The trainable cat : a practical guide to making life happier for you and your cat

The trainable cat A practical guide to making life happier for you and your cat

John Bradshaw, 1950-

Book - 2016

"The idea of training rarely crosses cat owners' minds, and we often assume that cats can't and don't need to be trained. But in The Trainable Cat, bestselling anthrozoologist John Bradshaw and cat expert Sarah Ellis show that not only can cats be trained, but they absolutely must be in order to strengthen the bond between pet and owner, reduce their anxiety, and maximize their happiness,"--Amazon.com.

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Subjects
Cats > Training.
Cats > Behavior.
Published
New York : Basic Books [2016]
Language
English
Main Author
John Bradshaw, 1950- (author)
Other Authors
Sarah Ellis, 1980- (author)
Physical Description
xvi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780465050901
  • Sarah's Preface
  • John's Preface
  • Conventions used in this book
  • Introduction: Why Train a Cat?
  • Chapter 1. How Cats Learn: And what you can do to make it easy for them
  • Chapter 2. Understanding Your Cat's Training Requirements
  • Chapter 3. Our Training Philosophy: Mastering the key skills
  • Chapter 4. How Cats Adapt to Living with an Alien Species (Us!)
  • Chapter 5. Cats and Other Cats
  • Chapter 6. Cats and Other Pets
  • Chapter 7. Cooped-up Cats
  • Chapter 8. Touch: Insult or indulgence?
  • Chapter 9. Flight, Fight or Freeze? Cats don't take kindly to stress (especially visits to the vet's)
  • Chapter 10. Cats at Large: The big outdoors
  • Chapter 11. Shredded Drapes and Bloody Corpses: The less appealing sides of cat behavior
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Further Reading
  • Notes
  • Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Renowned anthrozoologist Bradshaw (Cat Sense and Dog Sense) and feline behavioral specialist Ellis provide readers with a comprehensive look at what motivates cats, and explain how to train cats by understanding the way they perceive the world. Training cats, the authors assert, benefits owners and cats by making shared environments less stressful for cats and more pleasant for all. Practical training tips and explanations as to why cats behave as they do-such as scratching furniture or attacking their owner's feet-are provided in each chapter. Exercises include crate training a cat, ensuring tranquility in multicat or multi-animal homes, and safely clipping a cat's claws. Cat lovers will appreciate the sensible advice and in-depth explanations of feline behavior. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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