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How to clicker train a cat to operate a light switch
by Richard Norton
Summary: In this video the cat Zimba is clicker trained to operate a light switch. The clicker has previously been established as a conditioned reinforcer for operant behavior and Zimba has previous experience with this type of training with a clicker. The training consisted of short approximately 5 min sessions over a period of 3 days. All the training was videotaped. The total training time to get the results you see at the end of the video was 28 minutes and 34 seconds. This video is excerpts from the 28 minutes. In the beginning of the training any approach to the switch results in a click followed by food. After approaching the switch is established, contact with the switch is required for a click. Pawing the switch is preferred. The behavior of operating the switch is well established at the end of the video.
Category: Feline
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