Not only can cats be trained, but it’s a ton of fun! You’ll be the coolest cat in the neighborhood when everyone sees what your feline friend can do. Best of all, by working with a certified cat trainer like Class Act Cats’ Joey Lusvardi, you’ll know the training is going to be effective.
If you are looking for help with an existing behavior problem, you want a behavior consultation.
Why Train My Cat?
Cat training has so many benefits! A few of them include:
- Fun for both humans and cats. Your cat won’t be as bored so they’ll be less likely to nibble on your plants or jump on your counters.
- Making nail trims, getting them into a carrier, and other basic care easier.
- Improving your communication with your cat. Your cat will actually listen to you!
- For younger cats and high energy cats, controlling their seemingly endless energy.
- Developing a deeper bond with your cat while building a trusting relationship.
What Can I Train My Cat To Do?
Your imagination (and what cats are physically capable of doing) is the limit! As part of your first session, we’ll go over your goals and what you’d like to achieve with your cat. We don’t have a set agenda for clients and a plan is completely customized to you and your cat. Whether you want to make taking care of your cat easier, teach basic cues for behaviors, reduce boredom in your cat, or even work toward them becoming a therapy cat, we’ll figure out a training plan.
Can You Train My Cat To Become A Therapy Cat?
We can work toward that goal and work on behaviors that will make your cat more successful as a therapy cat. We don’t offer any sort of formal program, certification for therapy cats, and don’t perform assessments ourselves. We are very familiar with Pet Partners guidelines for therapy animals (though we’re not affiliated with them) and can help you work toward meeting the criteria.
What Methods Do You Use To Train Cats?
Put the spray bottle down because they have no place in cat training. We focus on increasing wanted behaviors rather than stopping unwanted behaviors. Practically, this has the effect of stopping an unwanted behavior. No need for corrections or discipline because your cat will be doing what you want because they’ll want to be doing it.
Cat Training Sessions and Prices
Not sure about cat training or want dip your toes in? An initial session is a great place to start. All new clients are required to book an initial session for training as we need to go over your goals, training basics, and assess your cat.
Initial Training Session - $100
60 minute initial session to go over the basics of cat training for fun, discuss goals, and come up with a plan. Cat training does not include follow up between sessions and instead you’ll need to schedule another session to review progress.
Follow Up Sessions - $50
Single 30 minutes follow up session to continue training, alter plan, and continue progress. Follow up sessions include a quick discussion of challenges and time for me to observe you training your cat and discuss changes.
Cat Clicker Training Package - $225
Committed to cat training? Save some $$$ and keep working with us by booking a package of sessions. A session package includes your initial 1 hour session and 3 follow up sessions.
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