Naughty No More: Change Unwanted Behaviors Through Positive Reinforcement - Softcover

Krieger, Marilyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933958928 ISBN 13: 9781933958927

Publisher: CompanionHouse Books, 2011

Synopsis

Thought you couldn’t train your cat and resolve troublesome cat behavior challenges? Yes, you can! Clicker training, combined with other friendly, positive behavior modification techniques can effectively solve cat behavior problems and train your cat in a way that will be quick and easy for you—and fun for your cat. Clicker training can also improve your cat's activity rate, attitude and, more importantly, strengthen the bonds between you and your cat.

In this easy-to-read beginner's guide, Marilyn Krieger, a leading clicker-training expert, tells you how to teach your cat to: sit and stay and not dart out of doors; not scratch the furniture; have stress-free introductions to new cats; stay off the table and counters; get along better with you, your guests and other cats; have a stress free association with both the cat carrier and the trip to the veterinarian; do tricks and much more!

About this title

About the Author

Marilyn Krieger, certified cat behavior consultant, is a nationally known cat behavior consultant, who helps resolve cat behavior issues using positive and humane methods, modifying behavior through clicker training and altering the cat’s environment. In addition to writing cat behavior columns for both Cat Fancy Magazine and catchannel.com, Marilyn’s articles and columns have been published in USA Today, Catnip, Tufts University publications, Cats USA as well as other journals. She also frequently appears as a guest on television and radio programs, providing valuable tips and insight on how to improve cat behavior.

Marilyn owns The Cat Coach, LLC, a cat-behavior consulting business. In addition to solving cat behavior challenges for her clients, she offers seminars, lectures, and classes on cat behavior and cat training. She is a member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), for which she sits on the board of directors and co-chairs the Cat Division. More information about Marilyn is available on her site: www.thecatcoach.com.

From the Back Cover

The purrfect home companion is just a click away!

Naughty No More! promises solutions to every loving cat owner whose home is blessed with a creative, free-thinking feline. Internationally respected Certified Cat-Behavior Consultant Marilyn Krieger brings authority, humor, and paws-on experience to this informative new book. She details the solutions to the most challenging cat-behavior issues, combining the "click" with common sense and positive thinking. Solving troublesome cat behaviors has never been so easy!

Naughty No More! will help readers:

• Improve the human–cat bond
• Ban counter surfing
• Stop dangerous door darting
• End furniture scratching
• Make stressless cat introductions
• Prevent and change aggressive behaviors
• Take the stress out of vet visits and travel
• Solve elimination and litterbox challenges
• Teach tricks and more!

"Cats love clicker training....This book can make a better life for your cat and a happier cat in your life."
—Karen Pryor, author of Reaching the Animal Mind

"This book delivers the tools we need to turn 'catastrophes' into learning opportunities, which is the key to living and learning with animals."
—Susan G. Friedman, PhD, psychology professor, Utah State University

"Krieger presents sensible, easy-to-follow training solutions for the major issues that vex cat owners [in this] well-thought-out, delightfully written training book that belongs in the library of every cat lover."
—Alexandra Kurland, author of The Click That Teaches

Edition details

• Publisher: CompanionHouse Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933958928
• ISBN 13: 9781933958927
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160