In a recent study of cats and scratching behavior, owner punishment based methods were very commonly used to attempt to reduce undesirable scratching behavior. These included yelling (69%), spraying with water (37%), or other similar techniques. These techniques had no effect in reducing the frequency of scratching. The authors, however, also failed to demonstrate any association between desirable scratching behavior and reward based training, a finding contrary to some previous studies. Read More
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