#talkingbuttons
I’ll be the first to admit it: Harvey does press buttons by accident. He’s a very large, very fluffy and very clumsy cat 😂 Sometimes he steps on one as he walks across the board, stomps on them while using his puzzle toy or lies directly on several of them at once. But those accidental presses look completely different from the moments when he stops, thinks and deliberately chooses what to press. This conversation was interesting as it captured both, and I think the difference is fascinating! Watch his face and, more importantly, watch his paw…. Harvey is also part of the University of San Diego’s research into animal interspecies communication, so his accidental and deliberate button presses contribute to actual research into AIC ☺️ If you have any questions about AIC (Augmentative Interspecies Communication) or teaching cats to use talking buttons, please ask! We have a free button community in our bio, I’d be happy to help you get started ☺️ . . . #talkingbuttons #cattraining #catparent #catbehavior
Kit | Cat Behaviour & Training3,300,000 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
How to teach your cat to talk 💜 I don’t really mean talk, more communicate. This is Augmentative Interspecies Communication using buttons! 1. Get some easy to press buttons - we use @fluentpet which are amazing 2. Record the sound on the button, place in a central location and start modelling the word (eg. treat, food, play, pets etc) in everyday life 3. Reward any interaction with the button - sniffing, pawing, touching! 4. Once they understand the button = good things and are consistently interacting with it, start increasing the criteria. For example, treat when sniffing, treat when pawing it, *only* treat when pawing it, only treat when pawing the top of it, only treat when tapping it etc. Eventually only treat when activating the button! 5. In the beginning always reward (treat for TREAT button, play for PLAY button etc) as this solidifies the meaning, later on you can introduce ALL DONE and/or LATER buttons. Spamming is totally normal, push through it! 6. How do you know when your cat understands? independent pressing! Pressing buttons without prompting and then further, pressing the relevant button at the relevant time/in context I hope this helps! Any questions? 💜 🏷️ use ROO for 12% off our buttons from @FluentPet #talkingcat #fluentpet #talkingbuttons #catbuttons #clevercat talking cat | fluent pet | talking buttons | cat buttons | clever kitty | augmentative interspecies communication | AIC | cat lover | how to
Roo the tabby24,400 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten
How do you actually get a cat to press talking buttons without confusing them? This Trick Tuesday we’re showing you how! This is exactly how I taught Harvey, and it started much smaller than people expect. I didn’t teach “press the button” first. I taught a really simple action and built it up from there. 1. Teach the target Start by teaching your cat to touch a sticky note. The second they make contact, reward. You’re building a clear pattern that touching this thing = good stuff happens. If they’re ignoring it, make it easier. Hold it closer, reward even small interest, let curiosity build first. 2. Move it to the button Once they’re confidently touching the sticky note, place it on top of the button. Now when they go to touch it, they’ll press the button. Reward that straight away so the button starts to matter. This is the bit we got stuck on for a while. Harvey would just lightly bat at the note without actually pressing. It took a couple of weeks of shaping that, rewarding gradually stronger pushes, before it properly clicked. 3. Fade it out Slowly make the sticky note smaller until it’s gone (cut it up!). You’re removing the “help” so the button becomes the thing they’re choosing to press. If they get stuck, you’ve just gone a bit too fast. Go back a step and make the change smaller. This is where most people struggle. Not because their cat can’t do it, but because the steps move too quickly. When you slow it down, it clicks. Buttons have genuinely changed how we interact. Harvey asks for things, checks in, and feels way more involved in day to day life. Send this to someone who says their cat isn’t trainable, then save it for when you prove them wrong! . . . #talkingbuttons #cattraining #trickytuesday #tricktruesday
Kit | Cat Behaviour & Training22,700 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten
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