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Cats are intelligent curious animals that enjoy learning new behaviors and skills. This book will show you how to train your cat in just minutes a day. The training is based on positive reinforcement, so it really works and enhances the cat-owner bond.
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...an easy-to-follow guide to instructing a beloved feline companion to perform simple tricks...a user-friendly, practical, and effective resource. -- Midwest Book Review

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In the past 22 years, Miriam Fields-Banineau has taught thousands of animal owners how to train and communicate with their pets. Through her many books on animal training, she continues to educate pet owners on the infinite possibilities of living with a well-trained pet.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0793805309
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tfh Pubns Inc (January 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 142 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780793805303
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0793805303
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
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Miriam Fields-Babineau was able to speak to animals before she could speak to people. From her early years of communicating with cats and horses, to eventually connecting with canines and exotic creatures, her life had to be centered around animals.

Ms. Fields-Babineau began training animals professionally in 1978. In 1981 she graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in Psychology and Zoology. In 1983 she opened the doors of Training Unlimited Animal Training and Animal Actors, Inc. offering instruction in animal communication to pet owners and providing trained animals for media productions.

Since 1985 she has published 37 pet books, several short stories, 2 novels, numerous magazine and newspaper articles and currently writes web content for 4 websites. She also designs and develops pet training tools, fanciful collars and harnesses.

In 2005, her dream of creating a luxury pet retreat bore fruit. Shady Mountain Pet Retreat offers luxury accommodations and training for dogs and cats in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

Her love of animals continues to grow and she goes horseback riding every chance she gets.

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My ten year old Ragdoll male now sits, shakes, spins, waves, sits up pretty, jumps through a hoop, runs through a tunnel and the cutest one - he lies down and rolls over if you ask to see his belly.(might be a hard one for other cats, but Ragdolls love belly rubs, so it was an easy one for him)Most tricks took three or four tries, a couple took a day or two.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive resource for clicker training
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2008
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After reading the reviews of this book and the similar  Clicker Training for Cats  by Karen Pryor, I purchased both so that I could compare them and possibly benefit from two different sources. However, after reading both manuals and having been clicker training my cat for several months now, I can say with absolute certainty that Cat Training in 10 Minutes is far superior in quality and content to Karen Pryor's book.

1. Comprehensiveness of Clicker Theory: 5/5 stars. The theory used in Cat Training in 10 Minutes is operant conditioning. Using a clicker followed by a reward, you can reinforce desired behavior in your cat. Verbal commands (come, sit) as well as specific hand signals are incorporated in this book. I find the hand signals to be just as essential as the verbal commands: upon seeing the signal, my cat immediately knows which action she is to perform and will begin to do it even before I give the verbal command.

2. Accessibility: 5/5 stars. Cat Training in 10 Minutes is written in easy-to-follow expository style, with occasional narrative anecdotes. It has color photos on every page depicting the specific command/action, how to signal with your hand, and how your cat will likely react. The instructions are clearly numbered and succinct.

3. Organization: 5/5 stars. The first chapter is an introduction that discusses the theory behind clicker training and the tools you'll need. Each following chapter covers one specific command/type of behavior, and the chapters are arranged from easy to hard. There are a few "bonus" chapters at the end of the book that discuss cats in our lives, correcting bad behavior, and professional/movie industry cat trainers. I was pleasantly surprised by this last chapter: it was an enjoyable read and informative to boot.

4. Correcting Undesirable Behavior: 2/5 stars. In this book's sole weak spot, the author discusses only furniture scratching, inconsistent litter box use, and walking on countertops. Despite this chapter's short length, I personally found it to be more helpful than its counterpart in Ms. Pryor's book. Why? Because Cat Training in 10 Minutes actually lists specific instructions for correcting bad behavior using a clicker. I've implemented some of these tactics, especially regarding furniture scratching, with my own cat and have had great success.

5. Helpful/Extra Features: 5/5 stars. First, the author's short anecdotes are contained in colorful call-out boxes along the side of the page, which lends a nice organizational layout to the text and keeps the instructional body uncluttered. Second, and perhaps more importantly, the book has several appendices (hand signals, adoption/rescue resources) and an alphabetical index.

