[Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?

[Ericka]

I've heard of people training their cat to use the toilet – even flushing! Sorry I'd rather spend my time cleaning the cat box. That's pretty cool that the cat had a way to communicate the low blood sugar. I understand you go kind of zombie like. I'm glad the person is able to pick up on things.

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

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> On Aug 29, 2016, at 11:08 AM, Justin Williams via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> The low sugar thing was actually pretty useful. 
> If you can train them with the litter box, you can probably train them to do
> something else.  I remember seeing a cat on riplies believe or not eating
> with a fork or something like that.  I've also talked to people who have
> walked cats on a leash.
> Justin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer
> Aberdeen via blindtlk
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 12:04 PM
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> Cc: Jennifer Aberdeen <freespirit328 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Tips for clicker-training a cat?
> 
> 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
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> 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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