Charging the Clicker

I had toyed with the idea of clicker training Stewie when he was younger. I got out my treats and clicker and started charging it. It didn't go very far. First off he was startled by the sound of the click, and secondly he wasn't very in to the treats. So I scrapped the idea for a while.

Lately he has been becoming more and more obstinate about sneaking out the door. We absolutely do not want him to be an outside cat, but it's a fight to try and keep him inside. So last night I decided to put a jar of treats next to the door and anytime we leave and he is in the kitchen we will toss a treat away from the door to distract him. He bought into this concept so fast it wasn't funny. I even lured him into a sit with one of the treats. So I started thinking, maybe I would try the clicker again.

So this morning I took a retractable pen and a handful of treats and started clicking the pen and offering Stewie a treat. After a few clicks he began looking at the pen and waiting for his treat!!!! So I'm thinking we're gonna be starting to teach him some things.

Casey