Has anyone else trained their cat to do tricks?

I was thinking about it for a while as I am a dog trainer/behaviourist and have tried training cats previously, but none were quite as patient and of sound mind like my current boy, Luke.

So, just over a week ago I started training him! I was amazed at how quickly he picked it up!

Within 3 minutes he was sitting on command for treats. Since then we have established both Sit and Touch as well-known comands and he does these happily and with ease upon my command (Touch is just him gently touching my hand with his paw for a treat). Then two days ago, I tried Turn - so just asking him to turn in a circle on command. Took him 2 mins on the first day, then yesterday I asked for it and he was happily doing it.

I am really amazed by him, although I have initiated the training and an rewarding him, it is really all him and his intelligence. He is easier to train than a lot of dogs I have come accross.

Really proud of him and wondered if anyone else had experienced this? Will do video when I have done a few more things with him and put on youtube.

Also, any ideas for what else I could train him to do?

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<3 'Leggy' Luke & Solo 'Simple Cat' <3

Thats so cool! what do you use as treats? how about laydown or beg?

Pets at home do these tiny little bits called Duck Bites and another one called, Deli Chicken I think? But they are small and dont take long to chew but he seems to love them so I use those.

He has now completely mastered Touch and will do it up to 4 times in a row for treats, Sit, Turn and he has started learning Up, which means he jumps onto what ever i am pointing at... he seems to have grasped this quickly too. In between tricks, while he is eating his treat, I sometimes walk to the other side of the room then shout "Lukey Come!" and reward him for coming, so he is learning this too. He seems to really enjoy it, I think mainly because he just loves doing anything with me or my other half and spending time with us.

I would like to teach lay down, but after that I am not sure what else to do!

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<3 'Leggy' Luke & Solo 'Simple Cat' <3

So clever! i may give this a go with mine althou im not holding out much hope as there are two of them to distract each other lol have you tried youtube maybe someone else has come up with some tricks you could get some ideas from there?

I have two as well, i have to seperate them to do training. Just shut one away for 10 mins and work with the other then vice versa.

I tried some 'sit' with Solo Simple Cat the other day.... that was fun... he did actually get it, but every time i put the food down he leaps up and grabs my hand. He also found it more fun to just run in circles so I gave up in the end...

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<3 'Leggy' Luke & Solo 'Simple Cat' <3

Wow, that is so cute!!! i will have to do this with my kitty. We were playing fetch this morning and she kept on fetching her toy back to me and meowing for me to throw it I think Coco would be really good with training. will definitely have to give it a go

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I have found he seems to need a constant reminder of what Turn involves, but hes picked up everything else on command. Not sure where I am going wrong on the Turn, its very different to training dogs

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<3 'Leggy' Luke & Solo 'Simple Cat' <3