Rosie's Pawesome Cat Tricks (24 June 2020)
Still working on the hop. But the standing hi five, right and left paw high fives (yes she can tell them apart!) are down solid. I'm actually surprised she sat so quickly. And, I didn't really teach her the "shake paw" but just tried it and she let me :)
Her name is Rosie, she's seven years old, and I adopted her ~2.5 months ago. She picks up simple tricks like this in 2 or 3 days usually (working during mealtimes, so maybe a few minutes, 3x a day). Not sure what to teach next! The idea with the hop was to loop my hands and have her hop through it. But, she seems to want the big treats for hopping.
Maybe I'll make a cardboard hoop. Or, roll over? Weaving sounds like exercise for me, I have to be standing up, haha. Maybe I could set up an obstacle course.
Hopefully, the more aerobic tricks will help her lose weight. She weighed 13.7 lbs when I first met her, and her ideal weight is ~10 lbs.