How Do I Teach My Cat Not To Get On The Couch – 6 Steps

Cats have a very particular character, being much more wild and hard to tame than the dogs. That is why in many cases we get the animal to obey one of our orders, for example not to destroy the toilet paper or not to get on the table, but when we are not at home they end up doing it. But why do they act this way?

It is important to be clear that the cat is an animal used to hunting and feeding alone, without the need of a pack, therefore it does not have integrated in its nature, except in the case of mothers and their young, the fact of receiving or follow orders from others to perform a given task. This makes disciplining him a much more uphill task than we think, however it’s not something impossible provided that we offer the animal an option that can replace that space in which it likes to be so much, in this case our sofa.

By following some basic training steps and maintaining perseverance you will be able to successfully get your cat to stop climbing on the couch.

The first thing you should be clear about how to teach your cat not to get on the couch, is that you should always scold him when you find him with his legs in the dough, that is, on the sofa, never after that. Felines, like dogs, do not have the ability to associate that reprimand we are giving them is for something they did 10 minutes or 2 hours ago, also check about orange cat breeds.

For the association of an object to occur with the act of not doing it, we must act only when we see the animal in that place where we do not want it to be. That’s why if you haven’t caught it in time but you know that it has been lying peacefully on the sofa, wait, that at any moment you will see it and you will be able to act.

You have finally found the animal on the sofa, but it is not enough to start screaming like crazy and scare it so that it understands that it should not lie down in this area. For that you should use the basic training techniques that’s why we recommend:

• Choose a discipline command such as NO, Out, Down, etc. Ideally, it should be a simple and short command that you can use for other discipline situations, so we recommend choosing NO.
• It is very important to always use the same tone of voice when you say the discipline word you have chosen, this will let the animal know that this word and that intonation mean that it has done something wrong.
• Approach the animal and gently but firmly grab its head, say the command you have chosen, for example NO, and then slightly lower its head towards the ground. Then take the cat and lead it to the place where you want it to lie down instead of the sofa.

You would not expect an animal as intelligent as a cat to easily agree to change that soft and rich sofa for a hard, cold and musty carpet or for the floor. You will have to offer him a much more attractive alternative to convince him that there is a better place to be.

The recommendation is that you place a comfortable surface on the floor and in a space near the sofa where you can spend time, it can be a bed or a good cushion of a material similar to your sofa. This will show the cat that although the sofa is great, there is a comfortable place designed just for him. And if you don’t want to spend money on our article how to make a cat bed, we give you some cheap and easy options.

if you’re trying teach the cat not to get on the couch, do not let it ride up when you are there or do not carry it and place it on your legs while using this area. That is a confusing message and the cat will not understand that he is only allowed to lie there when you feel like it, so he learns to discipline him correctly by standing firm.

During the learning process, once your cat is clear that he should not get on the sofa, he may challenge you by slowly trying to do it while you are there enjoying this area. For example, it is possible that the animal stretches its paw and places it slowly on the sofa while it looks at you, waiting in some way for your reaction, this works on grey tabby too.

At this time you should react the same as we have recommended before: use the discipline command firmly and wait for the animal to leave, if it does not, move it away and take it to where you want it to be.

train a cat It is not an easy task, that is why you need to be as consistent as possible, to repeat the instructions every time you see your cat doing what it shouldn’t do and to stand firm so as not to confuse the animal.

With dedication and perseverance, you will achieve positive results.

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