The trainable cat - John Bradshaw

'Amazing' Guardian

From the on-screen experts for BBC2's Cat Watch, and based on their groundbreaking research - this is the ultimate guide to making your cat a happier, more sociable animal.

The idea of a
trained cat is a contradiction in terms, isn't it? Naturally solitary, wary, easily
threatened by newcomers, they are attached to place rather than people,
and much of their 'antisocial' behaviour arises in situations where that
attachment is threatened. But, as cat experts Sarah Ellis and John
Bradshaw argue, such stress-induced behaviour can be prevented, reduced,
even eliminated, by training.

A comprehensive and engaging
step-by-step guide, The Trainable Cat will help you to help your cat
negotiate the complexities of everyday life: to enjoy living with humans
- including new babies and lively toddlers - and other pets; to answer
to their name; settle into a new home; and to overcome the anxiety of a
visit to the vet. You can train your cat to do what is in its own best
interests - even when its instincts tell it otherwise.

'I doubt you'll find a more well-informed or scientific book on cats that better shows you how feline thinking works' The Times