Cat Clicker Training for Shelter Animals.

[TheYungapostle]

I live in Winooski and would like to adopt a puppy preferably a pit puppy?when are your hrs. and can anybody come in and look.

[Eltsukkaa]

I love the work you are doing with the cats!

[asemooneaabi]

i have 2 cats , and i've adopted them both from the shelter... it just breaks my heart when i see these animals in cages, its even hard for me to watch this video... i love them soo much, and i wish i could adopt them all but i cant... i hope more people will care and adopt these amazing animals and give them a home they deserve,

[coolvidsmw]

im geting a cat today !!!

[Signai1976]

Good job you're doing and obviously the cats enjoy the litle extra stimuli and the contact with you. They're all beautiful cats. I hope they'll find a nice home.

[dmedin1]

just to ask, in order to clicker train a cat to come on my command, should i then just point to myself, say the command, and keep doing that till the kitten comes to me and then reawrd? or is there some other method i should use to get it to come to me?

[CClarkVermont]

I'd start by charging the clicker- give kitty a tasty treat and click as you give it to her. Then, move back while offering a treat and saying "Come!". As soon as she comes toward you, click and treat. Increase the distance with each training session. Hope that helps!

[Pienchubbs]

Why types of treats do you use?

[CClarkVermont]

Tuna fish, usually. It's cheap, it appeals to most cats, and it doesn't contain a lot of chemicals and preservatives. If a cat is on a restricted diet, I use a a little bit of it's special food.

[Sandoz526]

I'm sending this video to the volunteer coordinator at the shelter where I volunteer. :)

[CClarkVermont]

Thanks! Our shelter's cats love the training sessions, and it really is incredibly easy to do. Karen Pryor's website has some great tips for starting a shelter program.

P.S. All of the cats in the video have found homes except Syd, the one-eared tux; he is still waiting for his family, but is no longer in a cage. He currently rules over one of the community rooms.

[onekinkstar]

Just wondering . . . Is Syd still there or now in his forever home? Please tell!

[CClarkVermont]

I'm happy to say that Syd finally went to his forever home last week! He's been at the shelter since last November.

[maironad]

Wondeful job helping to keep these cats intellectually stimulated while improving their socialization. It must be very rewarding to see a shy cat open up and start to interact with you, and moreso when they eventually interact openly with other people!

[eventuallythere]

Great job! Fact is, it works. Congrats on providing those poor guys something to stimulate their minds while waiting for homes. My cat Gideon came from AZ Humane Society, and I trained many of the same tricks as you with a clicker. In one of my videos you can hear it, in the other I have graduated to just clicking my tongue-he responds the same. Hopefully the new owners keep up the training at home! Cats NEED this sort of thing.

[dinosfan]

Very good video and lesson. Thanks!