Cat Fetch Training Make Easy: Sunday Learsn To Fetch

Training your cat to fetch a ball or a toy takes time — and a lot of patience. Teaching your cat to fetch is a CatSchool advanced skill.

Cat Fetch Training Steps (Inspired by Julie Poslun’s CatSchool)

1. Get a treat ball – you can put treats in crevices on the ball’s surface
2. Place a treat in one of the crevices and show your cat the ball
3. Click (or say yes) when your cat bites the ball and releases it into your open hand
4. Reward your cat with a treat
5. Repeat the cycle a few times
6. Phase out the treat in the crevice – present the ball without the treat
7. Reward your cat with a treat when she bites the ball
8. Repeat many times
9. Place the ball on a surface like a table
10. Click and reward when your cat picks up the ball from the table

And guess what? Sunday is doing great! Every day we practice with her little ball. It has a tiny bell inside. Today she picked up her ball. The bell rang. She dropped it right back down, just like she was supposed to. 🎉

I am practicing asking Sunday to pick the up ball from the table and drop it into my hand.

I am so proud of her. We are not done yet, but we are getting closer every day.

Watch Sunday’s cat fetch training here: Fetch training

This ball is similar to the one we use in fetch training: Andiker Cat Balls, 5pcs Colorful and Build-in Bell
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Do you have a cat who knows how to fetch? I would love to hear more in the comments!

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