If you published this, I'd buy it. Try to get a real publisher, and not Lulu. I'd like an *actual* copy of the book that isn't a ripoff of a deal.
About the dogs not understanding language, au contrair! They're bound to recognise commonly used words, based on the consequence/action tied with the word. Otherwise how would your room mate's dog know she wanted him to come?
I know my cat definitely recognises his name (Smudge) and "Kitty" (the other name he gets called a lot). He automatically assumes any yelling in the house is done at him (not always the case, but the case most of the time. I'm apparently a goddamn moron, according to your site *cheeky grin*).
So, in the strain of dog training: What should I do to convince my cat knocking things off tables isn't as fun as it used to be? Or knocking over cups, for that matter? This often happens when I've got my back turned (IE: have left the room for 2-3 minutes and come back to orange juice spilled all over the floor. Or I'm sleeping so heavily that I don't hear him knocking crap off my table).
I get the whole divert his attention to something more fun thing, but how do I do that if I'm not there?
Dogs learn to pick out words, but it doesn't come naturally to them. They find it difficult, and if the words sound too similar, they get mixed up easily. It's like listening to a foreign language - you can pick up a word here and there, but a lot of it sounds the same.
And Lulu books are real books! They have ISBN numbers and everything!
Good luck on the cat - they just love knocking stuff off of other stuff. A booby trap might be your best bet... like tie the cup to something that makes a lot of noise or something to scare him? Or set up sting operations with video cameras and mirrors?
Nods, but isn't it like $30 for a paperback book on there? Otherwise, it's just an ebook, right?
And you're serious about the cat training? Why isn't there any official cat training out there?! (well, other than the Sims) Cats are every bit as capable of learning as dogs surely, and one assumes they learn in about the same way.
Also: is there a way to train my cat that it's okay to jump up onto a lap? He's kind of dumb and has yet to realise he can hop into a lap on his own steampower. He tends to wait for dad or I to pick him up and put him there. On the same vein, is there any way to train him to sleep with me at night? Oddly enough, attempting to force him to sleep in my arms doesn't work. It doesn't have to be in my arms, though! I'll be happy if he'll sleep on the bed with me!
On that front (besides trying to force him to sleep in my arms), when I get up in the middle of the night, I'll find him and bring him to bed with me (he typically stays with me after that). This has taught him to come and sleep with me at 3am. Now how do I teach him to come and sleep with me when I go to bed?
You can totally clicker train cats. It's just difficult to get ANY animal to fight their natural instincts without someone in the room to modulate their behaviour. But yeah, clicker training mo fo, at least how-to-train bits, would work just as well for a cat. But the cat needs to be motivated. Dogs are easier to motivate, is all.
About the dogs not understanding language, au contrair! They're bound to recognise commonly used words, based on the consequence/action tied with the word. Otherwise how would your room mate's dog know she wanted him to come?
I know my cat definitely recognises his name (Smudge) and "Kitty" (the other name he gets called a lot). He automatically assumes any yelling in the house is done at him (not always the case, but the case most of the time. I'm apparently a goddamn moron, according to your site *cheeky grin*).
So, in the strain of dog training: What should I do to convince my cat knocking things off tables isn't as fun as it used to be? Or knocking over cups, for that matter? This often happens when I've got my back turned (IE: have left the room for 2-3 minutes and come back to orange juice spilled all over the floor. Or I'm sleeping so heavily that I don't hear him knocking crap off my table).
I get the whole divert his attention to something more fun thing, but how do I do that if I'm not there?
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And Lulu books are real books! They have ISBN numbers and everything!
Good luck on the cat - they just love knocking stuff off of other stuff. A booby trap might be your best bet... like tie the cup to something that makes a lot of noise or something to scare him? Or set up sting operations with video cameras and mirrors?
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And you're serious about the cat training? Why isn't there any official cat training out there?! (well, other than the Sims) Cats are every bit as capable of learning as dogs surely, and one assumes they learn in about the same way.
Also: is there a way to train my cat that it's okay to jump up onto a lap? He's kind of dumb and has yet to realise he can hop into a lap on his own steampower. He tends to wait for dad or I to pick him up and put him there. On the same vein, is there any way to train him to sleep with me at night? Oddly enough, attempting to force him to sleep in my arms doesn't work. It doesn't have to be in my arms, though! I'll be happy if he'll sleep on the bed with me!
On that front (besides trying to force him to sleep in my arms), when I get up in the middle of the night, I'll find him and bring him to bed with me (he typically stays with me after that). This has taught him to come and sleep with me at 3am. Now how do I teach him to come and sleep with me when I go to bed?
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You can totally clicker train cats. It's just difficult to get ANY animal to fight their natural instincts without someone in the room to modulate their behaviour. But yeah, clicker training mo fo, at least how-to-train bits, would work just as well for a cat. But the cat needs to be motivated. Dogs are easier to motivate, is all.
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