In summary, I highly recommend Cat Training in 10 Minutes to anyone looking to clicker train their cat, as its quality and content are head-and-shoulders above Karen Pryor's book. Good luck, and here's to your cat learning some great new tricks!
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TS8466
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
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The author is well known - and so I hoped the book would help. It's good enough on ideas; more about the process delineation could be better.. recommend.
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Megan Capo
5.0 out of 5 stars Cat is learning quickly!
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2019
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 This book is great! It's generally very easy to digest and understand.
I'm starting to believe our cat is just extra smart but as the book says, cats in general are quick studies. We've trained our 1yr old siamese rescue girl how to come, sit, stand, twirl and sometimes do the fetch and hi five command in under two weeks with just 5-15 minutes of training a day. As soon as she sees our pouch, the clicker and her treats she's ready to go where we guide her and has even started doing a bunch of these things without incentive. At first I thought YouTube videos where the way to go, but this book is very succinct and shows you the order in which you need to build their skills to get maximum results and explains why. On top of everything else it encourages you to get creative. We've had our cat for less than a month and she doesn't really seem to like laps but with the same general philosophies this book teaches we now have her sitting and sleeping on us daily. If you're trying to get a cat out of their shell or just have fun with them start training with this book. It's incredible how our relationship has changed with our cat in such a short period of time since starting training! Seriously, you'll see in the video how excited this cat is even without treats involved, now imagine, we've only had her for a month and the first week of it she was hiding under every surface in the house! She didn't even like treats when we got her... now she's obsessed!
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Mary Jo Evers
5.0 out of 5 stars Cat Training in 10 Minutes
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2009
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I have been clicker training my cat and this book gave me insights on how to get behaviors I was unable to get with other books by showing me hand positions and other tips and tricks on how to achieve what I wanted. Don't think you can't train a cat. They get addicted! My kitten found the clicker the other day and went nuts just to OWN it to tear around the house, but in the end, he wound up putting it at my feet. When I didn't respond, he jumped up and put it on my lap. Cats want something to accomplish and, since we discourage them from hunting, learning behaviors is a positive outlet for what we DON'T want them to practice. Just one behavior, the first: TARGET you can teach immediately, and you will be able to put your cat where-ever you need. This alone could save a life.

It's so much easier than you can imagine...and rewarding. Your cat will actually understand what you want....and since my cat doesn't speak English, this form of communication actually elicits a bond he displays with affection after he gets over the fact that we're done with that lesson. He can go longer than me. He sulks when I put the clicker away, and then I get unsolicited kisses.

If you are even CONSIDERING clicker training, you should own this book. It makes the lesson plan very straight-forward, easy to achieve and you can go at your own pace. The great thing about clickers are that you teach when you want. You don't have to have a rigid schedule to achieve your goals. Go at your own pace, build on each session as you build your relationship, and most of all, have fun!
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TaraC
3.0 out of 5 stars OK
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2011
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Honestly, I didn't have the patience for this. When I first adopted my kittens from a cat shelter, I taught them their names, "NO!", "Good kitty", and "Knock it off". I did put the cats on a leash the first few months when I let them go outside (they go out for a few hours in the day time), and now my oldest cat walks next to me without a leash whenever I'm outside except when I go next to the busy street. (I instilled a fear of cars into both of them, but my younger cat really took it to heart and doesn't wander far from the door) Cat treats also "teach" your cat anything is you want them to learn. So, there were some good tidbits from the book that I used for my own cat training.
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marie gonzales
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun!
Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2016
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My cat loves being trained and is surprisingly a very eager and motivated learner. It's fun to watch him progress. It has really added stimulation into his indoor life. The book is easy to read and has lots of photos which makes it fun to use.
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King K
5.0 out of 5 stars Cat news
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2016
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Informative. All you need to know
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Marc
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein Muss | A Must-have
Reviewed in Germany on September 12, 2016
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Dieses Buch ist ein Muss für jeden Katzenbesitzer.
Meine Katze (8 Monate) hat viel gelernt. Jetzt versteht sie was ihr nicht erlaubt ist, und sie hört endlich mal zu.

Hier, lernt man seine Katze mit Belohnung, und dann mit Wiederholung würde alles verstanden. Bei mir hat es nur ein paar Tage gebraucht.
Es ist auch wie Spielzeit für sie.
Man braucht einen Klicker dazu, aber ich glaube es funktioniert auch ohne.

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This book is a must-have for all cat owners.
My cat (8 months) learned a lot from it, and now she finally understands me. She knows what is allowed and what isn't.

With this book, you teach your cat with rewards. With time and repetition, the cat would start understanding.It took me only a few days to teach my cat.
It says you need a Clicker, but I think it works also without one.
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Sugar punch
5.0 out of 5 stars tres bien
Reviewed in France on July 22, 2016
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j'utilise ce livre pour eduquer mes chats tres bien expliquer malgres que ce soit en anglais a lire attentivement cependant ^^
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Crochet60
4.0 out of 5 stars Handy tips for cat owners
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2019
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Interesting book. Not too sure my cat will respond but will give some of it a go.
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