Could you teach the cat too and give him a treat? My cat taught Harvey to fetch. Now we have a little game where the cat runs the farthest, brings the toy to Harv, Harv then brings it to me. We have a little tug of war, I then throw it and we start all over again. Vicki
--- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Maria Parisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have been training Marco using the clicker and his kibble as a reward. > The problem is that sometimes when I am working with Marco (we are just > working on focus now) my cat Malcolm sits right next to him wanting to eat > the dog's food. The trainer says the competition is good for Marco but he > seems to be more focused on the cat when he is supposed to be looking at > me. Since I am training all day long I can't keep putting the cat in > another room. The cat is tolerating the puppy quite nicely considering his > age (almost 16) and the fact that he has been attached to me always. Does > anyone have any suggestions on how to make this work? > > -- > Maria Parisi > Bedoroses Cattery - http://www.bedoroses.com > Web Designs by Maria - http://www.webdesignsbymaria.com > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/