British Shorthair Cat

　　Standing, Lying Down and Rolling Over

　　Cats can easily perform actions such as standing, lying down, and rolling over, but to make cats follow human hand gestures, training must be conducted. At the beginning of training, humans should assist the cat to fix the posture of standing, standing on hind legs with front legs lifted, lying on side or prone when hearing commands and seeing gestures. When the cat can complete the posture, reward it. Then proceed to roll-over training. This way, moving from command + gesture → action to command → action or gesture → action will bring great satisfaction to the owner. Once the cat can perform actions on command autonomously, gradually reduce food rewards and use stroking and other rewards instead. Each set of actions learned should be repeated periodically to consolidate and deepen memory.

　　Jumping and Ring Training

　　This training needs an iron or plastic ring fixed in one place. First, the owner makes a "jump" or "dive" gesture with their hand along with the command, then assists the cat to jump or dive through the ring. Also, if the cat occasionally jumps through or dives through the ring on its own, the owner immediately encourages it. If the cat refuses to perform the action actively, provide prompts and warnings, use hands to assist the cat to complete the action, so the cat understands the meaning of commands and gestures. When the cat can complete jumping and diving actions, gradually raise the height of the ring. Generally, adult cats can easily jump over a 50 cm high obstacle and nimbly dive through the ring with graceful posture, which is worthy of praise.

　　Fetch Training

　　Cats are naturally fond of carrying objects in their mouth, but training them to carry objects is not easy. During training, a collar and leash need to be put on the cat to control its behavior. Before training begins, familiarizing the cat with the commands "carry" and "drop" is necessary. During training, one hand holds the leash, pulling the cat to the object to be carried, the other hand picks up the object or toy and puts it in the cat's mouth for the cat to bite; then lead the cat to another place, make it open its mouth while issuing the "drop" command to take out the object. After rewarding, repeat this action until the cat can independently perform the "carry" and "drop" commands.

　　Next, remove the leash, place the object in front of the cat to attract its attention, then give the "carry" and "drop" commands to let the cat perform the actions. After that, throw the object a short distance visible to the cat, issue the "carry" command for the cat to fetch the object, then issue the "drop" command to let the cat release the object. Establishing this conditioned reflex requires time and repetition.