Who thinks cats are so stupid

WOOF!

Hi there. on the contrary they are unequivocably clever. I train both domestic felines and the larger exotic wild cousins (e.g. bobcats, cougars, african servals, etc). Although, all felines are very independent all are more than willing to learn new behaviours that we commonly see dogs learn. It's just that as humans we need to learn the proper techniques to train and put behaviours on cue in order to achieve the same results seen with dogs. My domestic cats know the following commands: sit, down, shake, roll over, jump through a hoop, take apart a 3-D pyramid puzzle, walk on a leash and do so much.even use a human toilet! Something many of my clients wish their dogs could learn to do too. Our exotic cats can open their mouth on command so we can inspect their gums and teeth.they can back up on command to give us their tail to draw blood for monthly exams and so much more. The reason exotic felines are trained cooperative behaviours is two-fold: it is safer and healthier than to use anaesthesia and it offers them more mental stimulation through positive training, which keeps them easier and safer to manage. House cats can benefit from this training as well.

Anyhow, nearly any animal can be trained to learn new behaviours based on their own naturaly abilities including cats. If goldfish can be taught to go through a hoop, play soccer and more why not a mouse, rat, rabbit, guinnea pig and certainly a cat--which all of these animals can learn.