[Moonshadow]

You guys might be right. I don't know much about cats or how to train them (can you train a cat?) but yeah his wife was pissed because she feels he did not train them properly.

[trystan830]

you don't train cats - they train their humans XD

[Alatariel]

Originally Posted by littl3chocobo

proof the cat believes you are a shit hunter and will starve without them XD


were the cat and hamster ok?

Yeah they were both fine. I still don't remember doing it

[littl3chocobo]

you train them like you would a dog or a child. be firm, fair, dont flipflop and dont abuse!

my cat fetches, cuddles, kisses, comes and leaves on command XD though to be fair he also follows, steals pillows and kisses without consent too(the last is for treats, how many times he's forced a kiss for a treat, haha)

well, you were pretty young and not all memories are priority XD

[Moonshadow]

I don't know why, because i love all animals, but cats seem to be such a mystery to me. I have had 2 dogs and I am so comfortable with them, cats? I have never felt comfortable with. The good thing about cats is you can leave them alone. Dogs can't be left alone too long really, and you can't go onvacation and set food out. with cats you can do that.

[littl3chocobo]

.________. why would you do that to a cat? mine throws a fit if he is left alone for more than 3 hours and gets twisted if you dare do more than 5

[trystan830]

i did train one of my cats to 'shake'... and i used treats for that. but mostly, our cats are the ones that have us trained very well!

[littl3chocobo]

well at least you have one? XD personally teaching an animal of any sort to come on command is super important and if they learn even one thing that should be it

[Moonshadow]

Originally Posted by littl3chocobo

.________. why would you do that to a cat? mine throws a fit if he is left alone for more than 3 hours and gets twisted if you dare do more than 5

I know people that go on vacation and leave their cats alone for a weekend or so. I was just saying what people do, when I had a dog she would go to doggy day care.

[trystan830]

our cats come on the 'cat-food-can-being-opened' command! XD

[littl3chocobo]

-shakes head- did you call anyone to rescue the cat/s? that is cruel

[Moonshadow]

trystan that is an amazing trick :P hahaha
how long did it take you to train them to do that, so cute.

cho: no I didn't even know until after. But they would be okay once they returned. There were two cats and they just enjoyed each other's company I guess. I would never leave MY pet alone like that ever.

[trystan830]

well, it was the cat i had when i was growing up, so i don't really know how long it actually took. and it was cute... from what i remember, anyway

[littl3chocobo]

if you did the same to a small child they would be alright too, does not mean it is ok

i am glad you wouldn't. it is pretty horrifying what people consider 'ok' behavior to have around pets, i suppose it is why animal cruelty is so rampant

[Glitch]

my first cat had things she would do that suggested training . . .although I never trained her about anything and really . . it was more her acting in ways that she expected us to be trained in.

She'd always come running when she heard popcorn in the microwave and would take pieces. Every morning she would sit at my elbow, stare at me and slow meow until I woke up -- at which point she would go to the door and wait for me to open it for her. When she was hungry she knew I wasn't very likely to get up and feed her right away so she would go find my mom and sit next to her and meow until my mom got annoyed and went and fed her. One time my mom walked back and forth in front of my door with my cat happily chasing her for food time. And every night she would curl up on my pillow and lick my hair because apparently, I didn't keep it clean enough for her.

[littl3chocobo]

so someone raised her with expectations or was she just so bored of life she made a project of taming you? XD