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5 Reddit comments about The Trainable Cat: A Practical Guide to Making Life Happier for You and Your Cat:

u/Jewbaccah · 5 pointsr/Pets

While contrary to dogs, cats will feel more secure in small places. Put some of her things that has her scent on it. Like beds and litter box. And keep her in a small room, even a bathroom.

If you want to learn more detailed and advanced things about keep cats as pets, this book is pretty good: https://www.amazon.com/Trainable-Cat-Practical-Making-Happier/dp/0465050905

u/Lwuun · 3 pointsr/aww

Oh no! This book has a ton of great tips to make your cat and new puppy be comfortable with each other. :)

u/thewildelusive · 2 pointsr/aww

You should read The Trainable Cat
A lot of the problems you’re describing can be corrected using the methods in this book. People make the mistake of thinking they can deal with cats the same way they deal with dogs, and then get mad when they don’t listen like it’s the cat’s fault. But it’s not. Cats have a lot more wild in them than dogs do, and need to be handled much differently. If you can implement the information in the book I linked, you may be surprised at how different your cat’s behavior becomes. If you just want someone to blindly obey you and love you with no work put forth on your end, then by all means stick to dogs.

u/Wordie · 2 pointsr/bengalcats

My adopted Bengal, Pearl, did it without training when I first brought her home (she was 1). She would drop the toy at a little distance from me and unfortunately, I tried to train her to bring it closer. Instead, I somehow extinguished the behavior completely, as she decided that "closer" really meant "drop it." Now, I'm working on it again, starting with praising her a lot every time she just picks up the toy when I throw it. Otherwise, she'll pounce and run toward the toy, but not always even pick it up. I really think it's a lot of fun for her watching me run back and forth and get down on my knees to get it myself each time I throw it! But there have been a few times when she brings it right back, and they seem a little more frequent, so that's progress.

I'm not really a trainer, but according to the little I've read, giving praise as I do for even the tiniest movement toward the end goal is how to do it. And then once the minimal behavior is established, then you can up the ante and only praise when she takes it a little bit further toward the end goa I should add that when I first got her I always praised her heavily when I fed her or when she was enjoying being petted. Now, just praise alone is a great treat for her, which I think will help motivate her during future fetch training.

I haven't finished reading it, but The Trainable Cat seems like a great book with lots of ideas and tips, and background understanding so you know better how your cat sees the world.