YOU CAN TRAIN YOUR CAT [Paperback]

Paul Loeb (Author), Jo Loeb (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket (November 15, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671739069
• ISBN-13: 978-0671739065
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,903,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't ruin your cat!, November 27, 2004

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Scottish "MSE" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Can Train Your Cat (A Fireside book) (Paperback)

I purchased this book awhile ago and can say the techniques used in this book are not ones you want to use with your cat.

For instance, the author stresses you should train your cat not to purr, by telling it "No" everytime it begins to purr. I followed their advice and now have a harder time telling when my cat is happy as he doesn't purr anymore.

Also, when disciplining your cat not to chew on wires behind a multimedia cabinet, the author mentions putting Tabasco brand sauce on the wires so the cat stays away. Again, this backfired as my cat developed permanent stomach problem that, after $800 worth of vetrinary tests, I can only link to the Tabasco "training" he recieved.

Obviously, if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't. Please don't ruin your cat!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful book, December 11, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: YOU CAN TRAIN YOUR CAT (Paperback)

It tells you how to keep your cat from doing bad things such as scratching, jumping on place and pooping outside of its litter box. It tells you step by step how to train your cat to do tricks too. I thought this book was very useful. The person who had the Tabasco sauce problem probably fed their cat too much hot sauce. Everything depends on how smart the owner is. The book even said that! This book has a few black and white pictures of the author's cat doing tricks.