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　　1. Training Your Pet Cat to Shake Hands

　　Many dog owners teach their dogs to shake hands with them. Did you know? Cats can do this too! With patient training, your cat will obediently shake hands with you. Dear cat parents, today I’ll share how to train your cat to shake hands with you.

　　【1. Food Rewards】

　　Using food rewards, you can train your cat to shake your hand. First, prepare some food your cat likes, such as dried beef or fish slices. Rub a bit of the meaty scent on your right finger, then call the cat over and stretch out your right hand in front of it to let it smell the food scent. At the same time, gently say to the cat: “Shake hands, shake hands.” When the cat smells the scent on your finger, it will naturally reach its head over, and you can raise your hand slightly. The cat will then stand up and extend its front paw.

　　【2. Initiate Shaking Hands】

　　Take the opportunity to hold the cat’s right paw, saying “shake hands” while offering it food with your left hand. When shaking hands, gently move its front paw, speak kindly, and repeat several times a day. Cats are very smart animals; after a few days, they will master the shaking hands action skillfully.

　　Afterwards, you only need to occasionally use food to reinforce the training. Normally, when you say “shake hands,” the cat will naturally extend its right paw to shake with you. How about it? Go train your cat now!

　　【Editor’s Comment】

　　Cats are intelligent by nature, active, playful, and curious. They have a strong interest in bugs, yarn balls, strings, paper balls, and wind-blown leaves, often playing with these items. Under their owner’s teasing, cats instinctively perform various interesting actions like rolling over, lying on their backs with paws up, and standing upright.

　　During training, be very careful not to hurt or cause pain to your cat. It has been observed that when a kitten misbehaves, mother cats lightly tap the kitten’s nose with their paw as a warning. Cats’ noses are very sensitive; gently tapping on the nose quickly grabs their attention. Always remember, the action must be gentle.

　　Persistence is crucial in training. If you try a few times without success and give up, restarting training later will be much harder: the cat may become confused and stubborn — can you blame it? But if you truly decide to restart training now, stick to it! This time the training may be difficult but not impossible to succeed.