Animal health pros often get questions about the validity of training cats. Feline behavior specialist Sarah Ellis explains how you can train your kitty to come on command, take medicine and stop waking you up in the middle of the night.
Source: NPR, October 27, 2017.
The common wisdom about pets is that you can train a dog, but you can’t train a cat. Today’s guest says you can train a cat, but it takes an understanding of how cats learn. Sarah Ellis shares the things she’s trained her cats to do: come when she calls, voluntarily walk into the cat carrier to go to the vet, take medicine and be friendly to her dog and her baby.
INSIGHTS: Sarah Ellis is the co-author with John Bradshaw of the book, “The Trainable Cat.” The podcast can be used on websites, in blogs, in social media posts or in client education materials.