 I was shooked by her intelligence tbh!
That's great! They are extremely smart, particularly if we are good at understanding what works with them and what doesn't.
Thanks a lot for the insightful content! My cat already automatically sits down every time she sees me with cat food, I am not really sure how to teach her to sit in that case. I tried going straight to the lying down trick, but she does not seem to get my point. She thinks she has to tap my hand to get the treat. Thats probably because giving a fist bump was the first trick I taught her. She also knows finger pointing and sitting pretty. Any ideas on what to try?
For the down command, moving your fingers further will make your cat either walk towards you or lay lower. That might make it.
Another trick you might want to try (in this video) is stay. Trying to get further and further from them, even out of reach. It's cool to see how much you can challenge them. :)
I have a tutorial to get them jump on your shoulder if you are interested, it's very cool (my favorite trick so far)
My cat immediately goes into a sit position when I have treats so (before watching many videos) I taught her “Gimme paw” “Hop up” and “High five” hop up means to stand on back paws.
How I started was with Gimme Paw I’d grab her paw and reward her, and I’d do that a few times not releasing her paw until she finished the treat. Then I’d raise the bar she would have to put her paw in my hand, at first I would meet her halfway and reward her but soon I wouldn’t reward her unless she put her paw fully in my hand. The other two were a similar story. I’m working on her mastery of these before teaching her others.
That is so cool. I have been working on my cats. So far sitting is automatic for two of them the third is progressing well. They no longer fly at me or the food bowl when it feeding time which is a plus. I have tried to get the other two to high five or fist bump using the cup method, but they lose interest very quickly I will definitely have to try your method. Is there any other tips or tricks you could provide?
Also I have trouble with one of the kittens paws. I often have to clip her nails while she is dozing off. I try and pet her paws while she is eating and it seems to help a little but she is still cautious of me holding her paws.
After hearing the click I'm still staying in the same position.
I love this guy. He smiles all the way from the start until the end of the video, plus he’s HANDSOME😍😍😍
Training a cat is SO MUCH harder than training a dog so I respect this guy for training his cat so well!!!!! Cats usually ignore humans unless they have food in their hands😅Wouldn’t even bother to get close to you if you have nothing🤷🏻♀️which is why I don’t like them and will forever prefer dogs❤❤❤Oh and btw, can your cat do “sit pretty” now? Since I didn’t see it do the full motion in the video…
I love this ❤ I took my Bengal to the beach because of your inspiration ⛱️ Thanks Albert 🎉
Je suis française et j'ai lu un article sur vous et Mia dans un magazine intitulé "le nouveau détective". A la lecture de votre histoire, j'ai été fascinée. L'article du magazine mentionnait que vous avez créé votre propre chaîne sur CZcams "Albert et Mia", je me suis donc précipitée pour découvrir vos chapitres d'histoires vécues avec Mia, très belle. royale qui vous rend si heureux. Moi-même, j'ai recueilli un superbe chat tigré dont la maîtresse était décédée. Voilà maintenant 6 ans qu'il partage ma vie. Il m'apporte tant de choses. Ces félins sont très intelligents et permettent de nous canaliser. Bravo à vous et félicitations à princesse Mia.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Cat acting up? Just give it a treat! There’s no problem with that! :D
Says man that is definitely not mind-controlled by a cat…
Love watching your videos 😻😻
Yay! Thank you!
I have used klicker on both my dogs and my cat. And I must say that they get better at understanding me and cooperate in general, they don't just learn the tricks I showed them.
My kitten knows how to finger target now and can hop on my shoulder while I walk around because of you. Thank you so much, we're having a lot of fun:)
The montage in the beginning is precious !!!
My bengal Koda is 14 weeks and I am excited to go on adventures with her. I taught her how to sit and stay in about 1 hour and I’m busy training her to sit on my shoulders I love ur channel
It is quite hard for me because I’m only 12 and I have a lot of school work but I’m getting there
I’m also making my own cat toys
Really amazing!!
I actually used this for my dog which was really easy and fun to teach her, I just chop up carrots and cucumbers as she loves them
Cats are smart and when they respect their owners (and lot of treats) you can teach cats anything. :D
I'm teaching my foster cat come, sit and stay. And this method seems to be working very well.
Love your videos Albert. You & Mia are total "GOALS!" 🙌
Thanks so much for the love! Good luck with your adventure!
Took less than ten minutes for her to pick up the cue on sitting, even tried it without giving her a treat and she did as i ask! Thank you for making these videos theyre very nice. Im just lucky my kittys perceptive lol
I just can't explain how amazing trainer you are!
Wow, thank you SO MUCH! Really appreciate it!
I enjoyed the video!
Amazing tips! My cat was able to learn 1 per day, 10 mins is maybe pushing it for a few days!! ❤ thank you so much!!
it's so useful, my cat has learnt to sit and come, I'm going to teach her more.
I love your relationship with beautiful Mia.
Cats have a reputation that they don't listen ,not so. They need to be taught what you want from them.
They will come when called, sit ,stay etc.
Just ordered my cat training ket, super excited to start🎉 tyy!
Oh lord, I died laughing at 5:05. It's such a cat thing to do!
I taught shake it amazes people every time
Party tricks are the most fun ! Haha
I love all your videos! I just recently got a cat and they have helped me so much! Thank you :)))
That's awesome!