He is focused on the toy and when he sees a cat, the tug game becomes stronger and I turn him away from the temptation of chasing them. Then we play a game of fetch with it out in the back pasture. He is always on a long line just to be safe- but so far, he has looked but not chased anything but the toy. I am working towards having him just stop looking period. Even when we are tugging, I see his eye wander in the cat’s direction- that is when the command “Quincy watch me” comes into play and then when he does make contact with me, he gets a tasty treat.
One of the “feral” cats that was dropped here recently, came up to me this morning during feeding and headbumped me! This black boy is so beautiful and young. He was quickly captured and I took him into the vet this morning to be neutered. he has long tufts of black fur coming out his ears and the softest fur of any kitty around right now. He’s been here for months and I had about given up on him making any type of contact. But now that he has shown himself- he is a true love! I just wish he weren’t black, they don’t adopt out very quickly around here.
he is a smart boy and will learn very quick to watch you, yummy treats. I am careful with treats, don’t want my kids to fat, I give them carrots. I buy packages of the crinkle cut carrot chips or the baby carrots. I keep them in the fridge of course so they make a nice cold snack in the summer heat. You may consider keeping some on hand as a special reward after a good training session outside. when you bring him back inside a special reward is always nice. Just a thought.
Black boy sounds lovely, I love black cats. So glad you were able to get his trust.
Great news all around today
Thank you for sharing. thank you for taking the time out of you very busy schedule to keep us updated. I don’t think we say it enough.
Black cats don’t seem to adopt well anywhere.