My cat from hell (TV programme)

[Kimmikins]

Does anybody watch this? It's a bit like Its Me or the Dog, but for cats. Looks really interesting, I didn't realise that you could train cats...or modify their behaviour, or something. Some of those cats look really vicious!

[sparks01]

Watching it as we speak think it's great

[kimthecat]

I've not watched it . I'm wary of things like this because sometimes you get people like cesar milan , doing more harm than good .
 You can train any animal using positive reinforcement,  cats actually do agility  though not along side dogs

[Kimmikins]

The bits that I saw, he was feeding them to gain their trust, so it seemed to be the positive reinforcement approach....would it even be possible to use a CM approach on a cat? Surely they're far too clever for that, and I'm sure would demonstrate their opinion with their claws!

[Kimmikins]

There was a marathon on yesterday on one of the tv channels, so I watched a few more episodes. He seems to be pretty good, and a lot of the issues the cats were presenting with seemed to stem from lack of exercise and stimulation. It was pretty incredible to see how many cat owners don't really play with their cats - sure, they flick a toy around, but it's really unenthusiastic, as if it's a chore. Watching this guy demonstrate proper playing, and the visual cues to look for in cats to see if they're worn out, was really interesting to me.