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Many cat owners are probably not aware that cat pet training can actually work. There are limitations as to what your cat will do.

If you want your cat to fetch you your morning paper, fetch a stick that you have thrown or rollover and play dead, then don't buy a cat, get yourself a dog.

Training a cat is not the same as training a dog. Cats are independent animals, however they will respond to treats and rewards, basically they will want to know what is in it for them if they do something for you. Throw a stick for a cat to fetch and it will look at you and think "what do I want the stick for? if it is that valuable, then you should go get it".

If you think using methods of punishment to train your cat will get you results, it won't, It will just realise that being near you means punishment. The best way to train a cat is through rewarding it. This is about giving your cat a reward when it does something that you want it to, not when it does something that you don't want it to.

First of all you shouldn't try to punish your cat when it misbehaves in any way, a better method would be to ignore it. Although it is not always obvious, cats do need and want praise from you. Cats can become easily bored and require stimulus. When your cat misbehaves and you don't supply any attention or stimulus, it will register this in its brain, and your cats problems with behaviour can increase.

Cat pet training can work if the training is based on reward, and not punishment. You should act in this way whenever your cat behaves well. Give your cat lots of attention and a treat if it uses it's litter tray. When it uses it's scratching post instead of your couch, reward it with attention and some treats. Once your cat understands that acting in a certain way will result in some form of reward, it will be more prone to act in that way.

From when your cat is a kitten, make sure that you spend plenty of time with it and offer it plenty of attention, so that it becomes normal for you to act in this way with your cat. When your cat then does something that you don't want it to do, and it gets ignored, it will then focus more on the things that give it the most attention and reward.

Cat pet training does work, it's just a question of doing the right things, and knowing how your cat's mind works, realise this and cat training becomes easier.

Parrots make amazing pets. Teaching them to sing can be a joy to listen to. They live a long time, sometimes up to 100 years. You can stay witht he parrot for the rest of your natural life. These are the best types of parrots to train. If you are interested in any other type then please get our parrot training newsletter and know it all.

African Grey

These parrots are medium sized and are usually of a greyish colour. Sometimes you will see this parrot with a red head. This is a speaking parrot, it is the best for speech. Parrots speak in a multitude of voices. It can not be guaranteed that a Grey will ever speak. It has been known for Grey's not to show any sign of talking. They can be very loud and scream a lot so need much attention. Once you make friends, the bird will be the most loyal pet you could ever hope for.

Conure

These parrots are small sized and have very big tails attached to their bodies. You can find them in many different colours and are smart. Being lively makes them happy. They can be quick learners and good to train. The will sing for you if you give them care and attention. The down side of having a prrot like this is that you need to spend a large amount of time with them, its best for people who stay home a lot.

This is due to the fact that they need many hours of training every day to instill proper behavioir. These birds usually screech very much and make a lot of noise and racket but if they are given an early training then they can be made to control themselves so that the screeching does not become a problem.

Macaw

These parrots have been known to survive for about more than fifty years and knowing this you should be ready for a long relation with your bird. It is considered to be the largest of the parrots so get a big bird cage. You need to get a high and wide cage to make this parrot comfortable. this bird too needs to be kept out of their cage for many hours everyday so that they get accustomed to their owner and family.

It has a very strong beak and a tendency to bite out everything possible. Therefore they turn out to be great furniture destroyers though with the help of toys this can be completely stopped. You need to stimulate this parrot so get it some toys and rotate them.

Remember parrot training is important, never neglect your parrot or you could end up with parrot behaviour problems.