You may be familiar with clicker training for dogs but did you know that clicker training for cats is recommended by many feline professionals? It’s a popular misconception that cats are untrainable.

Although I make my living writing about pets and have lived with cats my whole life, it seems this old cat owner needed to learn a few new tricks. Apparently, while I wasn't paying attention, a ...

Want to have fun with your cat and amaze your friends in two to three weeks? Here are Sue Gilsdorf's tips for clicker-training a cat of any age to give high-fives. Set aside at least five minutes a ...

Cats may truly be the smartest animals. They are so intelligent that they have convinced many people that they are totally untrainable. Little is really ever expected of a cat other than using a ...

The key to training cats lies in finding what motivates them and using positive reinforcement. Cats do best with small steps, short training sessions, and rewards for natural behavior. Patience also ...

It’s 5 a.m., and your cat is ready for the day to begin — and for its morning meal. You get up, put kitty in another room and crawl back into bed. After a moment of silence you hear scratching at the ...

You might believe cats are impossible to train, but you’d only be about half right. While some cats do prefer to live their lives unburdened by obligations or tasks of any kind, others like a bit of a ...