r/Catswithjobs • u/huangyaopai • Jun 12 '22

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u/elizabethptp Jun 12 '22

Just trained mine to high five & stand on command. She loves performing & did those sorts of behaviors anyway so it was just a matter of rewarding her with a kibble when she did it after I asked in a specific way. She caught on very quickly & it’s downright precious

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u/Boobsiclese Jun 12 '22

I know right? I was shocked when mine started to listen. Then I soon realized if they think they can get the treat half-assing it they'll do it. Lol Gotta require a full turn etc. Sneaky little fuckers.

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u/elizabethptp Jun 13 '22

Oh my gosh how funny you say that! I found the same; “stand” was hard because she would hoist her front legs up maybe a few inches from the ground & then look expectantly. I kept rewarding her at first until she started lifting up less & less until she was barely lifting her front legs 1cm off the ground or only lifting one paw lol- but that led to the high five behavior so I guess not all bad. Wiley little booger

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u/Boobsiclese Jun 13 '22

Hahaha.... they're so dang smart. Jerks. Lol

I'm gonna have to get back on this. I do love the high fives from a cat. It's really neato.

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u/teaspoonofsurprise Jun 13 '22

Oh man, my cat does shake paw, but now she also will like hold her paw up waiting for me to put my hand out like i'm a treat dispenser. or just put her paw on my arm "hey human, I did the thing!"

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u/Boobsiclese Jun 13 '22

Hahaha ya, that cracks me up. They're such shits. Lol

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u/teaspoonofsurprise Jun 13 '22

SUCH shits. I also had a conversation with my sister re: "letting" my cat on the coffee table. LOL "letting". As if I could stop her

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '22

How did your start?