Somali Cat

　　In a cat's mind, the owner is not really a leader. Cats are famously self-centered. If you want to keep a cat and train it well, you’d better first confirm whether you can tolerate the cat's indifference to your praise, endure that the cat only does what it wants, and have the patience to outwit and outlast this willful animal.

　　Educating a cat accompanies it throughout its life; you never know what shocking thing it will do next. However, there are always some common issues almost every owner encounters, such as how to deal with a cat’s scratching behavior. Scratching is innate, passed down from their ancestors. To allow new claws to grow, they must continuously wear down the outer old claws, so it’s impossible to stop them from scratching. If you don’t want your cat to scratch the rattan chair, then place the chair somewhere it can't reach. Similarly, you can put smooth wallpaper on walls, or replace flooring with tiles. When there is no other choice, the cat will obediently use the scratching board you have prepared. But many people can’t replace everything at home where the cat can't scratch, so just leave it to fate—after all, you chose to raise a cat.

　　Besides random scratching, cats also have a “bad habit” that troubles owners: they love to jump around. Any place that can fit them, they want to try staying for a while—such as bookshelves, closets, wardrobes, etc. To prevent cats from appearing in these places, you’d better fill bookshelves with books, set obstacles inside closets so they can’t stand there, and keep wardrobe doors tightly closed. If you cut off their routes for jumping around, they will stop trying.

　　During the process of educating cats, owners must never loudly scold them just because they do something bad. The consequence would be that cats won't do these things when the owner is present, but once the owner leaves, they will resume misbehaving. This is vastly different from training dogs. Therefore, the best method to educate cats is persistent, responsive actions: quickly guiding them along your intended path when you find their weaknesses. Over time, this will help them break their original bad habits!(Source：PetsZone)