Trainable Cat

'Amazing' Guardian

From the on-screen experts for BBC2's Cat Watch, and based on their groundbreaking research - this is the ultimate guide to making your cat a happier, more sociable animal.

The idea of atrained cat is a contradiction in terms, isn't it? Naturally solitary, wary, easilythreatened by newcomers, they are attached to place rather than people,and much of their 'antisocial' behaviour arises in situations where thatattachment is threatened. But, as cat experts Sarah Ellis and JohnBradshaw argue, such stress-induced behaviour can be prevented, reduced,even eliminated, by training.

A comprehensive and engagingstep-by-step guide, The Trainable Cat will help you to help your catnegotiate the complexities of everyday life: to enjoy living with humans- including new babies and lively toddlers - and other pets; to answerto their name; settle into a new home; and to overcome the anxiety of avisit to the vet. You can train your cat to do what is in its own bestinterests - even when its instincts tell it otherwise.

'I doubt you'll find a more well-informed or scientific book on cats that better shows you how feline thinking works' The Times

Reviews

In addition to improving the cat's welfare, the training enhances the relationship between owner and animal ... It's amazing what a few treats and perseverance can do... Though the training book is now rather dog-eared, the cat has left it mercifully unchewed