Come Outside, Cat! | BobsCat Playground Episode 13

These are the thoughts I have at the threshold of the final frontier. Can a declawed cat go outside safely? Can declawed cats feel safe? Ever? Can cats trust their guardians? Can a declawed cat claim territory outdoors? Watch and find out!
Whoa! Now I’ve heard that some people feel that keeping cats indoors is cruel because they really should be outside roaming free but most cats originate in the environment and there’s really no place for them to go better than homes where it isn’t safe for him to go outside especially if they’ve been declawed like Bobby has. So, i the upcoming segment John will tell us how we can take our cats outdoors, safely.
OK, well the first thing you wanna do it if you use a harness with a leash. And that means getting him used to it so you just put the harness down and he can check it out and smell it and when he’s reacting calmly to that you give him a treat, give him a treat of something he likes the most in the world, it’s called the million Dollar treat.
So if it’s at a piece of tin salmon or a piece of ham, or cooked chicken just a little bit just something that he will he’ll do anything to get it’s gonna be worth his while and he’ll know that, wow I got this just by sniffing this thing and then you um, you slowly start to put the harness on just a little bit then you and if it’s favourable reaction, treat again, you can use a clicker which marks the behaviour too, so what that is it just um when you click it and then treat right away they know that what they just did is why they’ve gotten the treat now that’s a whole other topic get into so you just slowly and gradually overtime taking your time doing it to get them used to stand there in the harness house to start with because you won’t have them in familiar territory so that again or more comfortable so once you’ve got it on and you’ve got the leash on and they’re walking around and it’s time to go outside.
I’d check and make sure the harness is secure and there’s no way for him to get out and then you start just let him kinda just check out some of the territory and just start right outside on the porch of that you’re just outside the door and then just let him dictate how quickly you move around the whole yard are they are considerations remember squirrels have teeth they also have nails and birds have beaks and Blue Jays can be extremely aggressive. They are an aggressive bird for their size. The thing is if you can keep as many of them out of the enclosure as you can, the better off you are and then at that point it’s seeing how Bobby reacts to them and how they react to him.
So it’s really a testing situation. Ah with wild animals there’s always that uncertainty of what the behaviours gonna do they’re organic beings even like the domestic ones, you can never fully sure how to behave it’s gonna be, and like I said they have teeth and beaks and if Bobby’s you know low-key then you know the Bluejay has had a lot of the history of being aggressive and standing up and being assertive that’s more likely to go on and attack them. And then they’ve got these shrikes down in Florida that will attack full grown dogs, and like I said they’re very aggressive, so you have to be careful it’s best to keep all the wildlife out of the enclosure. Do you wanna go inside? You wanna go back inside?
We all love our cats but sometimes there are things they do that we’d rather they didn’t. We often yell at the cats which isn’t productive and usually doesn’t work and it’s not really good for feline-human relations so in the next episode John will show us how we can use training to change unwanted behaviour.
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[@datingcoach]

It's great that you can take cats outdoors with a little preparation like this. Indoor cats can really benefit from it!

[@MinousJewels-rn2vu]

Nice work Bobby!

[@ileanarontea01]

Cats are naturally curious. I'm sure being outdoors is something they gravitate to. Exploring their territory also keeps them happy.

[@deepower2395]

There's nothing like cats!

[@BobbyKat]

I totally agree!

[@datingcoach]

Fascinating creatures!

[@justinchin0]

I made an outdoor cat an indoor cat. After that I tried to train her on a harness like u had in the video which was hit or miss. I upgraded to the one piece harness and it was much better. Problem is she wants to go outside every day now lol

[@BobbyKat]

Thanks for sharing your experience Justin. It's very good of you to give her that stimulation. I'll bet she loves you even more for it!