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YES, YOU CAN TRAIN CATS!

CHERYL KOLUS, DVM, KPA-CTP

Circuscats.com (The Acro-Cats)

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IF THIS CAT CAN BE TRAINED…

Courtesy of the Denver Zoo

…so can yours! 3

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2 WHY IS TRAINING CATS IMPORTANT?

  • Mental stimulation
  • Strengthen human-

animal bond

  • Decrease unwanted

behaviors

  • Physical stimulation
  • Develop confidence
  • Make handling easier
  • Fun!

https://www.travelblog.org/Photos/377776

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CLICKER TRAINING

  • Marker training, R+
  • Marine mammals, zoo, fish,

people

  • The click
  • Event marker
  • Bridge
  • Secondary (conditioned)

reinforcer

  • Precise
  • Distinct

Caution: scary? 5

CLICKER SKILLS

  • Observation
  • Timing
  • 1 click = (at least) 1

reinforcer

  • Separate the click from

the reward

  • Motivators

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GETTING BEHAVIORS

  • Luring/prompting
  • Shaping
  • Capturing

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4 FIRST THINGS FIRST

  • Loading the clicker
  • Target
  • Why?
  • When do you add the

verbal cue?

  • Behavior performed

reliably 8/10 times

  • Predict moment

behavior is about to be performed

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Practice Video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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5 USEFUL BEHAVIORS

  • Go into carrier
  • Come when called
  • Go to mat (station)

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DESENSITIZATION & COUNTERCONDITIONING

Used to change underlying emotions Desensitization

  • Presenting a negative (scary) stimulus at a low

enough intensity that it doesn’t elicit a negative (fearful, aggressive) response, and gradually increasing intensity, still avoiding a negative response.

If it’s boring, you’re probably doing it right!

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DESENSITIZATION & COUNTERCONDITIONING

Counterconditioning

  • Providing something pleasant in the presence of

something negative (scary)

  • And/or teaching an incompatible behavior in the

presence of something negative

Most effective when used together!

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6 COOPERATIVE CARE

  • Stationing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6P1jzHEV10

Courtesy of Ayoe Hoff

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POSITIVE HANDLING EXAMPLES

  • Distraction vs. training

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POSITIVE HANDLING EXAMPLES

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THE END

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