Trick Training Cats : How to Teach Your Cat to High-Five and more!

Training your cat to do tricks is a great way to bond, while at the same time providing enrichment. Trick training is great mental stimulation and reduces boredom, which decreases misbehaving and frustrating behaviors.

Training should be a fun and relaxed experience for both you and your cat.

To keep it fun and relaxed, keep training sessions short, only five minutes can make a difference!

Try to choose a time each day to train your cat, cats love routine and they will begin to look forward to training time.

One of the best tricks to begin with is "give me five", since cats naturally lift their paw in a swatting movement.

To begin, all you need is a treat that your cat is motivated by. Something super yummy!

Hold the treat in front of your cat near their shoulder or above their head.

When your cat reaches for your head or the treat, reward your cat with the treat. This is when you will click your clicker if you choose to clicker train your cat. Below is a video for more information on clicker training.

Over time, only reward your cat when her paw touches your hand.

Watch the video below for more on how to teach your cat to high five.

Watch this video for more on clicker training

Interested in training your cat more tricks!? Watch this video to teach your cat Figure 8s.