Name: How I Trained My Cats
Uploaded: 2017-11-14T23:42:14.000Z
Duration: 5 min 51 s
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The imperative

So I get a lot of questions about
how I train my cats for my videos.

Actually, the secret is I only taught them a paw trick

and the rest are just something I made them get used to

But I will explain those too
if you want to try some of these with your cats.

So, here’s how I taught them a paw trick.

First, grab their paw
and let them get used to me doing that.

Then, once they get used to it,
they will lift up their paw at some point.

having one watch the other one do it
seems to help him understand what’s going on.

they don't have much entertainment aside from
what you give them.

So anything new in the house is exciting and
interesting for them

and they just want to smell it and engage with it.

So if you engage your kitties with your cooking
by letting them smell the ingredients

then it's entertaining for them to watch what's going on.

we got them a cage so they could go outside safely.

Over time they got comfortable and started
trying to explore outside their cage,

so then I started taking them out for walks.

They were kind of nervous first,
but they eventually got used to it.

I guess you're not really scared of doggies, huh?

Who do you think is gonna clean your body?!

When Kohaku got used to that,
I put him in the basket of my bike.

He's pretty laid back for a cat so he didn't mind

and now he enjoys being in the basket
and going for bike rides with me.

Of course all cats have different personalities

and some may not ever be comfortable going outside.

Our cat Poki gets really stressed out by car rides
so I don't take him with me.

Some cats also startle easily and may run off
if they suddenly get scared.

It's important to pay attention to how your cat is acting

and not push him to do something he doesn't want to do.

Even if your cat doesn't like going for walks
or watching you cook,

he probably has personality quirks
that make him unique in other ways.

Nagi likes to play fetch with plastic wrappers.

Try playing with your cat in different ways

and you might find something unique
that he or she enjoys!