Yes, you can teach your cat to fetch

It’s not just dogs who love the art of retrieval. Quite a few cat owners report that their feline friends love to fetch, too.

My own childhood cat, Salem, loved to fetch crumpled paper napkins. This surprised me, since I always considered fetch a classically canine pursuit. Turns out, though, it’s not — you can absolutely teach your cat to fetch. If you do it right, they’ll probably even enjoy it.

Dr. Andrea Tu, who is the medical director and a resident in animal behavior at NYC-based Behavior Vets, is a huge proponent of training cats. “It’s a misperception that cats can’t be trained,” she said in an interview. “Cats can easily be trained. You just have to understand cats.” Read more…

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