Here is part two of our blog post on teaching your cat to sit on command. We hope you enjoy!

You should now tell the cat to sit, but don’t initially touch him. If he sits, click and reward, but to be honest that isn’t likely on the first attempt.

If he doesn’t do it, raise the treat hand and gently push his rear end downwards, but don’t click or give him a treat unless he goes into a more or less sitting position. Not getting the click may confuse the cat to start with, however, he will understand that he has to do something to make you click (and get his reward) so he will be trying to figure out what. Persist with the above steps and he will eventually get it.

If you have been working for more than 10 minutes at this stage, stop. Reward the cat for his hard work by giving him some love and some treats. You will find if you persist with this stage that at some point the cat just ‘gets it’ and will start to play along.

Up until this stage, you may have found that some nay-sayers and sceptics will find it a great sport to discourage you and even mock your attempts. The moment the cat ‘gets it’ is the moment at which you can turn the tables