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  • 1.  Clicker Training for Cats - Starting a program for volunteers

    Posted 4 hours ago

    Hello! 

    I'm the volunteer coordinator at a shelter. We have a ton of volunteers, and great enrichment programs for our dogs - but I feel we could use volunteers focused on enrichment for our cats. I've begun studying clicker training, for cats specifically, and it seems like this might be a good form of enrichment for some of our cats.

    Do any of you use clicker training in a shelter environment? I'd love to hear what you do! 


    #Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment

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    Valeri Natole
    Volunteer Coordinator
    Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
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  • 2.  RE: Clicker Training for Cats - Starting a program for volunteers

    Posted an hour ago

    The shelter that I worked at did clicker training with cat volunteers using the Jackson Galaxy Cat Pawsitive method/program. 

    https://www.jacksongalaxy.com/pages/clicker-train-your-cats-the-cat-pawsitive-way?srsltid=AfmBOooESMrH3BiInpBn0krM6U5tODhFAZRpVEeYTPBb7PscDuA308fu



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    Sarah Fuqua
    Director
    The Bobo Fund
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  • 3.  RE: Clicker Training for Cats - Starting a program for volunteers

    Posted an hour ago

    Thank you! Did it work well? How did the volunteers take to it, and did you use a pool of existing volunteers or get new ones specifically for clicker training?



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    Valeri Natole
    Volunteer Coordinator
    Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
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