The trainable cat: a practical guide to making life happier for you and your cat

The idea of a trained cat seems a contradiction in terms.

As domestic pets, cats have evolved very differently from dogs: naturally solitary, wary, easily threatened by newcomers, they are attached first and foremost to place rather than people, and much of their 'antisocial' behaviour arises in situations where that attachment is threatened.

But, as Sarah Ellis and John Bradshaw argue, such stress-induced behaviour can be prevented, reduced, even eliminated, by training.

A comprehensive and engaging step-by-step guide, 'The Trainable Cat' will help you to help your cat negotiate the complexities of everyday life: to enjoy living with humans - including new babies and lively toddlers - and other pets; to answer to their name; settle into a new home; and to overcome the anxiety of a visit to the vet.