[Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?

[Ericka]

All of my cats have known a seizure was coming! They've had a special meow. They also have known when i was sick or in pain & stayed with me. Weird i know! 3 shelter cats with differing personalitiesand all sensed an aura I couldn't. I have NO alert like a smell or taste luke others. What gifts from God they are! 

Ericka Short
1750 Fordem Ave. #508
Madison. WI. 53704
608-665-3170

 from my iPhone 6s

> On Aug 29, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Jennifer Aberdeen via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hmmm, I have two cats who do their own thing when they want pretty much. One of my cats, however, is kind of an alert cat by nature; when my fiance had him at his house, a couple times he did alert him when he needed to eat because his sugar was getting low...it was the strangest thing. My fiance would be semi-conscious and the cat would stare at him and my fiance would snap out of it enough to get some food. That's about all I've seen a cat do though. I guess you could train it to do some little thing, but probably not anything too useful.
> 
> Jen
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Judy Jones via blindtlk
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 11:54 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Cc: Judy Jones
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?
> 
> Dogs are pack animals and looking for a leader.  Cats are not, so there is going to be a completely different mind-set, as far as the cat is concerned.
> 
> I understand that, outside of litter box training, it is very rare to have a trained cat.  I experienced vicarious cat ownership through our eldest daughter who stayed with us awhile before her marriage, and although her cat was great to have around, she chose where and when she wanted to interact.
> 
> A humorous anecdote I saw once says, "Dogs have masters, but cats have staff."
> 
> Best wishes.
> 
> Judy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jessie Mabry via blindtlk
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 9:48 AM
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Jessie Mabry
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?
> 
> Hi list,
> 
> My husband and I, both blind, just got a cat and would like to try clicker-training her for fun, but we haven't been successful so far after various attempts. I've seen a couple articles on training guide dogs, and of course Google has plenty on blind pets, but barely anything on blind trainers in general, and nothing at all about them working with cats. I'd appreciate connecting with  anyone who has experience with this. I can provide more details about our trials off-list.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jessie
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