Cats
Clicker Training with Cats on CNN
By KPCT on 05/01/2003
NEW YORK - May 2003, CNN's Jeanne Moos caught up with Karen for an interview while she was speaking to the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo. The resulting piece, which ran on CNN News world wide, makes Karen's point clear: the lives of cats, big and small, are benefiting from the positive effects of clicker training.
Implementing a Clicker Program in Your Shelter: An Overview
By Karen Pryor on 06/01/2002Clicker training is fun and easy to learn, for animals and people both. The clicker is a consistent signal, giving the animal confidence, no matter who is clicking. From a click and treat here and there shelter dogs can learn desirable behavior such as sitting instead of jumping up at the kennel door, or being quiet instead of barking. Dogs that have learned how to "make people click" tend to become calmer and more confident, and thus more adoptable. Even two or three extra minutes spent clicking and treating an individual animal can be time well spent.
How to Cure a Cat-Chasing Dog
By Karen Pryor on 01/01/2012When I brought Mimi the Burmese home at the age of 12 weeks I was quite worried about my older dog. I felt sure that my young poodle, Misha, and the new kitten would rapidly become friends and playmates (which they did). However Twitchett, a 9-year-old border terrier, represented a serious threat. In fact, one senior animal behaviorist had e-mailed me advising that I rethink my plan of getting a kitten.
Click Your Cat to Better Behavior!
By Marilyn Krieger on 06/01/2011Don’t believe everything you hear about cats!
Myths and legends have been spun around cats ever since people started sharing their world with them.
Karen Pryor Shares Cat Training Tips In All Animals Magazine
By KPCT on 05/20/2011Karen offers cat clicker training tips in the May/June 2011 issue of the Humane Society's All Animals Magazine in an article entitled "It All Clicks Together: Clicker Training Can Keep Your Cat on Good Behavior."
